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| 112-s-3618 | 112 | s | 3618 | Jury ACCESS Act | Law | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] | NH | D | S001181 | 2 | Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2012 or the Jury ACCESS Act - Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit the exclusion of citizens from service as a grand or petit juror in U.S. district courts or the Court of International Trade on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (thereby expanding the current prohibition on exclusion on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or economic status). | 2019-11-15T21:55:29Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3618 |
| 112-s-3493 | 112 | s | 3493 | Free Press Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5984-5985) | Senate | Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] | AZ | R | K000352 | 0 | Free Press Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize a representative of the news media to file a special motion to dismiss any claim asserted against such representative in a civil action if the claim arises from an oral or written statement or other expression that is on a matter of public concern or that relates to a public official or figure (thereby establishing a judicial procedure to seek dismissal of what are commonly referred to as "Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation" [SLAPPs]). Places the burden on the party asserting the claim, after such a motion is properly brought, to prove the claim is legally sufficient and supported by facts sufficient to sustain a favorable judgment. Requires the dismissal with prejudice of any such claim challenged with a motion to dismiss for which the party asserting the claim fails to meet that burden. Prohibits such a special motion to dismiss from being filed against a claim: (1) brought by the federal government or a state attorney general, or (2) arising out of a statement offering or promoting the sale of the goods or services of the person making the statement. Authorizes a person whose personally identifying information is sought in connection with a claim that arises in whole or in part from an oral or written statement or other expression that is on a matter of public concern or that relates to a public official or figure, or a person from whom such information is sought in connection with such a claim, to file a special motion to quash the request or order to produce the information. Places a similar burden of proof on the party making the request for such information, after a special motion to quash is properly brought, to show that the claim is legally sufficient and supported by appropriate evidence. Permits a civil action in a state court that raises a claim arising out of speech on public issues to be removed to federal court by a party who seeks to file a special motion to dismiss asserting a colorable defense based o… | 2019-11-15T21:55:25Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3493 |
| 112-s-3365 | 112 | s | 3365 | State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-07-10 | 2012-07-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4824-4825) | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 1 | State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act of 2012 - Directs the Administrator of the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to state courts to develop and implement programs to assist individuals with limited English proficiency to access and understand state court proceedings in which they are a party. Authorizes the use of grant awards by state courts to: (1) develop or enhance a court interpreter program; (2) develop, institute, and administer language certification examinations; (3) recruit, train, and certify qualified court interpreters; (4) pay for salaries, transportation, and technology necessary to implement the court interpreter program; (5) provide for remote interpretation services to facilitate certified court interpretations when costs prohibit in-person interpretation; or (6) engage in other activities prescribed by the Attorney General. | 2022-02-03T05:53:53Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3365 |
| 112-s-3293 | 112 | s | 3293 | Divisional Realignment Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-06-14 | 2012-06-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] | MO | D | M001170 | 3 | Divisional Realignment Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to realign counties comprising judicial divisions within the Eastern District of Missouri and the Northern District of Mississippi. | 2019-02-20T23:39:53Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3293 |
| 112-s-2276 | 112 | s | 2276 | Officer Safety Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-03-29 | 2012-05-23 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 413. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 8 | Officer Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to deem a law enforcement officer who is the defendant in a criminal prosecution to have been acting under the color of his office (solely for purposes of determining the propriety of removal of the case to U.S. district court) if the officer: (1) protected an individual in the officer's presence from a crime of violence; (2) provided immediate assistance to an individual who suffered, or who was threatened with, bodily harm; or (3) prevented the escape of any individual whom the officer reasonably believed to have committed, or was about to commit, in the officer's presence, a crime of violence that resulted in, or that was likely to result in, death or serious bodily injury. | 2019-11-15T21:55:25Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2276 |
