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Also tagged in: Alternative dispute resolution, Civil procedure, Conflict of interests, Consumers, Damages, Disability insurance, Disabled, Expert witnesses, Federal preemption, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Indemnity, Labor, Law, Legal ethics, Legal fees, Liability (Law), Limitation of actions, Medical care, Medical instruments and apparatus, Medical malpractice, Medical supplies, Medicine, Negligence, Product safety, Punitive damages, State and local government, State courts, State laws, Workers' compensation, Wrongful death
Latest Action: 01/10/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. 1/10/2007--Introduced. Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 or the MCAP Act - Sets forth provisions regulating lawsuits for health care liability claims related to the provision of health care services. Sets a statute of limitations of three years after the date of manifestation of injury or one year after the claimant discovers the injury, with certain exceptions. Requires a court to impose sanctions for the filing of frivolous lawsuits. Limits noneconomic damages to $250,000 from the provider or health care institution, but no more than $500,000 from multiple health care institutions. Makes each party liable only for the amount of damages directly proportional to such party's percentage of responsibility. Allows the court to restrict the payment of attorney [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Alternative dispute resolution, Civil procedure, Conflict of interests, Consumers, Damages, Disability insurance, Disabled, Expert witnesses, Federal preemption, Finance, Gynecology, Health insurance, Health policy, Indemnity, Labor, Law, Legal ethics, Legal fees, Liability (Law), Limitation of actions, Medical care, Medical instruments and apparatus, Medical malpractice, Medical supplies, Medicine, Negligence, Obstetrics, Product safety, Punitive damages, State and local government, State courts, State laws, Women, Women's health, Women's health services, Workers' compensation, Wrongful death
Latest Action: 01/10/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextA bill to improve women's access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services. 1/10/2007--Introduced. Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act - Sets forth provisions regulating lawsuits for health care liability claims related to the provision of obstetrical or gynecological services. Sets a statute of limitations of three years after the date of manifestation of injury or one year after the claimant discovers the injury, with certain exceptions. Requires a court to impose sanctions for the filing of frivolous lawsuits. Limits noneconomic damages to $250,000 from the provider or health care institution, but no more than $500,000 from multiple health care institutions. Makes each party liable only for the amount of damages directly proportional to such party's percentage of responsibility. Allows the court [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Bankruptcy, Business, Chambers of commerce, Civil procedure, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Cooperative societies, Depreciation and amortization, Employee health benefits, Evidence (Law), Federal-state relations, Fines (Penalties), Government contractors, Government information, Government paperwork, Government procurement, Health insurance, Health policy, Income tax, Insurance premiums, Law, Lawyers, Legal ethics, Licenses, Medical care, Obstruction of justice, Professional associations, Public contracts, Small business, State and local government, State taxation, Tax deductions, Taxation, Torts, Trade associations, Trusts and trustees
Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo reform laws and procedures affecting small business. 2/13/2007--Introduced. Small Business Growth Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans that meet certain ERISA certification requirements and whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations. Requires the Secretary to establish a Solvency Standards Working Group.Preempts any state law that may preclude a health insurance issuer from: (1) offering health insurance coverage in connection with a certified AHP; or (2) offering health insurance coverage of the same policy type to other employers operating in the state that are eligible for coverage under such AHPs, whether or not such other employers are participating employers in such plan.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2011 the increased [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Consumer protection, Consumers, Credit cards, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Debit cards, Finance, Fraud, Government information, Government paperwork, Identity theft, Law
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextA bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act. 5/6/2008--Introduced. Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2008 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to declare that any person who printed an expiration date on any receipt provided to a consumer cardholder at a point of sale (POS) or transaction between December 4, 2004, and the enactment of this Act, but otherwise complied with FCRA requirements for such receipt, shall not be in willful noncompliance by reason of printing such expiration date on it.
