To amend the Federal tort claims provisions of title 28, United States Code, to repeal the exception for claims arising outside the United States, and for other purposes.

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

48 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 38 Democrats

11 of 48 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), George Gekas (R-PA), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Peter King (R-NY), John LaFalce (D-NY), Rick Lazio (R-NY), John Lewis (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY) and 18 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

District of Columbia in Congress · DC at-large district