| 112-s-2212 | 112 | s | 2212 | Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act | Law | 2012-03-20 | 2012-03-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1849) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 5 | Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act - Amends the federal judicial code with respect to denial of a foreign state's immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. or state courts (under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act) in cases where rights in property taken in violation of international law are in issue and that property (or any property exchanged for it) is: (1) present in the United States in connection with a commercial activity carried on by the foreign state in the United States; or (2) owned by an agency or instrumentality of the foreign state, and that agency or instrumentality is engaged in a commercial activity in the United States. Prohibits consideration as a commercial activity (excluded from jurisdictional immunity) any activity in the United States of a foreign state, or of any carrier, associated with a temporary exhibition or display if: (1) the work of art (or other object of cultural significance) in question is imported into the United States from any foreign country pursuant to an agreement for its temporary exhibit or display between a foreign state that is its owner or custodian and the United States or cultural or educational institutions within it; and (2) the President has determined, with notice in the Federal Register, that such work is culturally significant and its temporary exhibition or display is in the national interest. (Thus grants jurisdictional immunity to the foreign state and associated carrier for such works.) Denies application of this prohibition to cases in which: (1) the action filed is based upon a claim that the work was taken in Europe in violation of international law by the Nazi government of Germany or governments occupied, assisted, or allied by the Nazi government between January 30, 1933, and May 8, 1945; (2) the court determines that the activity associated with the exhibition or display is commercial; and (3) that determination is necessary for the court to exercise jurisdiction over the foreign state. | 2019-11-15T21:55:24Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2212 |
| 112-s-2076 | 112 | s | 2076 | Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-02-07 | 2012-05-24 | Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate | Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] | MN | D | F000457 | 10 | Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Attorney General, as part of the Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability Initiative (VALOR) of the Department of Justice (DOJ), to provide safety training and technical assistance to local law enforcement agencies. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit states and other grant recipients under the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Area Security Initiative, and Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to use grant funds to improve security at state or local government courthouses. Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to ensure that state or local governments have an opportunity to request excess security equipment (metal detectors, wands, baggage screening devices) for state or local courthouses having less security equipment than such courthouses require before such equipment is made available to any other individual or entity. Requires that priority be given to courthouses that have no security equipment. | 2022-02-03T05:57:00Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2076 |
| 112-s-2042 | 112 | s | 2042 | A bill to reinstate the reporting provision relating to fees and expenses awarded to prevailing parties in civil actions involving the United States. | Law | 2012-01-30 | 2012-01-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 0 | Amends the federal judicial code to require the Attorney General to submit to Congress and make publicly available online an annual report regarding the amount of attorney's fees, expenses for expert witnesses, and other fees and expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year to certain prevailing parties other than the United States in civil actions (other than tort cases) brought by or against the United States. | 2019-11-15T21:55:24Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2042 |
| 112-s-1945 | 112 | s | 1945 | A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. | Law | 2011-12-05 | 2012-02-13 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319. | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 9 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved. | 2023-01-11T13:22:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1945 |
| 112-s-1946 | 112 | s | 1946 | Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-12-05 | 2011-12-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 10 | Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to jurisdiction of courts in the United States over foreign manufacturers that import products into the United States. Directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (with respect to drugs, devices, cosmetics, and biological products), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) (with respect to consumer products), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (with respect to chemical substances, new chemical substances, and pesticides) to require foreign manufacturers and producers of such products (or components used to manufacture them), in excess of a minimum value or quantity, to establish a registered agent in the United States authorized to accept service of process on their behalf for the purpose of any state or federal regulatory proceeding or civil action in state or federal court. Deems a foreign manufacturer or producer of products covered under this Act that registers an agent to consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state or federal courts of the state in which the agent is located for the purpose of any civil or regulatory proceeding. Requires any person who imports into the United States a covered product manufactured or produced outside the United States to provide to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) a declaration that to the best of the person's knowledge, with respect to the importation of each covered product, the foreign manufacturer or producer of the product has registered an agent in the United States. Directs the CBP Commissioner to prescribe related regulations. Subjects an importer who fails to provide or files a false declaration to certain penalties. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs jointly to study the feasibility and advisability of requiring foreign producers of food distributed in commerce to establish a registered agent in the United States who is authorized to accept service of process on behalf of such producers f… | 2023-01-11T13:22:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1946 |
