US Congress House Bill 5683 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 12 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-12-08 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 488.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act - Amends the federal judicial code with respect to the jurisdiction of federal courts over civil actions pending in, or on appeal from, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (USCFC) when the plaintiff also has pending in another federal court a civil action that includes a claim against the United States (or an agency or officer of the United States) arising from the same set of operative facts. Requires the court presiding over the action that was filed later to stay the later action until the action that was filed first is no longer pending. (Currently, the USCFC is prohibited from having jurisdiction of any claim in which the plaintiff has pending in any other court any suit or process against the United States or any person who was acting or professing to act under the authority of the United States.) Provides an exception to the requirement to stay the later action if: (1) the parties in each of the actions agree, or (2) the required stay is not in the interests of justice.

Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act

Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]

Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-08	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 488.
2014-12-08	House	Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-650.
2014-11-13	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2014-11-13	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2014-11-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB2769 (Related) 2014-07-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5683/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5683/BILLS-113hr5683ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5683/BILLS-113hr5683rh.pdf