Amends the Federal Tort Claims Act to allow members of the armed forces serving on active duty or on full-time National Guard duty to bring claims for damages against the United States for personal injury or death arising out of medical or dental care furnished by a medical treatment facility operated by the military or the United States.
Requires the amount of any award or judgment on a claim under this Act to be reduced by the amount of other Government benefits received that are attributable to the personal injury or death from which the claim arose.
Places a $300,000 limitation on noneconomic damages.
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 100-279.
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 100-279.
Placed on Union Calendar No: 175.
Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing One Hour of General Debate.
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.375 Reported to House.
Rule Passed House.
Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Considered as an Original Bill for the Purpose of Amendment.
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 312 - 61 (Record Vote No: 10).
Roll Call #10 (House)Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 312 - 61 (Record Vote No: 10).
Roll Call #10 (House)Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.
Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. Hearings held.
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