| 112-s-1894 | 112 | s | 1894 | Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act | Law | 2011-11-17 | 2012-09-20 | Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 9 | Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act - Amends the federal judicial code to include among the exceptions to U.S. jurisdictional immunity of foreign states any statutory or common law tort claim arising out of an act of extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, hostage taking, terrorism, or the provision of material support or resources for such an act, or any claim for contribution or indemnity relating to a claim arising out of such an act. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose liability on, and grant U.S. district courts personal jurisdiction over, any person who aids, abets, provides material support or resources to, or conspires with a person who commits an act of international terrorism that injures a U.S. national; (2) repeal provisions prohibiting civil actions against foreign states or foreign officials for damages related to acts of terrorism; and (3) extend from 4 to 15 years the limitation period for bringing an action for civil damages resulting from an act of international terrorism and allow previously time-barred cases that would have been timely filed under such extended limitation period to be refiled within 90 days of the enactment of this Act. | 2019-11-15T21:55:28Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1894 |
| 112-s-1842 | 112 | s | 1842 | Restoring the 10th Amendment Act | Law | 2011-11-10 | 2011-11-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 0 | Restoring the 10th Amendment Act - Authorizes a designated state official to file with the head of a federal agency proposing a rule, during the period when the proposed rule is required to be open for public comment, a legal brief challenging the constitutionality of the rule under the Tenth Amendment. Directs the agency head: (1) to notify the designated official of each state within 15 days after such a brief is filed; (2) to post prominently on the agency's website a link to the brief; and (3) within 15 days after posting such link, to certify in writing that such rulemaking does not violate the Tenth Amendment and post the certification prominently on the agency's website next to the briefs pertaining to the rule, unless the agency determines it will not put the proposed rule into effect. Authorizes a state official who decides to challenge a federal rule on the grounds that it violates the Tenth Amendment to elect to file a legal action in U.S. district court for the district in which the official's place of business is located. Directs the relevant U.S. Court of Appeals, at the request of a designated state official, to grant expedited review of a decision by a district court in such a case. | 2019-02-20T23:20:45Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1842 |
| 112-s-1821 | 112 | s | 1821 | Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-11-08 | 2011-12-15 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261. | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 12 | Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011 - Extends the temporary office of 30 bankruptcy judgeships authorized or extended under the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 and Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 until applicable vacancies identified in this Act occur in the office of a bankruptcy judge for specified districts in California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Nevada. Prohibits filling specified bankruptcy judge vacancies in such districts occurring more than five years after enactment of this Act and resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge (thus extending the lapse date under current law by five years). Increases by a specified amount the bankruptcy filing fee for a case commenced under chapter 11 (Reorganization) that does not concern a railroad. Requires that incremental amounts collected by reason of such increased fees be: (1) deposited in a special fund in the Treasury; and (2) made available to offset funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of U.S. courts, but only to the extent specifically appropriated by an Act enacted after enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:22:59Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1821 |
| 112-s-1744 | 112 | s | 1744 | Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act | Law | 2011-10-20 | 2012-07-12 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 450. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 4 | Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Aging in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to and enter into contracts with states and other specified public and private recipients for: (1) assessing the fairness, effectiveness, timeliness, safety, integrity, and accessibility of adult guardianship and conservatorship proceedings; and (2) implementing necessary changes as a result of the assessments. Requires the Assistant Secretary to submit to the State Justice Institute recommendations for the awarding of such grants and contracts. Authorizes the award of grants to enable the highest court of each state to: (1) conduct assessments used with respect to a full, limited, or temporary adult guardianship or conservatorship; (2) implement necessary changes in light of them; and (3) collect necessary data regarding those proceedings and the impact of the necessary changes. Requires the Assistant Secretary to set aside 25% of amounts made available for grants in each fiscal year to enable courts to implement or improve systems to conduct background checks on prospective guardians and conservators. | 2023-01-11T13:21:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1744 |
| 112-s-1712 | 112 | s | 1712 | Transparency in Judgment Payments Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-10-13 | 2011-10-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] | MA | R | B001268 | 3 | Transparency in Judgment Payments Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, not later than 30 days after the payment of a final judgment, award, or compromise settlement involving a federal agency, to publish electronically: (1) the agency responsible for the payment; (2) a citation to the law under which the claim was made; (3) the amount to be paid, including any interest and attorney fees; and (4) the court in which such claim was filed and the court case number. Requires each federal agency to submit annual reports to Congress describing: (1) any civil action filed or pending against such agency or an agency employee, and (2) any settlements entered by, or final judgments entered against, such agency or an agency employee. | 2023-01-11T13:21:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1712 |
| 112-s-1664 | 112 | s | 1664 | Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-10-06 | 2011-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6334) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 0 | Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code to allow for review by writ of certiorari of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Declares that the time for application for such a writ shall be as prescribed by rules of the Supreme Court. | 2023-01-11T13:22:00Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1664 |
