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Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act

USA118th CongressS-378| Senate 
| Updated: 2/9/2023
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (15)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-5130
Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act
Feb 9, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-925
Introduced in House
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-5130
    Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act


  • February 9, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-925
    Introduced in House


  • February 9, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 9, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 118-925: Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act
Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesLegal fees and court costsMilitary facilities and propertyNorth CarolinaVeterans' pensions and compensationWater quality

Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act

USA118th CongressS-378| Senate 
| Updated: 2/9/2023
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-5130
Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act
Feb 9, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-925
Introduced in House
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-5130
    Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act


  • February 9, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-925
    Introduced in House


  • February 9, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 9, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (15)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 118-925: Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesLegal fees and court costsMilitary facilities and propertyNorth CarolinaVeterans' pensions and compensationWater quality