I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4145 
To amend the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 to make technical 
corrections. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2025 
Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Ms. ROSS, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. KNOTT, Mr. HUDSON, 
Mr. ROUZER, Mr. HARRIGAN, Mr. MOORE of North Carolina, Mr. 
MCDOWELL, Mr. HARIDOPOLOS, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Mrs. 
FOUSHEE, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. MAGAZINER, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. 
HOYLE of Oregon, Mr. GOLDEN of Maine, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. COHEN, 
Ms. MACE, Mr. BARR, and Mr. IVEY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 to make 
technical corrections. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Justice for 
Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE CAMP LEJEUNE 
JUSTICE ACT OF 2022. 
Section 804 of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 
(28 U.S.C. 2671 note prec.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘in the United States Dis-
trict Court for the Eastern District of North 
Carolina’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) BURDENS AND STANDARD OF PROOF.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The party filing an action 
under this section shall be entitled to appropriate re-
lief upon showing— 
‘‘(A) the existence of 1 or more relation-
ships between the type of contaminant in any 
water at Camp Lejeune and the type of harm 
suffered by the individual harm; and 
‘‘(B) that the individual was present at 
Camp Lejeune for a period of not less than 30 
days, whether or not consecutive. 
‘‘(2) EVIDENTIARY STANDARDS.—To meet the 
causal relationship described in paragraph (1), a 
party shall produce evidence showing that the rela-
tionship between exposure to any level of contami-
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nants of a type in any water at Camp Lejeune and 
the type of harm is— 
‘‘(A) sufficient to conclude that a causal 
relationship exists; or 
‘‘(B) sufficient to conclude that a causal 
relationship is at least as likely as not.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States District 
Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina 
shall have exclusive jurisdiction and venue for co-
ordinated or consolidated pretrial administrative and 
procedural matters and resolution over any action 
filed under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) TRANSFER.—A party filing an action 
under subsection (b) may transfer such action to 
any district court of the Eastern, Middle or Western 
Districts of North Carolina or the District of South 
Carolina for pretrial and trial of such action, includ-
ing the adjudication of all evidentiary motions. 
‘‘(3) JURY
TRIAL.—Any action against the 
United States under subsection (b) shall, at the re-
quest of either party to such action, be tried by the 
court with a jury. 
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‘‘(4) EXPEDITED
DISPOSITION.—The court 
shall advance an action filed under subsection (b) on 
the docket, and expedite the disposition of such ac-
tion to the greatest extent possible.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) ATTORNEY FEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The total amount of attor-
neys fees under this section shall be in an amount 
that is not more than— 
‘‘(A) 20 percent of any settlement entered 
into before a civil action under subsection (b) is 
commenced; or 
‘‘(B) 25 percent of any judgement ren-
dered or settlement entered into after a civil ac-
tion under subsection (b) is commenced. 
‘‘(2) DIVISION OF FEES.—A division of a fee 
under paragraph (1) between attorneys who are not 
in the same firm may be made only if the division 
is in proportion to the services performed by each 
attorney. 
‘‘(3) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall prohibit an individual or the 
legal representative of an individual and such indi-
vidual’s or representative’s attorney from agreeing to 
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a fee award that is less than the maximum percent-
age specified in paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect as if enacted on August 10, 2022, and shall 
apply to any claim or action under section 804 of the 
Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 that is pending on, 
or filed on or after, the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this 
Act shall be construed to modify the applicability or stat-
ute of limitations provisions under section 804(j) of the 
Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 (28 U.S.C. 2671 note 
prec.). 
Æ 
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