| 112-s-1652 | 112 | s | 1652 | Consumer Mobile Fairness Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-10-04 | 2011-10-13 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-177. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 2 | Consumer Mobile Fairness Act of 2011 - Renders invalid or unenforceable any pre-dispute arbitration agreement between an individual and a provider of commercial mobile service or mobile broadband Internet access service. Defines a "pre-dispute arbitration agreement" as an agreement to arbitrate a dispute that has not yet arisen at the time of the making of such agreement. | 2023-01-11T13:22:00Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1652 |
| 112-s-1636 | 112 | s | 1636 | Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-10-03 | 2011-10-17 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 198. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011 - Title I: Jurisdictional Improvements - (Sec. 101) Amends the federal judicial code to declare that, with respect to diversity of citizenship, the U.S. district courts shall not have original jurisdiction of any civil action between citizens of a state and citizens or subjects of a foreign state who are lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States and are domiciled in the same state. (Sec. 102) Modifies the citizenship rules to treat corporations as citizens of any foreign state: (1) by which it has been incorporated, and (2) where it has its principal place of business. Treats insurers as citizens of any foreign state: (1) of which the insured is a citizen, (2) by which the insurer has been incorporated, and (3) where the insurer has its principal place of business. (Sec. 103) Separates the removal requirements governing civil cases and those governing criminal cases into two separate categories. Declares that, upon removal of any civil action with both removable and nonremovable claims, the district court shall sever from the action all nonremovable claims and remand them to the state court from which the action was removed. Requires only defendants against whom a removable claim has been asserted to join in or consent to removal of the action. Prescribes requirements for filing notices of removal, including assertion in the notice of the amount in controversy, when it exceeds the necessary amount, if the initial pleading seeks: (1) nonmonetary relief; or (2) a money judgment, but the state practice either does not permit demand for a specific sum or permits recovery of damages in excess of the amount demanded. Allows removal of a case based on diversity of citizenship more than one year after commencement of the action if the district court finds that the plaintiff has acted in bad faith in order to … | 2023-01-11T13:22:01Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1636 |
| 112-s-1637 | 112 | s | 1637 | Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-10-03 | 2011-11-29 | Became Public Law No: 112-62. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011 -Amends federal judicial code requirements concerning the time limits for the filing of appeals to any judgment, order, or decree in a civil action, suit, or proceeding in which the United States or a U.S. officer or agency is a party. Revises the requirement that an appeal in any such action, suit, or proceeding be filed within 60 days after entry of judgment, order, or decree. Extends application of the 60-day filing deadline to any civil action, suit, or proceeding in which one of the parties is: (1) a U.S. employee sued in an official capacity; or (2) a current or former U.S. officer or employee sued in an individual capacity for an act or omission occurring in connection with duties performed on behalf of the United States, including all instances in which the United States represents that officer or employee when the judgment, order, or decree is entered or files the appeal for that person. Sets forth the finding of Congress that the application of the 60-day deadline: (1) is not limited to civil actions in which representation of the United States is provided by the Department of Justice (DOJ); and (2) includes all civil actions in which the representation of the United States is provided by a federal legal officer acting in an official capacity, including civil actions in which a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate or the House of Representatives is represented by the Office of Senate Legal Counsel or the House's Office of General Counsel. | 2023-09-06T22:28:05Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1637 |
| 112-s-1186 | 112 | s | 1186 | Fair Arbitration Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-06-13 | 2011-06-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] | AL | R | S001141 | 0 | Fair Arbitration Act of 2011 - Requires a contract containing an arbitration clause, in order to be binding on the parties, to: (1) have a heading "ARBITRATION CLAUSE" printed in bold, capital letters; (2) state explicitly whether participation in arbitration is mandatory or optional; (3) identify a source that a consumer or employee can contact for additional information regarding the arbitration program; and (4) provide notice that all parties retain the right to resolve a dispute in a small claims court for a claim of $50,000 or less. Entitles each party under arbitration to: (1) a competent, neutral arbitrator and independent, neutral administration of the dispute; (2) representation by an attorney or other representative at such party's expense; (3) a fair arbitration hearing; (4) a face-to-face hearing; (5) the right to present evidence and cross examine witnesses; (6) a written explanation of the basis for the arbitrator's decision; and (7) the right to opt out of binding arbitration and into the small claims court (for claims of $50,000 or less). Prescribes procedures for complaints by any party of denial of rights by the other party or the arbitrator. | 2023-01-11T13:22:54Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1186 |
| 112-s-1032 | 112 | s | 1032 | A bill to provide for additional Federal district judgeships. | Law | 2011-05-19 | 2011-05-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 1 | Directs the President to appoint, by and with the Senate's advice and consent, specified additional: (1) permanent district judges for various federal judicial districts in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas; and (2) temporary district judges for various federal districts in such states. Prohibits, for each of the districts in which a temporary district judge is required to be appointed under this Act, filling the first vacancy arising on such a district court 10 years or more after a judge is first confirmed to fill the temporary district judgeship created in that district. Converts to permanent judgeships certain existing temporary judgeships for the district of Arizona, the central district of California, the district of New Mexico, and the eastern district of Texas. | 2019-02-20T23:07:54Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1032 |
