The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2024
S 3237

Sponsored by Thomas Tillis (R)

Patriot Bill of Rights

Would have required Camp Lejeune veterans filing lawsuits to sign a form about free benefit advice.

Tradeoff

Would have required veterans suing over Camp Lejeune water exposure to sign a written acknowledgment of free outside advice. Would have applied the same rule to lawsuits already pending, with 90 days to comply.

What's in it

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The Senate passed this bill by on June 4, 2024. The House never voted on it, and the bill expired when the 118th Congress ended.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Nov 7, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(Nov 7, 2023)

  3. Senate · Amended

    Senator Tillis's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 2072 · Jun 4, 2024)

    Limits the Camp Lejeune acknowledgment to veterans and their representatives, who must be told about free VA benefit guidance, and drops the fee disclosure and advertising provisions.

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 4, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on the Judiciary

    Discharged(Jun 4, 2024)

  6. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Jun 7, 2024)