WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Torts

H.R. 6927, To protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and to promote public safety, health, and regulate activities affecting interstate commerce by creating employer liability for negligent conduct that results in an individual's committing a gender-motivated crime of violence against another individual on premises controlled by the employer, and for other purposes

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6927 would protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and promote public safety, health, and regulate activities affecting interstate commerce by creating employer liability for negligent conduct that results in an individual's committing a gender-motivated crime of violence against another individual on premises controlled by the employer....

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H.R. 6142, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide, in the case of an employee welfare benefit plan providing benefits in the event of disability, an exemption from preemption under such title for State tort actions to recover damages arising from the failure of the plan to timely provide such benefits

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6142 would amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide, in the case of an employee welfare benefit plan providing benefits in the event of disability, an exemption from preemption under such title for State tort actions to recover damages arising from the failure of the plan to timely provide such benefits....

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H.R. 5494, Savannah's Law

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5494 would amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability....

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H.R. 5455, To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5455 would amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability....

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S. 11, The Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2007

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 11 would provide liability protection to volunteer pilot nonprofit organizations that fly for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such nonprofit organizations....

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H.R. 4159, The Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4159 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national priorities....

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S. 2127, The Mine Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2007

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2127 would provide assistance to families of miners involved in mining accidents....

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H.R. 2249, The Federal Tort Claim Reform Act of 2007

Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2249 would amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent administrative action with respect to, and the filing of, certain tort claims against the United States....

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H.R. 2191, The Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2007

Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2191 would provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations....

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H.R. 2030, The 1901 Missouri African American Expulsion Commission Act of 2007

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2030 would establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of the Missouri cities of Aurora, Monett, Newburg, Pierce City, Cassville, and Webb City from their homes that occurred between August 1894 and August 1901, and make recommendations regarding the feasibility and appropriateness of providing reparations to such residents....

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H. Con. Res. 109, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H. Con. Res. 109 would establish the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and set forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012....

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H.R. 1052, The Federal Engineering Accountability Act of 2007

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1052 would provide an option to proceed with an action in any Federal court to recover actual damages for physical or property damage in a major disaster that proximately results from the failure or negligence of the Army Corps of Engineers in the design, construction, or maintenance of a project for which the Corps is legally responsible....

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H.R. 1012, The Small Business Growth Act of 2007

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1012 would reform laws and procedures affecting small business....

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S. 2802, The American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $295.51

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2802 would address the competitiveness of the United States in science, mathematics, and technology. For this purpose, the bill would authorize appropriations for the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) for fiscal years 2007 through 2011. It also would direct the President to convene a national summit on United States science and technology enterprises and establish a council on innovation and competitiveness....

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S. 1086, The Jacob Wetterling, Megan Nicole Kanka, and Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act - Cost per Average Family: $5.16

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST

S. 1086 would place additional requirements on states and Indian tribes to establish or maintain registration programs for persons convicted of sex offenses. The bill would authorize the appropriation of necessary sums for fiscal years 2006 through 2009 for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to cover the costs of meeting these new requirements and existing federal requirements for sex-offender registration programs. (Most states have such programs, and current law authorizes the appr...

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S. 852, The FAIR Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $1212.21

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EDT

S. 852 would establish the Asbestos Injury Claims Resolution Fund (the Asbestos Fund) to provide compensation to individuals whose health has been impaired by exposure to asbestos. Under the bill, the Administrator of a new Office of Asbestos Injury Claims Resolution (the Office) within the Department of Labor would administer the Asbestos Fund and manage the collection of federal assessments on certain companies that have made expenditures for asbestos injury litigation prior to enactment of th...

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