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House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

To amend section 2680(c) of title 28, United States Code, to allow Federal tort claims arising from certain acts of customs or other law enforcement officers, and to amend section 3724 of title 31, United States Code, to extend to the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to settle claims for damages resulting from law enforcement activities of the Customs Service.

H.R. 2731Introduced Jun 24, 1991Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Barney Frank D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 12, 1992 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats

1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Charles Bennett (D-FL), J. Pickle (D-TX), Steven Schiff (R-NM).

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Barney Frank.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-4 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.