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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

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.

H.R. 1371Introduced Apr 12, 1999Policy area: Law
Sponsor: Rep. Eleanor Norton D-DC
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Where it went

Latest action: May 25, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

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

31 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 26 Democrats

6 of 31 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Howard Berman (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), John Conyers (D-MI), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), George Gekas (R-PA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Peter King (R-NY), Rick Lazio (R-NY), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Carrie Meek (D-FL), Major Owens (D-NY), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Pete Stark (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eleanor Norton.

Sponsor’s state and district

District of Columbia in Congress · DC at-large district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.