Key Votes
HR 5 - Malpractice Liability bill - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Frank Pallone, Jr. voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stage Details
Legislation - Placed on Calendar (Senate) - March 21, 2003
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (229-196) - March 13, 2003 (Key vote)
Title: Malpractice Liability bill
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would limit the amount of money awarded to plaintiffs and attorneys for medical malpractice cases.
Highlights:
- Economic damages found by the courts receive no caps, and remain limitless based on financial losses incurred by the plaintiff, i.e. income loss, medical costs, and such.
- Non-economic damages, such as pain and suffering, will be capped at $250,000.
- Punitive damages may only be awarded if economic damages are found by substantial probability, and will be capped at $250,000, or double the economic damage, whichever is greater.
- A lawsuit is required to be brought within three years of the date of injury; exceptions are stated.
- Bars lawsuits brought against manufacturers and distributors for products that were legally approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
- Specifies terms between state and federal courts, and attorney contingency fees.
Sponsors
- James C. 'Jim' Greenwood (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Robert B. Aderholt (AL - R)
- J. Gresham Barrett (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Charles F. 'Charlie' Bass (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bob Beauprez (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Judy Biggert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sherwood L. 'Sherry' Boehlert (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mary Whitaker Bono Mack (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John N. Boozman (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Madeleine Z. Bordallo (GU - D)
- Jeb E. Bradley (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Henry E. Brown Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Virginia 'Ginny' Brown-Waite (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael C. Burgess (TX - R)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Cannon (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Eric I. Cantor (VA - R)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Tom Cole (OK - R)
- Michael Allen 'Mac' Collins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Larry Ed Combest (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Philip M. Crane (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ander Crenshaw (FL - R)
- Barbara L. Cubin (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randall H. 'Duke' Cunningham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas M. 'Tom' Davis III (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann S. Davis (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James W. 'Jim' DeMint (SC - ) (Out Of Office)
- David T. Dreier (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jennifer B. Dunn (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann Emerson (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Terry Everett (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Feeney (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Ferguson (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest Lee 'Ernie' Fletcher (KY - ) (Out Of Office)
- James Randy Forbes (VA - R)
- Vito J. Fossella Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (NJ - R)
- Elton W. Gallegly (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jim Gerlach (PA - R)
- Wayne T. Gilchrest (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul E. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Phil Gingrey (GA - R)
- Virgil H. Goode Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- Kay Granger (TX - R)
- Samuel B. 'Sam' Graves (MO - R)
- Melissa A. Hart (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 'Doc' Hastings (WA - R)
- Robert C. 'Robin' Hayes (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- John David 'J.D.' Hayworth Jr. (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeb Hensarling (TX - R)
- David Lee 'Dave' Hobson (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Timothy 'Tim' Holden (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Amory 'Amo' Houghton Jr. (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Kenny C. Hulshof (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Darrell Issa (CA - R)
- Nancy L. Johnson (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ric Keller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sue W. Kelly (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark R. Kennedy (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steve A. King (IA - R)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R)
- Mark Steven Kirk (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph K. 'Joe' Knollenberg (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ray H. LaHood (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven C. 'Steve' LaTourette (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Leach (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Lewis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ - R)
- Frank D. Lucas (OK - R)
- Kenneth R. 'Ken' Lucas (KY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Donald A. 'Don' Manzullo (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. McHugh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott McInnis (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (CA - R)
- John L. Mica (FL - R)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R)
- Shelley Moore Capito (WV - R)
- Timothy F. 'Tim' Murphy (PA - R)
- John P. 'Jack' Murtha (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Marilyn N. Musgrave (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert William 'Bob' Ney (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anne Meagher Northup (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Nussle (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clement Leroy 'Butch' Otter (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Pence (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Peterson (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Collin C. Peterson (MN - D)
- Charles W. 'Chip' Pickering Jr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R)
- Todd Russell Platts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert J. 'Rob' Portman (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Adam H. Putnam (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- George P. Radanovich (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph S. Regula (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Rogers (MI - R)
- Michael Dennis 'Mike' Rogers (AL - R)
- H. James 'Jim' Saxton (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- E. Clay Shaw Jr. (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. Shays (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Shuster (PA - R)
- Michael K. 'Mike' Simpson (ID - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Stenholm (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Sullivan (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Sweeney (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- William J. 'Billy' Tauzin (LA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Gene Taylor (MS - D) (Out Of Office)
- William M. 'Bill' Thomas (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- William M. 'Mac' Thornberry (TX - R)
- Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Tiberi (OH - R)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Toomey (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James T. 'Jim' Walsh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Zach Wamp (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gerald C. 'Jerry' Weller (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R)
- Frank Rudolph Wolf (VA - R)
