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Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act

Introduced: February 9, 2023 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Feb 9, 2023
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Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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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 February 9, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 925 Identical bill Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Republican 13
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · May 11, 2023
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Mar 15, 2023
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Feb 28, 2023
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 13, 2023
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Feb 13, 2023
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Feb 9, 2023
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 9, 2023
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 9, 2023
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Feb 9, 2023
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 9, 2023
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 9, 2023
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Feb 9, 2023
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Feb 9, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 378: Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-378/
MLA
"S. 378: Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-378/.
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S. 378, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-378/.
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