Camp Lejeune Veterans and Families Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-9430
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2022-12-06
Policy area: Law
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Camp Lejeune Veterans and Families Protection Act </b></p> <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9430 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2022 Mr. Bost (for himself, Mr. Issa , Mrs. Radewagen , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Cawthorn , Ms. Mace , Mr. Ellzey , Ms. Conway , and Mrs. Harshbarger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 to establish a maximum amount of attorney fees for suits against the United States relating to water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Camp Lejeune Veterans and Families Protection Act . 2. Maximum amount of attorney fees for suits against the United States relating to water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Section 804 of the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 ( Public Law 117–168 ; 28 U.S.C. 2671 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (k) Attorney fees and penalties The limit on fees and the penalties under section 2678 of title 28, United States Code, shall apply with respect to actions under this section. .