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Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-3176| Senate 
| Updated: 11/4/2021
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (17)
Mike Braun (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Richard Burr (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2021 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 specified 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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4716
Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2020
Nov 4, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 4, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6482
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4716
    Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2020


  • November 4, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 4, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6482
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3967: Honoring our PACT Act of 2022
  • HR 117-6482: Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022
  • S 117-3373: Honoring our PACT Act of 2022

Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-3176| Senate 
| Updated: 11/4/2021
Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2021 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 specified 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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4716
Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2020
Nov 4, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 4, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6482
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4716
    Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2020


  • November 4, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 4, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6482
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (17)
Mike Braun (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Richard Burr (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3967: Honoring our PACT Act of 2022
  • HR 117-6482: Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022
  • S 117-3373: Honoring our PACT Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted