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HR 1052 110th Congress House

Federal Engineering Accountability Act of 2007

Official title: To provide an option to proceed with an action in any Federal court to recover actual damages for physical or property damage in a major disaster that proximat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide an option to proceed with an action in any Federal court to recover actual damages for physical or property damage in a major disaster that proximately results from the failure or negligence of the Army Corps of Engineers in the design, construction, or maintenance of a project for which the Corps is legally responsible.

Introduced: February 14, 2007 See on congress.gov
Law Advice and consent of the SenateArmy Corps of EngineersCivil actions and liabilityCivil engineering
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 15, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb 14, 2007
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.
Feb 14, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 15, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Engineering Accountability Act of 2007 - Provides that an action may be brought only in federal court for actual, not punitive, damages against the Army Corps of Engineers for its failure or negligence to design, construct, or maintain a project, adversely impacted in a major disaster, for which the Corps is legally responsible. Establishes the Federal Engineering Accountability Commission to determine the Corps' failure or negligence after such a disaster and to report to the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Permits such an action for injury, loss of property, personal injury, or death to proceed only if a claimant can demonstrate that: (1) the Corps admitted that it failed or was negligent; or (2) the Commission determines that the Corps failed or was negligent.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 14, 2007
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Feb 14, 2007
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 14, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1052: Federal Engineering Accountability Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1052/
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"H.R. 1052: Federal Engineering Accountability Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1052/.
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H.R. 1052, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1052/.
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