HR 1255
111th Congress
House
Law
Civil actions and liability
Disability and paralysis
Health facilities and institutions
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 3, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 3, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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