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HR 2986 114th Congress House Law Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Government liability Judicial procedure and administration

Justice for Victims of Confidential Informant Crime Act of 2015

Introduced: July 8, 2015 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Jul 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jul 8, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 8, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Victims of Confidential Informant Crime Act of 2015

Amends the federal judicial code to extend to three years and six months the period within which a tort claim against the United States must be presented in writing to a federal agency when the claim arises out of a government employee's conduct with respect to the criminal misconduct of a government informant. (Current law bars all tort claims against the United States that are not presented within two years after the claim accrues.)

Applies the amendment retroactively to any such claim that: (1) accrued on or after May 1, 1981; and (2) in the case of a claim accrued before the date of enactment of this Act, is presented within one year after such date.

Prohibits the government from asserting a defense or a bar, based on the doctrine of res judicata or collateral estoppel, to a claim that accrued before enactment of this Act and to which this Act applies.

What's happening now July 29, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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