Protect Access to Justice for Veterans Act
Latest action · Feb 27, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect Access to Justice for Veterans Act
This bill limits attorneys' fees for claims involving individuals who were exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987.
Further, the bill requires an attorney representing an individual for such a claim to disburse the funds from any judgment or award to that individual before collecting any compensation for services rendered.
The bill establishes certain penalties for violations.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2023 to Jun 13, 2023; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Feb 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Mar 21, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Mar 21, 2023 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 21, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Mar 21, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Mar 21, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Mar 23, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Mar 28, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 18, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Jeff Jackson | Apr 18, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Apr 19, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Apr 26, 2023 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Jun 13, 2023 |
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 Feb 27, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2023Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 37, February 27, 2023, page H916.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1275 | Protect Access to Justice for Veterans Act of 2023 | Related bill | Apr 25, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 to limit attorney fees available under the Federal cause of action relating to water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protect Access to Justice for Veterans Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2023Introduced 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.
