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Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2020

Introduced: May 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Mar 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 11, 2020
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Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2020

This bill allows certain individuals to sue and recover damages for harm from exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987.

This action is available only to individuals who were exposed to contaminated water for at least 30 days.

The bill prohibits the U.S. government from asserting immunity from litigation in response to such a lawsuit.

The bill also prohibits an individual who brings such an action from bringing a separate tort action against the United States based on the same harm. However, an individual who had previously sued based on such harms, regardless of the reason for the termination of the earlier lawsuit, may sue under this bill.

What's happening now March 11, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4716 Related bill Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 10 Republican 5
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 16, 2020
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 16, 2020
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jun 18, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 18, 2020
Walker, Mark
· Jun 18, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jun 4, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· May 27, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 19, 2020
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · May 19, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 19, 2020
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · May 8, 2020
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · May 8, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · May 1, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· May 1, 2020
PRICE, DAVID
· May 1, 2020
Butterfield, G. K.
· Apr 23, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 23, 2020
Holding, George
· Mar 11, 2020
McHenry, Patrick
· Mar 11, 2020
Meadows, Mark
· Mar 11, 2020
 R
Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Mar 11, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6204: Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6204/
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"H.R. 6204: Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6204/.
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H.R. 6204, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6204/.
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