| 112-s-1014 | 112 | s | 1014 | Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-05-17 | 2011-11-15 | Star Print ordered on the reported bill. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 7 | Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Directs the President to appoint, by and with the Senate's advice and consent, specified additional permanent district judges for various federal judicial districts in Arizona, California, Minnesota, and Texas. Converts certain existing temporary judgeships for the district of Arizona and the central district of California to permanent judgeships. Increases the filing fee for most civil actions or proceedings, excluding a writ of habeas corpus, to $360 (currently, $350). Requires that incremental amounts collected by reason of enactment of this Act be deposited in a special fund in the Treasury to offset funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of U.S. courts to the extent specifically appropriated by an Act of Congress after enactment of this Act. (Sec. 3) Prohibits any judicial branch officer, employee, agent, contractor, or subcontractor from discharging, demoting, threatening, suspending, harassing, or otherwise discriminating against an employee in the terms and conditions of employment because of any lawful act by the employee to provide information, cause information to be provided, or otherwise assist in an investigation regarding any possible violation of federal law or regulation, or misconduct, by a judge, justice, or any other employee in the judicial branch, which may assist in the investigation of the possible violation or misconduct. Authorizes an employee injured by such a prohibited act to obtain appropriate relief in a civil action. | 2023-01-11T13:22:01Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1014 |
| 112-s-968 | 112 | s | 968 | PROTECT IP Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-05-12 | 2012-01-23 | Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to S. 968 withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S13) | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 41 | Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 or the PROTECT IP Act of 2011 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Attorney General (AG) to commence: (1) an in personam action against a registrant of a nondomestic domain name (NDN) used by an Internet site dedicated to infringing activities (ISDIA) or an owner or operator of an ISDIA accessed through an NDN; or (2) if such individuals are unable to be found by the AG or have no address within a U.S. judicial district, an in rem action (against a domain name itself, in lieu of such individuals) against the NDN used by an ISDIA. Defines ISDIA as a site that: (1) has no significant use other than engaging in or facilitating copyright infringement, circumventing technology controlling access to copyrighted works, or selling or promoting counterfeit goods or services; or (2) is designed, operated, or marketed and used to engage in such activities. Defines NDN as a domain name for which the registry that issued the domain name and operates the relevant top level domain, and the registrar for the domain name, are located outside the United States. Allows the court, upon application by the AG after an NDN-related in personam or in rem action is commenced under this section, to issue a temporary restraining order or an injunction against the NDN, registrant, owner, or operator to cease and desist further ISDIA activity if the NDN is used within the United States to access an ISDIA directing business to U.S. residents and harming U.S. intellectual property right holders. Directs the AG to identify and provide advance notice to operators of nonauthoritative domain name system servers (NDNSSs), financial transaction providers (FTPs), Internet advertising services (IASs), and providers of information location tools (ILTs), including search engines, online directories, and other indexes with hypertext links or referrals to online locations, whose action may be required to prevent such NDN-related ISDIA activity. Sets forth the preventa… | 2022-02-03T05:53:22Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/968 |
| 112-s-987 | 112 | s | 987 | Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-05-12 | 2011-10-13 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-177. | Senate | Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] | MN | D | F000457 | 17 | Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, or civil rights dispute. Declares, further, that the validity and enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement. Exempts from this Act arbitration provisions in a contract between an employer and a labor organization or between labor organizations. Denies to any such arbitration provision, however, the effect of waiving the right of an employee to seek judicial enforcement of a right arising under the U.S. Constitution, a state constitution, a federal or state statute, or related public policy. | 2022-02-03T05:54:25Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/987 |
| 112-s-890 | 112 | s | 890 | Fighting Fraud to Protect Taxpayers Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-05-05 | 2012-01-30 | By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 112-142. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Fighting Fraud to Protect Taxpayers Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act to establish, as a separate account in the Department of Justice (DOJ) Working Capital Fund, a supplemental fraud fighting account. Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) credit, as an offsetting collection to that account, up to .5% of all amounts collected pursuant to DOJ civil debt collection litigation activities; and (2) use amounts in that account for the cost of the investigation and conduct of criminal, civil, or administrative proceedings relating to fraud offenses. Rescinds all unobligated balances in the debt collection management account and the supplemental fraud fighting account (covered amounts) in excess of $175 million at the end of FY2012 and the end of each fiscal year thereafter. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to rescind sums from the debt collection management account and the supplemental fraud fighting account in a ratio of six dollars to one dollar, respectively. Directs the Attorney General to submit an annual report that identifies, for the most recent fiscal year before the date of the report: (1) the amount credited to the debt collection management account and the amount credited to the supplemental fraud fighting account from civil debt collection litigation, (2) the amount expended from the debt collection management account for civil debt collection, (3) the amounts expended from the supplemental fraud fighting account and the justification for the expenditure of such amounts, and (4) the unobligated balance in the debt collection management account and the unobligated balance in the supplemental fraud fighting account at the end of the fiscal year. (Sec. 3) Amends the False Claims Act to provide that the cost of prosecutions under such Act shall be credited to the appropriations accounts of the executive age… | 2022-02-03T05:54:13Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/890 |
