S 378
118th Congress
Senate
Law
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Legal fees and court costs
Military facilities and property
North Carolina
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Water quality
Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protect Camp Lejeune Victims Ensnared by Trial-lawyer's Scams Act or the Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act
This bill limits attorney's fees for claims involving individuals who were exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987.
Specifically, it caps attorney's fees at
- 12% of a payment made in an administrative claim, and
- 17% of a payment for a judgment rendered or a settlement entered in a judicial claim.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1