Topic
Civil actions and liability
7,751
bills on this subject
Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 1,056. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.
Bills by Congress
107th to 119th
513
bills in the 109th Congress.
Showing 1–30,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 501 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the United States should submit the Government of Iraq a draft bilateral status-of-forces agreement by not later than June 1, 2007. | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | December 7, 2006 |
| HJRES 89 | Requiring the President to notify Congress if the President makes a determination to ignore a duly enacted provision of law, establishing expedited procedures for the consideration of legislation in the House of Representatives in response to such a determination, and for other purposes. | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | June 16, 2006 |
| HJRES 87 | Requiring the President to notify Congress if the President makes a determination at the time of signing a bill into law to ignore a duly enacted provision of such newly enacted law, establishing expedited procedures for the consideration of legislation in the House of Representatives in response to such a determination, and for other purposes. | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | May 25, 2006 |
| HR 6407 | Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act | Became Public Law No: 109-435. | December 20, 2006 |
| HR 6406 | To modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes. | Pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 1100, the text of H.R. 6406 as passed by the House, will be appended to the engrossment of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 6111. | December 8, 2006 |
| HR 6390 | Parents' Empowerment Act | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | December 6, 2006 |
| HR 6384 | To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to settlement agreements reached with respect to litigation involving certain secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations. | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2117) | December 7, 2006 |
| HR 6377 | San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2136) | December 8, 2006 |
| HR 6346 | To extend certain trade preference programs, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam, to modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, and for other purposes. | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1092 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6346 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. | December 5, 2006 |
| HR 6338 | Geneva Distinctive Emblems Protection Act of 2006 | Became Public Law No: 109-481. | January 12, 2007 |
| HR 6315 | Student Privacy Protection Act of 2006 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | November 13, 2006 |
| HR 6311 | To amend the USEC Privatization Act to provide an extension of the period during which individuals may bring a suit for certain violations of employee protection provisions under such Act. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | October 2, 2006 |
| HR 6305 | To provide compensation for United States citizens taken hostage by terrorists or state sponsors of terrorism. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations. | October 12, 2006 |
| HR 6299 | Protecting Our Children from Age-Restricted Internet Products and Services Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. | October 18, 2006 |
| HR 6272 | Enhanced Emergency and Enforcement Authority Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. | October 18, 2006 |
| HR 6258 | Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | November 2, 2006 |
| HR 6257 | Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | October 2, 2006 |
| HR 6246 | Physicians and Taxpayers Protection from Frivolous Litigation Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman . | October 2, 2006 |
| HR 6237 | Act to Save America's Forests | Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA. | October 17, 2006 |
| HR 6190 | Immigration Relief and Protection Act of 2006 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | September 26, 2006 |
| HR 6182 | Nurse And Patient Safety & Protection Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | November 2, 2006 |
| HR 6158 | To amend the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to require, as a condition to the consent for off-track wagering, that horsemen's groups and host racing commissions offer insurance coverage for professional jockeys and other horseracing personnel, and for other purposes. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. | October 2, 2006 |
| HR 6157 | Sons and Daughters of America Act | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | September 21, 2006 |
| HR 6145 | Pregnant Women Support Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | November 2, 2006 |
| HR 6137 | Tax Snooping Prevention Act of 2006 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | September 21, 2006 |
| HR 6125 | Taxpayer Protection from Genetic Discrimination Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | November 2, 2006 |
| HR 6119 | Puget Sound Regional Shellfish Settlement Act of 2006 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | September 25, 2006 |
| HR 6111 | Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 | Became Public Law No: 109-432. | December 20, 2006 |
| HR 6099 | Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2006 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 250 - 162 (Roll no. 526). | December 6, 2006 |
| HR 6095 | Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | September 21, 2006 |
Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.