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HR 5683 113th Congress House

Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act

Official title: To ensure appropriate judicial review of Federal Government actions by amending the prohibition on the exercise of jurisdiction by the United States Court of F… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To ensure appropriate judicial review of Federal Government actions by amending the prohibition on the exercise of jurisdiction by the United States Court of Federal Claims of certain claims pending in other courts.

Introduced: November 12, 2014 See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityGovernment liabilityJudicial review and appealsJurisdiction and venue
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 8, 2014
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 488.
Dec 8, 2014
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-650.
Nov 13, 2014
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Nov 13, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 12, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 12, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 8, 2014

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 488.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act - Amends the federal judicial code with respect to the jurisdiction of federal courts over civil actions pending in, or on appeal from, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (USCFC) when the plaintiff also has pending in another federal court a civil action that includes a claim against the United States (or an agency or officer of the United States) arising from the same set of operative facts.

Requires the court presiding over the action that was filed later to stay the later action until the action that was filed first is no longer pending. (Currently, the USCFC is prohibited from having jurisdiction of any claim in which the plaintiff has pending in any other court any suit or process against the United States or any person who was acting or professing to act under the authority of the United States.)

Provides an exception to the requirement to stay the later action if: (1) the parties in each of the actions agree, or (2) the required stay is not in the interests of justice.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5683: Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5683/
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"H.R. 5683: Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5683/.
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H.R. 5683, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5683/.
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