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HR 3995 110th Congress House

To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident.

Introduced: December 4, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 30, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 30, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits any entity that receives funds from the federal government from using them to file a class action lawsuit against an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded on behalf of any facility resident unless the resident (or the resident's legal representative), after receiving notice of the proposed class action lawsuit, has the opportunity to elect not to have the action apply to the resident.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8 Republican 2
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Green, Al
Texas · Jul 22, 2008
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 19, 2008
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 19, 2008
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 14, 2008
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 5, 2008
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 4, 2008
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Dec 12, 2007
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 4, 2007
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 13, 2007
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 6, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3995: To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3995/
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"H.R. 3995: To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3995/.
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H.R. 3995, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3995/.
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