| 112-s-671 | 112 | s | 671 | Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-29 | 2011-12-01 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247. | Senate | Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] | AL | R | S001141 | 21 | Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code and the federal criminal code to authorize the United States Marshals Service to issue administrative subpoenas solely for the investigation of unregistered sex offenders. Directs the Attorney General to report annually on: (1) the number of such subpoenas issued, (2) the crime being investigated pursuant to each subpoena, and (3) the number of unregistered sex offenders arrested subsequent to the issuance of such a subpoena and the information that led to each individual's arrest. | 2023-01-11T13:22:59Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/671 |
| 112-s-623 | 112 | s | 623 | Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-17 | 2011-08-02 | By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 112-45. Minority views filed. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 3 | Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a court, in any civil action in which the pleadings state facts relevant to protecting public health or safety, from entering an order restricting the disclosure of information obtained through discovery, approving a settlement agreement that would restrict such disclosure, or restricting access to court records, subject to exceptions, unless the court has first made independent findings of fact that: (1) the order would not restrict the disclosure of information relevant to the protection of public health or safety; or (2) the public interest in the disclosure of past, present, or potential health or safety hazards is outweighed by a specific and substantial interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the information, and the requested protective order is no broader than necessary to protect the confidentiality interest asserted. Prohibits a court from approving any party's stipulation or request to stipulate to an order that would violate this Act. Prohibits such a court from: (1) approving or enforcing any provision of an agreement between or among parties, or an order entered under this Act, to the extent that it restricts a party from disclosing information to any federal or state agency with authority to enforce laws regulating an activity relating to such information (requires such information disclosed to a federal or state agency to be confidential to the extent provided by law); or (2) enforcing any provision of a settlement agreement described under this Act between or among parties to such civil action that prohibits a party from disclosing that a settlement was reached or the terms of the settlement, other than the amount paid, or from discussing the civil action, or evidence produced in it, that involves matters relevant to the protection of public health or safety. Excepts from this enforcement prohibition (thus allowing enforcement of) a settlement agreement provision about which the court finds that the… | 2022-02-03T05:53:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/623 |
| 112-s-634 | 112 | s | 634 | Holocaust Rail Justice Act | Law | 2011-03-17 | 2012-06-20 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-551. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 19 | Holocaust Rail Justice Act - Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action for damages for personal injury or death that: (1) arose from the deportation of persons to Nazi concentration camps between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944; and (2) is brought by or on behalf of such person against a railroad that owned or operated the trains on which the persons were deported and that was organized as a separate legal entity. Declares that: (1) no law limiting the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts shall preclude any such action; and (2) no such action shall be barred because a statute of limitations has expired. Makes this Act applicable to any action pending on or commenced after January 1, 2002. Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the status of access to wartime records and archives concerning the wartime activities of any such railroad that engaged in the deportation of such persons to Nazi concentration camps. | 2019-11-15T22:01:16Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/634 |
| 112-s-598 | 112 | s | 598 | Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-16 | 2011-11-10 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 228. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 32 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 - Amends the Defense of Marriage Act to repeal a provision that prohibited a state, territory, possession, or Indian tribe from being required to recognize any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a same sex marriage. Amends the federal rules of construction added by such Act concerning the definitions of "marriage" and "spouse" to provide that, for purposes of any federal law in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married if that individual's marriage is valid in the state where the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, if the marriage is valid in the place where entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a state. Removes the definition of "spouse" (currently, a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife). | 2022-02-03T05:53:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/598 |
