Department of Energy Class Action Lawsuit Act
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Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 7, 1996)
Department of Energy Class Action Lawsuit Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to bar a class action suit against any person indemnified by the United States under the Act (Department of Energy contractors) with respect to any claim for a nonphysical injury (emotional distress, mental or emotional harm, or diminution of property value) arising from a nuclear incident or precautionary evacuation regardless of when it occurred.
Provides that the exclusive remedy for any claim for medical monitoring in a public liability action against such contractors shall be medical monitoring by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Declares that no court may grant a remedy for a medical monitoring claim except in the case of an extraordinary nuclear occurrence, or as provided under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
Bars the award of punitive damages against such contractors with respect to a nuclear incident or precautionary evacuation regardless of: (1) the date of occurrence; or (2) the statutory authority under which the agreement of indemnification was entered.
Declares this Act applicable to any public liability action pending on the date of its enactment, or commenced on or after such date.
What just happenedJun 19, 1996
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJun 7, 1996
- Jun 19, 1996Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Jun 7, 1996IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Jun 7, 1996IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5980-5981)
- Jun 7, 1996IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate