Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2013
Latest action · Jan 27, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 11, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2013 - Amends the federal judicial code to declare that a claimant in any civil action before a federal court shall have the right to retain a structured settlement broker to act on behalf of that claimant for purposes of negotiating a schedule of payments or other terms of payment previously agreed to be paid by or on behalf of the defendant in satisfaction of a judgment against that defendant or in accordance with the terms of a settlement.
Requires that a party to an administrative proceeding have the same right to retain such a structured settlement broker for negotiations with other parties.
Directs: (1) the court or the agency in an administrative proceeding to inform the claimant of this right at the appropriate time, and (2) the defendant to provide timely notice of any current or previous professional relationship between the defendant and the broker.Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 11, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Original | Dec 11, 2013 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Dec 11, 2013 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Dec 11, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 27, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Jan 27, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Dec 11, 2013Introduced in House
- Dec 11, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2013Introduced in House
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