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5/24/2007--Introduced.<br/>Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award up to ten demonstration grants to states for the development, implementation, and evaluation of alternatives to current tort litigation for resolving disputes over injuries allegedly caused by health care providers or health care organizations. Requires such states to: (1) develop such an alternative to current tort litigation; and (2) promote a reduction of health care errors by allowing for patient safety data related to such disputes to be collected and analyzed by organizations that engage in efforts to improve patient safety and the quality of health care.<br/>

1179979200 2007-05-24 Thu Nov 06 22:28:18 -0600 2008 introduced 44061 'fair':3 'tort':21 'litig':22 'medic':8,20 'altern':17 'foster':16 'justic':9 'promot':12 'purpos':26 'restor':2 'safeti':14 'system':10 'current':19 'patient':13 'reliabl':5 46943 official introduced 44061 'act':6 'fair':1 'medic':4 'justic':5 'reliabl':3 50641 short introduced 44061 1179979200 Thu May 24 00:00:00 -0500 2007 113915 C000754 1954-06-19 5059 1536 Longworth House Office Building http://www.cooper.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=117&Itemid=61 5 202-226-1035 Jim 'd':4 '-5':6 'tn':5 'jim':2,7,9 'rep':1 'cooper':3,8,10 M 400081 Cooper Jim_Cooper Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5] 2154 N00003132 7766 Democrat 202-225-4311 Episcopalian TN Jim Cooper 3.47826086956522 http://cooper.house.gov/ RepJimCooper B001236 1950-12-10 3048 1519 Longworth House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml 3 202-225-5713 John 'r':4 '-3':6 'ar':5 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'boozman':3,8,10 M 400040 Boozman John_Boozman Rep. John Boozman [R, AR-3] 1841 N00013873 7574 Republican 202-225-4301 AR John Boozman 6.23529411764706 http://www.boozman.house.gov/ BoozmanPressOffice G000309 1949-01-24 1985 2310 Rayburn House Office Building http://gordon.house.gov/contact/index.shtml 6 202-225-6887 Barton 'd':4 '-6':6 'tn':5 'rep':1 'bart':9 'barton':2,7,10 'gordon':3,8,11 M 400155 Gordon Bart_Gordon Jennings Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6] 914 Bart N00003126 9456 Democrat 202-225-4231 Methodist TN Barton Gordon 5.5 http://gordon.house.gov/ T000238 1958-07-15 758 2457 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 13 202-225-3486 William 'r':4 'tx':5 '-13':6 'mac':9 'rep':1 'william':2,7,10 'thornberri':3,8,11 M 400404 Thornberry Mac_Thornberry M. Rep. William Thornberry [R, TX-13] 225 Mac N00006052 4959 Republican 202-225-3706 Presbyterian TX Mac William Thornberry 6.5 http://www.house.gov/thornberry/ introduced 44061 1179979200 Thu May 24 00:00:00 -0500 2007 113915 action 44061 1179979200 Thu May 24 00:00:00 -0500 2007 113916 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. action 44061 1179979200 Thu May 24 00:00:00 -0500 2007 133271 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.