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HR 1255 111th 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: March 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityDisability and paralysisHealth facilities and institutions
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Mar 3, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 3, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 3, 2009

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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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 12 Republican 12
D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 29, 2010
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 22, 2010
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jun 22, 2010
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 21, 2010
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 10, 2010
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 9, 2010
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jan 12, 2010
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 12, 2010
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jan 12, 2010
Massa, Eric
· Jul 27, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 16, 2009
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jul 13, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 7, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jun 24, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 23, 2009
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 18, 2009
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 18, 2009
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jun 17, 2009
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jun 17, 2009
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 19, 2009
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 23, 2009
Cao, Anh
· Apr 23, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 25, 2009
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 3, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1255: To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1255/
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"H.R. 1255: To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1255/.
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H.R. 1255, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1255/.
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