US Congress House Bill 1662 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 19 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Army Corps Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the federal judicial code and the Federal Flood Control Act of 1928 to provide for the liability of the Army Corps of Engineers in the case of a tort claim arising out of damage caused by the gross negligence of an officer or employee of the Corps (thereby removing the Corps from an exception under the Federal Tort Claims Act that protects federal agencies from liability for certain discretionary functions). Applies such liability to the Corps in the case of damage that occurred on or after August 29, 2005.

Army Corps Accountability Act of 2013

Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]

Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
2013-04-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2013-04-19	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2013-04-19	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2013-04-19	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1662/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1662/BILLS-113hr1662ih.pdf