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S 1739 97th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964 to increase the maximum amount that the United States may pay in settlement of a claim under that Act.

Introduced: October 15, 1981 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 97th Congress ended
It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 1982
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 21, 1982
Senate vitiated previous passage.
Jul 14, 1982
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Jul 14, 1982
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Jun 24, 1982
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 692.
Jun 24, 1982
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with amendments. With written report No. 97-482.
Jun 23, 1982
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Apr 2, 1982
Subcommittee on Agency Administration. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Oct 19, 1981
Subcommittee on Agency Administration. Hearings held.
Oct 19, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Agency Administration.
Oct 15, 1981
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 15, 1981
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 21, 1982

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964 to increase from $15,000 to $25,000 the maximum amount that the Government may pay to settle a claim made by a member of the uniformed services or by an agency employee for loss of or damage to personal property incident to such individual's service.

Authorizes the reconsideration of claims settled for the maximum amount of $15,000 before enactment of this Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1739: A bill to amend the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964 to increase the maximum amount that the United States may pay in settlement of a claim under that Act.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-1739/
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"S. 1739: A bill to amend the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964 to increase the maximum amount that the United States may pay in settlement of a claim under that Act.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-1739/.
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S. 1739, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-1739/.
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