| 112-s-603 | 112 | s | 603 | A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names. | Law | 2011-03-16 | 2011-03-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 8 | Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to prohibit U.S. courts from recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights by an individual (under current law, by a designated Cuban national) of a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated by the Cuban government unless the original owner of such mark or name, or such owner's bona fide successor, has expressly consented. Applies such prohibition only if the individual asserting the rights knew or had reason to know at the time of acquiring the rights asserted that the mark or name was the same or substantially similar to the mark or name used in connection with the business or assets that were confiscated. | 2022-02-03T05:53:39Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/603 |
| 112-s-569 | 112 | s | 569 | Federal Judicial Fairness Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-14 | 2011-03-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (consideration: CR S1606) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 10 | Federal Judicial Fairness Act of 2011 - Repeals the requirement limiting salary increases for federal judges or Supreme Court justices to those specifically authorized by Act of Congress. Amends the federal judicial code to apply the same automatic annual cost-of-living adjustment to judicial salaries as takes effect under the General Schedule for civilian federal employees. | 2022-02-03T05:53:52Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/569 |
| 112-s-549 | 112 | s | 549 | Casting Light on EAJA Agency Records for Oversight Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-10 | 2011-03-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] | NV | R | E000194 | 7 | Casting Light on EAJA Agency Records for Oversight Act of 2011 - Directs the Attorney General (DOJ) to issue an annual online report to Congress and the public on the amount of attorney fees and other expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to the law commonly known as the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). Directs the Comptroller General to commence an audit of the EAJA for 1995 through the end of the calendar year in which this Act is enacted, and report to Congress on the audit results. | 2019-11-15T22:01:14Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/549 |
| 112-s-553 | 112 | s | 553 | Detention of Unprivileged Enemy Belligerents Act | Law | 2011-03-10 | 2011-03-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] | SC | R | G000359 | 4 | Detention of Unprivileged Enemy Belligerents Act - Reaffirms that: (1) the United States is in an armed conflict with the Taliban, al Qaeda, and associated forces and that those entities continue to pose a threat to the United States and its citizens, both domestically and abroad; and (2) the President is authorized to detain unprivileged enemy belligerents in connection with the continuing armed conflict with the Taliban, al Qaeda, and associated forces, regardless of the place of capture, until the termination of hostilities. Sets forth standards for habeas corpus review for any individual who is held by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or whom the United States otherwise holds or seeks to hold as an unprivileged enemy belligerent, and who is subject to the habeas corpus jurisdiction of the federal courts (covered individual). Defines "unprivileged enemy belligerent" as an individual who has engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners, who has purposefully and materially supported hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners, or who was a member of, part of, or operated in a clandestine, covert, or military capacity on behalf of, the Taliban, al Qaeda, or associated forces. Grants the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction and venue for consideration of applications for habeas corpus by or on behalf of a covered individual. Limits the scope of such jurisdiction to challenges to the legality of the continued detention of a covered individual, excluding claims relating to the detention, transfer, treatment, trial, or conditions of confinement of such individual, or any other action against the United States or its agents. Sets forth requirements and criteria relating to: (1) the federal government's burden of proof in habeas corpus proceedings involving a covered individual; (2) discovery of documents and protection of national security information; (3) evidentiary matters, including the exclusion of state… | 2022-02-03T05:53:23Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/553 |
| 112-s-533 | 112 | s | 533 | Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-09 | 2011-03-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 2 | Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the sanctions provisions in Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require the court to impose an appropriate sanction on any attorney, law firm, or party that has violated, or is responsible for the violation of, the rule with regard to representations to the court. Requires any sanction to compensate parties injured by the conduct in question. Removes a provision that prohibits filing a motion for sanctions if the challenged paper, claim, defense, contention, or denial is withdrawn or appropriately corrected within 21 days after service or within another time the court sets. Authorizes the court to impose additional sanctions, including striking the pleadings, dismissing the suit, nonmonetary directives, or penalty payments if warranted for effective deterrence. | 2019-11-15T22:01:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/533 |
| 112-s-505 | 112 | s | 505 | See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-08 | 2011-03-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 1 | See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to grant immunity from civil liability to persons who, in good faith and based on an objectively reasonable suspicion, report suspicious activity indicating that an individual may be engaging, or preparing to engage, in a violation of law relating to an act of terrorism.Grants qualified immunity from civil liability to any authorized official who observes, or receives a report of, such activity and takes reasonable action in good faith to respond, consistent with applicable law in the relevant jurisdiction. Provides that an authorized official not entitled to assert the defense of qualified immunity shall nonetheless be immune from civil immunity if that official takes reasonable action, in good faith, to respond to the reported activity. | 2022-02-03T05:53:09Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/505 |
