Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 14, 2015)
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) in exceptional circumstances the court finds, upon the motion of any party, that termination or modification of the stay is necessary to preserve material evidence or to prevent irreparable prejudice to that party.
Provides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit with jurisdiction of an appeal from an interlocutory order terminating or modifying such a stay.
What just happenedJul 8, 2015
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 14, 2015
- Jul 8, 2015Committee
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Judiciary Committee - Jul 8, 2015Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Judiciary Committee - Jul 7, 2015Committee
Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Discharged.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 26, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee - May 14, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - May 14, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 14, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House