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HR 2249 110th Congress House Law Civil actions and liability Claims Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Government liability Torts

Federal Tort Claim Reform Act of 2007

Introduced: May 9, 2007 Introduced by: McCaul, Michael T. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 9, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Tort Claim Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the federal judicial code to exempt from coverage by the Federal Tort Claims Act any claim, based on an act or omission by a federal government employee relating to criminal conduct, that is made by a person who engaged in that conduct, except to the extent: (1) the act or omission consists of the purposeful infliction of serious bodily injury; and (2) the damages sought are actual losses (up to $250,000 in medical expenses, lost wages, property damage, and other tangible losses).

What's happening now May 9, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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