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PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-574| Senate 
| Updated: 3/3/2021
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (2)
John Cornyn (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency for Asbestos Victims Act of 2021 or the PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2021 This bill modifies several aspects of the asbestos bankruptcy trust system. An asbestos bankruptcy trust is established when a company subject to asbestos-related liability files for bankruptcy under chapter 11. The bill allows the U.S. Trustee Program within the Department of Justice to investigate the administration and operation of asbestos bankruptcy trusts. Additionally, it creates new criminal offenses for making a false representation to, or a false claim for payment by, an asbestos bankruptcy trust. Finally, an administrator of an asbestos bankruptcy trusts must report any Medicare benefits entitled to a claimant to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-766
PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 3, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-766
    PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019


  • March 3, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 3, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Finance and Financial Sector

AlabamaBankruptcyCivil actions and liabilityFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesNorth CarolinaProduct safety and quality

PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-574| Senate 
| Updated: 3/3/2021
Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency for Asbestos Victims Act of 2021 or the PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2021 This bill modifies several aspects of the asbestos bankruptcy trust system. An asbestos bankruptcy trust is established when a company subject to asbestos-related liability files for bankruptcy under chapter 11. The bill allows the U.S. Trustee Program within the Department of Justice to investigate the administration and operation of asbestos bankruptcy trusts. Additionally, it creates new criminal offenses for making a false representation to, or a false claim for payment by, an asbestos bankruptcy trust. Finally, an administrator of an asbestos bankruptcy trusts must report any Medicare benefits entitled to a claimant to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-766
PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 3, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-766
    PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019


  • March 3, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 3, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (2)
John Cornyn (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlabamaBankruptcyCivil actions and liabilityFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesNorth CarolinaProduct safety and quality