H.R. 982—Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013
H.R. 982 - Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 5:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Amendment Process Announcement for H.R. 982
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 10:00am View Announcement »
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Bill Text
Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013
Text of H. Rept. 113-254PDFHTML
Report from the Committee on the Judiciary
Text of H. Rept. 113-254 Part 2 PDF
Supplemental Report from the Committee on the Judiciary
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Tuesday, November 12, 2013.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 403:
AGREED to by record bote of 223-194, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 224-195, on Wednesday, November 13, 2013.
MANAGERS: Woodall/Hastings (FL)
1. Closed rule for H.R. 2655
2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill and provides that it shall be considered as read.
4. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
5. Provides one motion to recommit.
6. Structured rule for H.R. 982
7. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
8. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill and provides that it shall be considered as read.
9. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
10. Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
11. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report.
12. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Cohen (TN) | Democrat | Exempts from the bill asbestos trusts with internal anti-fraud procedures | Made In Order |
| 5 | Version 1 | Grayson (FL) | Democrat | WITHDRAWN Late Ensures that in addition to sensitive items such as social security numbers and confidential medical records, tax identification numbers are also not to be disclosed by the public reports required in this bill. | Withdrawn |
| 3 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Applies the transparency rules in the bill equally to asbestos industry defendants by requiring asbestos companies to report information about the location of their asbestos-containing products and provides an exception for trade secrets. | Made In Order |
| 4 | Version 1 | Johnson, Hank (GA) | Democrat | Late Strikes portions of the bill that require the personal information of claimants and amend the bill to require an aggregate report for every quarter. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Nadler (NY) | Democrat | The amendment is designed to protect public health and safety by adding a requirement that any party seeking payment information from a trust must also make available information relevant to such action that pertains to public health or safety. | Made In Order |