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Business, Campaign funds, Class actions (Civil procedure), Competitive bidding, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Elections, Evidence (Law), Finance, Law, Lawyers, Legal advertising and soliciting, Legal ethics, Legal fees, Political action committees, Politics and government, Securities fraud, Securities industry
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. Bill TextTo protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation. 10/23/2007--Introduced. Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933 to state that, in any private action in which the court enters a final judgment against plaintiff on the basis of a motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, or a trial on the merits, the court shall, upon defendant's motion, determine whether: (1) the position of the plaintiff was not substantially justified; (2) imposition of fees and expenses on the plaintiff's attorney would be just; and (3) the cost of such fees and expenses to the defendant is substantially burdensome or unjust.Requires the court to award the defendant reasonable fees and other expenses, and impose such fees and expenses on the plaintiff's attorney, if the court makes positive determinations in such a case.Places [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Consumer protection, Consumers, Credit cards, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Debit cards, Finance, Fraud, Government information, Government paperwork, Identity theft, Law
Latest Action: 06/03/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextTo amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act. 6/3/2008--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to declare that any person who printed an expiration date on any receipt provided to a consumer cardholder at a point of sale (POS) or transaction between December 4, 2004, and the enactment of this Act, but otherwise complied with FCRA requirements for such receipt, shall not be in willful noncompliance by reason of printing such expiration date on it.
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Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. Bill TextTo protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation. 2/14/2008--Introduced. Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933 to state that, in any private action in which the court enters a final judgment against plaintiff on the basis of a motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, or a trial on the merits, the court shall, upon defendant's motion, determine whether: (1) the position of the plaintiff was not substantially justified; (2) imposition of fees and expenses on the plaintiff's attorney would be just; and (3) the cost of such fees and expenses to the defendant is substantially burdensome or unjust.Requires the court to award the defendant reasonable fees and other expenses, and impose such fees and expenses on the plaintiff's attorney, if the court makes positive determinations in such a case.Places [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Business, Campaign funds, Class actions (Civil procedure), Competitive bidding, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Elections, Evidence (Law), Finance, Law, Lawyers, Legal advertising and soliciting, Legal ethics, Legal fees, Political action committees, Politics and government, Securities fraud, Securities industry
Latest Action: 05/19/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4376-4377) Bill TextA bill to protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation. 5/19/2008--Introduced. Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933 to require plaintiff and plaintiff's attorney to provide sworn, signed certifications that identify any actual or promised payment by the attorney to the plaintiff, beyond the plaintiff's pro rata share of any recovery.Requires similar plaintiff and plaintiff's attorney certifications regarding: (1) legal representations; (2) contributions; and (3) conflicts of interest.Requires the court, in exercising discretion over the approval of lead counsel, to employ a competitive bidding process as one of the criteria (unless the court determines that such a process is not feasible). Instructs the Comptroller General to study and report to certain congressional committees on average [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 587. Bill TextA bill to promote home ownership, manufacturing, and economic growth. 2/29/2008--Introduced. Homeownership, Manufacturing, and Economic Growth Act or the HOME Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend expiring income, excise, and alternative minimum tax (AMT) provisions and expand other individual and business-related tax incentives. Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to undertake certain initiatives to help small businesses and imposes restrictions on litigation deemed frivolous. Extends through 2009 certain expiring tax provisions affecting individual and business taxpayers, including: (1) tax credits for nonbusiness energy property, residential energy efficient property, increasing research activities, Indian employment, railroad track maintenance, energy efficient appliances, and investment in new markets; (2) tax deductions for educational expenses, state and local sales taxes, food and book inventories, and energy efficient commercial [...] show full description
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Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Business, Campaign funds, Class actions (Civil procedure), Competitive bidding, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Elections, Evidence (Law), Finance, Law, Lawyers, Legal advertising and soliciting, Legal ethics, Legal fees, Political action committees, Politics and government, Securities fraud, Securities industry
Latest Action: 05/19/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4376-4377) Bill TextA bill to protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation. 5/19/2008--Introduced. Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933 to require plaintiff and plaintiff's attorney to provide sworn, signed certifications that identify any actual or promised payment by the attorney to the plaintiff, beyond the plaintiff's pro rata share of any recovery.Requires similar plaintiff and plaintiff's attorney certifications regarding: (1) legal representations; (2) contributions; and (3) conflicts of interest.Requires the court, in exercising discretion over the approval of lead counsel, to employ a competitive bidding process as one of the criteria (unless the court determines that such a process is not feasible). Instructs the Comptroller General to study and report to certain congressional committees on average [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Consumer protection, Consumers, Credit cards, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Debit cards, Finance, Fraud, Government information, Government paperwork, Identity theft, Law
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextA bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act. 5/6/2008--Introduced. Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2008 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to declare that any person who printed an expiration date on any receipt provided to a consumer cardholder at a point of sale (POS) or transaction between December 4, 2004, and the enactment of this Act, but otherwise complied with FCRA requirements for such receipt, shall not be in willful noncompliance by reason of printing such expiration date on it.
