US HB2986 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 8 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 8 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Justice for Victims of Confidential Informant Crime Act of 2015 Amends the federal judicial code to extend to three years and six months the period within which a tort claim against the United States must be presented in writing to a federal agency when the claim arises out of a government employee's conduct with respect to the criminal misconduct of a government informant. (Current law bars all tort claims against the United States that are not presented within two years after the claim accrues.) Applies the amendment retroactively to any such claim that: (1) accrued on or after May 1, 1981; and (2) in the case of a claim accrued before the date of enactment of this Act, is presented within one year after such date. Prohibits the government from asserting a defense or a bar, based on the doctrine of res judicata or collateral estoppel, to a claim that accrued before enactment of this Act and to which this Act applies.
Title
Justice for Victims of Confidential Informant Crime Act of 2015
Sponsors
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-07-29 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
2015-07-08 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2015-07-08 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Government liability
Judicial procedure and administration
Law
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Government liability
Judicial procedure and administration
Law
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2986/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2986/BILLS-114hr2986ih.pdf |