SENATE 378118th CongressReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4763)
A resolution expressing support for the recognition of the week of September 25 through October 1, 2023, as "Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week".
- Last Action
- 9/28/2023
Actions
- 2023-02-09Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2023-02-09Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-02-09 (00)
Protect Camp Lejeune Victims Ensnared by Trial-lawyer's Scams Act or the Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act
This bill limits attorney's fees for claims involving individuals who were exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987.
Specifically, it caps attorney's fees at
- 12% of a payment made in an administrative claim, and
- 17% of a payment for a judgment rendered or a settlement entered in a judicial claim.
Cosponsors (15)
- Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
- John Barrasso (R-WY)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
- Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
Subjects
- Administrative remedies
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Legal fees and court costs
- Military facilities and property
- North Carolina
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
- Water quality
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