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Armed forces, Automobiles, Bonds, Business, Charitable contributions, Coal, Consumer credit, Consumers, Corporation taxes, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Depreciation and amortization, Depressed areas, Diesel motor, District of Columbia, Economic policy, Education, Educational facilities, Electric appliances, Elementary and secondary education, Energy, Energy efficiency, Enterprise zones, Excise tax, Executive departments, Finance, Food, Foreclosure, Home ownership, Housing, Housing finance, Income tax, Independent regulatory commissions, Indian economic development, Individual retirement accounts, Law, Leases, Legal fees, Minimum tax, Minorities, Mortgages, Pensions, Public-private partnerships, Railroad engineering, Research and development tax credit, Restaurants, Rural affairs, Science policy, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities regulation, Small business, Sports, Sports facilities, Tax administration, Tax credits, Tax deductions, Tax exclusion, Tax rates, Taxation, Terrorism, Transportation, Undercover operations, Veterans, Veterans' loans
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 587. Bill TextA bill to promote home ownership, manufacturing, and economic growth. 2/29/2008--Introduced. Homeownership, Manufacturing, and Economic Growth Act or the HOME Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend expiring income, excise, and alternative minimum tax (AMT) provisions and expand other individual and business-related tax incentives. Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to undertake certain initiatives to help small businesses and imposes restrictions on litigation deemed frivolous. Extends through 2009 certain expiring tax provisions affecting individual and business taxpayers, including: (1) tax credits for nonbusiness energy property, residential energy efficient property, increasing research activities, Indian employment, railroad track maintenance, energy efficient appliances, and investment in new markets; (2) tax deductions for educational expenses, state and local sales taxes, food and book inventories, and energy efficient commercial [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Business, Campaign funds, Class actions (Civil procedure), Competitive bidding, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Elections, Evidence (Law), Finance, Law, Lawyers, Legal advertising and soliciting, Legal ethics, Legal fees, Political action committees, Politics and government, Securities fraud, Securities industry
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. Bill TextTo protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation. 2/14/2008--Introduced. Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933 to state that, in any private action in which the court enters a final judgment against plaintiff on the basis of a motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, or a trial on the merits, the court shall, upon defendant's motion, determine whether: (1) the position of the plaintiff was not substantially justified; (2) imposition of fees and expenses on the plaintiff's attorney would be just; and (3) the cost of such fees and expenses to the defendant is substantially burdensome or unjust.Requires the court to award the defendant reasonable fees and other expenses, and impose such fees and expenses on the plaintiff's attorney, if the court makes positive determinations in such a case.Places [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Consumer protection, Consumers, Credit cards, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Debit cards, Finance, Fraud, Government information, Government paperwork, Identity theft, Law
Latest Action: 06/03/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextTo amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act. 6/3/2008--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to declare that any person who printed an expiration date on any receipt provided to a consumer cardholder at a point of sale (POS) or transaction between December 4, 2004, and the enactment of this Act, but otherwise complied with FCRA requirements for such receipt, shall not be in willful noncompliance by reason of printing such expiration date on it.
