Key Votes
HR 2366 - Small Business Liability Reform bill - Key Vote
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Mike Capuano voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Placed on Calendar (Senate) - March 28, 2000
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (221-193) - Feb. 16, 2000 (Key vote)
Title: Small Business Liability Reform bill
Vote to pass a bill that would make significant changes to provisions of tort law relating to small businesses.
- Imposes a more rigorous standard of evidence to find small businesses liable for civil infractions.
- Caps punitive damages awards at $250,000, unless a court finds that the business being sued intentionally caused harm.
- Defines small business as a business that has fewer than 25 employees.
- Exempts the following from provisions in the bill:
- Violent crimes;
- Acts of international terrorism;
- Hate crimes;
- Civil rights violations;
- Sexual offenses;
- Certain offenses that harm or destruct natural resources; and
- Crimes committed while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - June 25, 1999
Title: Small Business Liability Reform bill
Sponsors
- James E. Rogan (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Richard Hugh Baker (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Cannon (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Larry Ed Combest (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- Gary A. Condit (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Randall H. 'Duke' Cunningham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas M. 'Tom' Davis III (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James W. 'Jim' DeMint (SC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Virgil H. Goode Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- Richard A. 'Rick' Hill (MT - ) (Out Of Office)
- David Lee 'Dave' Hobson (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Timothy 'Tim' Holden (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jerry Lewis (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill McCollum (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- James P. 'Jim' Moran Jr. (VA - D)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anne Meagher Northup (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Nussle (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jim R. Ryun (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Robert Lee 'Bob' Stump (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Talent (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Gerald Tancredo (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- David B. Vitter (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Wesley 'Wes' Watkins (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Julius Caesar 'J.C.' Watts Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R)
