To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent administrative action with respect to, and the filing of, certain tort claims against the United States.
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To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent administrative action with respect to, and the filing of, certain tort claims against the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 9, 2007
Mr. MCCAUL of Texas (for himself, Mr. BRADY of Texas, and Mr. POE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent administrative action with respect to, and the filing of, certain tort claims against the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(o) Any claim, based on an act or omission by an employee of the Government relating to criminal conduct, that is made by a person who engaged in that conduct, except to the extent the act or omission consists of the purposeful infliction of serious bodily injury and the damages sought by the claimant are actual losses resulting from the act or omission. For the purposes of this paragraph the term `actual losses' means medical expenses, lost wages, property damage, and other tangible loss, but may not exceed $250,000.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.2249 as Introduced in House Federal Tort Claim Reform Act of 2007