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Business, Campaign funds, Class actions (Civil procedure), Competitive bidding, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Elections, Evidence (Law), Finance, Law, Lawyers, Legal advertising and soliciting, Legal ethics, Legal fees, Political action committees, Politics and government, Securities fraud, Securities industry
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. Bill TextTo protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation. 10/23/2007--Introduced. Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933 to state that, in any private action in which the court enters a final judgment against plaintiff on the basis of a motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, or a trial on the merits, the court shall, upon defendant's motion, determine whether: (1) the position of the plaintiff was not substantially justified; (2) imposition of fees and expenses on the plaintiff's attorney would be just; and (3) the cost of such fees and expenses to the defendant is substantially burdensome or unjust.Requires the court to award the defendant reasonable fees and other expenses, and impose such fees and expenses on the plaintiff's attorney, if the court makes positive determinations in such a case.Places [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Bankruptcy, Business, Chambers of commerce, Civil procedure, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Cooperative societies, Depreciation and amortization, Employee health benefits, Evidence (Law), Federal-state relations, Fines (Penalties), Government contractors, Government information, Government paperwork, Government procurement, Health insurance, Health policy, Income tax, Insurance premiums, Law, Lawyers, Legal ethics, Licenses, Medical care, Obstruction of justice, Professional associations, Public contracts, Small business, State and local government, State taxation, Tax deductions, Taxation, Torts, Trade associations, Trusts and trustees
Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo reform laws and procedures affecting small business. 2/13/2007--Introduced. Small Business Growth Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans that meet certain ERISA certification requirements and whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations. Requires the Secretary to establish a Solvency Standards Working Group.Preempts any state law that may preclude a health insurance issuer from: (1) offering health insurance coverage in connection with a certified AHP; or (2) offering health insurance coverage of the same policy type to other employers operating in the state that are eligible for coverage under such AHPs, whether or not such other employers are participating employers in such plan.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2011 the increased [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Alternative dispute resolution, Civil procedure, Conflict of interests, Consumers, Damages, Disability insurance, Disabled, Expert witnesses, Federal preemption, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Indemnity, Labor, Law, Legal ethics, Legal fees, Liability (Law), Limitation of actions, Medical care, Medical instruments and apparatus, Medical malpractice, Medical supplies, Medicine, Negligence, Product safety, Punitive damages, State and local government, State courts, State laws, Workers' compensation, Wrongful death
Latest Action: 01/10/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. 1/10/2007--Introduced. Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 or the MCAP Act - Sets forth provisions regulating lawsuits for health care liability claims related to the provision of health care services. Sets a statute of limitations of three years after the date of manifestation of injury or one year after the claimant discovers the injury, with certain exceptions. Requires a court to impose sanctions for the filing of frivolous lawsuits. Limits noneconomic damages to $250,000 from the provider or health care institution, but no more than $500,000 from multiple health care institutions. Makes each party liable only for the amount of damages directly proportional to such party's percentage of responsibility. Allows the court to restrict the payment of attorney [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Alternative dispute resolution, Civil procedure, Conflict of interests, Consumers, Damages, Disability insurance, Disabled, Expert witnesses, Federal preemption, Finance, Gynecology, Health insurance, Health policy, Indemnity, Labor, Law, Legal ethics, Legal fees, Liability (Law), Limitation of actions, Medical care, Medical instruments and apparatus, Medical malpractice, Medical supplies, Medicine, Negligence, Obstetrics, Product safety, Punitive damages, State and local government, State courts, State laws, Women, Women's health, Women's health services, Workers' compensation, Wrongful death
Latest Action: 01/10/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextA bill to improve women's access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services. 1/10/2007--Introduced. Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act - Sets forth provisions regulating lawsuits for health care liability claims related to the provision of obstetrical or gynecological services. Sets a statute of limitations of three years after the date of manifestation of injury or one year after the claimant discovers the injury, with certain exceptions. Requires a court to impose sanctions for the filing of frivolous lawsuits. Limits noneconomic damages to $250,000 from the provider or health care institution, but no more than $500,000 from multiple health care institutions. Makes each party liable only for the amount of damages directly proportional to such party's percentage of responsibility. Allows the court [...] show full description
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