Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 26, 2010 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 267.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Tort Claims Act to allow claims for damages to be brought against the United States for personal injury or death of a member of the Armed Forces arising out of a negligent or wrongful act or omission in the performance of medical, dental, or related health care functions that is provided by persons acting within the scope of their office or employment by or at the direction of the government.
Prohibits a claim under this Act from being reduced by the amount of any benefit received under Servicemembers Group Life Insurance.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any claim arising out of the combatant activities of the Armed Forces during the time of armed conflict.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2009 to Mar 15, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Nov 6, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 15, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 12, 2009Markup Oct 7, 2009Reported Apr 26, 2010 |
| Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee | Referred Mar 20, 2009Hearings Mar 24, 2009Markup May 19, 2009Reported May 19, 2009 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2010Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-466.
- Apr 26, 2010Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 267.
- Oct 7, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 7, 2009Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 12.
- May 19, 2009Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 19, 2009Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) .
- Mar 24, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 20, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
- Mar 12, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 12, 2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 20, 2009H.R. 1478, Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 7, 2009</p>
- Oct 20, 2009H.R. 1478, Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 7, 2009
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-31 | THE ADMINISTRATION'S FLU VACCINE PROGRAM: HEALTH, SAFETY AND DISTRIBUTION87 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Sep 29, 2009 |
| Serial No. 111-7 | CARMELO RODRIGUEZ MILITARY MEDICAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2009255 pages | Judiciary Committee | Mar 24, 2009 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46107 | FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues Archived | Report | Sep 18, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1347 | Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jun 24, 2009 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, to allow members of the Armed Forces to sue the United States for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2010Reported in House
- Mar 12, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