| 112-s-466 | 112 | s | 466 | Restoration of Legal Rights for Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-02 | 2012-06-20 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-551. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 4 | Restoration of Legal Rights for Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2011 - Allows a beneficiary (including an heir, assignee, or legal representative of a named insured or beneficiary) of a Holocaust-era life, dowry, education, annuity, property, or other insurance policy to bring a civil action in a U.S. district court against the insurer for the covered policy (or a related company of the insurer) to recover proceeds due or otherwise to enforce any rights under the policy. Covers any such policy issued to a policyholder domiciled in any area that was occupied or controlled by Nazi Germany (or by an ally or friendly government) or the territorial jurisdiction of Switzerland. Requires the award to a prevailing beneficiary of the amount of the proceeds due under the policy, plus prejudgment interest at 6% per year, compounded annually, calculated from the date the amount was originally due. Requires the award of treble damages against any insurer or related company that acted in bad faith. Sets a 10-year statute of limitations for claims filed under this Act. Prohibits any prior judgment or release entered for any claim arising under a covered policy in any civil action in a federal or state court from impairing any claim brought under this Act. Declares that any executive agreement between the United States and a foreign government entered into, or any executive foreign policy of the U.S. government established, before, on, or after the enactment of this Act, shall not supercede or preempt any state law or compromise, settle, extinguish, waive, preclude, bar, or foreclose any claim brought under this Act. | 2019-11-15T22:01:06Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/466 |
| 112-s-410 | 112 | s | 410 | Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-02-17 | 2011-12-06 | Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 7 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2011 - Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides, except when such action would constitute a violation of the due process rights of any party. Directs: (1) a district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding other than a party, to order the face and voice of the witness to be disguised or otherwise obscured to render the witness unrecognizable to the broadcast audience of the trial proceeding; and (2) the presiding judge in a trial proceeding to inform each witness who is not a party of the right to make such request. Allows a presiding judge to obscure the face and voice of an individual if good cause is shown that photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising such features would threaten the individual's safety, the court's security, the integrity of future or ongoing law enforcement operations, or the interest of justice. Prohibits a presiding judge from permitting the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising of any juror in a trial proceeding, or of the jury selection process. Terminates a district court's authority under this Act three years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate advisory guidelines to which a presiding judge may refer in making decisions regarding the management and administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising described in this Act. Requires the Judicial Conference to promulgate mandatory guidelines which a presiding judge must follow for obscuring certain vulnerable witnesses. Prohibits any audio pickup or broadcast of conferences which occur in a court proceeding between attorneys and their clients,… | 2023-01-11T13:20:25Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/410 |
| 112-s-348 | 112 | s | 348 | Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-02-15 | 2011-02-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code to establish the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Judicial Branch of the U.S. government, to be headed by an Inspector General appointed by the Chief Justice. Sets a term of four years, which may be extended by additional reappointments. Authorizes the Chief Justice to remove an Inspector General from office. Requires the OIG to: (1) conduct investigations of alleged misconduct in the judicial branch, including the Supreme Court; (2) conduct and supervise audits and investigations; and (3) prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse. Provides for whistleblower protection. | 2023-01-11T13:20:27Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/348 |
| 112-s-197 | 112 | s | 197 | Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-01-26 | 2011-01-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] | NV | R | E000194 | 8 | Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2011 or the MCAP Act - Sets forth provisions regulating lawsuits for health care liability claims related to the provision of health care services. Sets a statute of limitations of three years after the date of manifestation of injury or one year after the claimant discovers the injury, with certain exceptions. Requires a court to impose sanctions for the filing of frivolous lawsuits. Limits noneconomic damages to $250,000 from the provider or health care institution, but no more than $500,000 from multiple health care institutions. Makes each party liable only for the amount of damages directly proportional to such party's percentage of responsibility. Allows the court to restrict the payment of attorney contingency fees. Limits the fees to a decreasing percentage based on the increasing value of the amount awarded. Prescribes qualifications for expert witnesses. Requires the court to reduce damages received by the amount of collateral source benefits to which a claimant is entitled, unless the payor of such benefits has the right to reimbursement or subrogation under federal or state law. Authorizes the award of punitive damages only where: (1) it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that a person acted with malicious intent to injure the claimant or deliberately failed to avoid unnecessary injury the claimant was substantially certain to suffer, and (2) compensatory damages are awarded. Limits punitive damages to the greater of two times the amount of economic damages or $250,000. Prohibits a health care provider from being named as a party in a product liability or class action lawsuit for prescribing or dispensing a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved prescription drug, biological product, or medical device for an approved indication. Provides for periodic payments of future damage awards. | 2023-01-11T13:20:46Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/197 |
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