Key Votes
HR 5 - Malpractice Liability Reform Bill - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Joe Baca, Sr. voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- July 29, 2005 Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- July 28, 2005 House Bill Passed
- July 21, 2005 Introduced
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Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - July 29, 2005
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (230-194) - July 28, 2005 (Key vote)
Title: Malpractice Liability Reform Bill
Vote to pass a bill that contains certain provisions regarding medical malpractice lawsuits and revises current law regarding punitive and compensatory damages.
- Places a time limit of three years after injury, or one year after learning of an injury, to file a malpractice lawsuit (Sec. 3).
- Sets no limit for economic damages (medical bills and lost wages), but sets a $250,000 limit on all non-economic compensatory damages (pain and suffering) (Sec. 4).
- Allows courts to restrict the legal fees prosecuting lawyers can receive (Sec. 5).
- Stipulates that punitive damages can only be awarded if compensatory damages are awarded and if it is proven that there was malicious intent to injure the claimant (Sec. 7).
- Sets a minimum of $250,000 and a maximum of twice the amount of all economic damages for punitive damages (Sec. 7).
- Limits liability of manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers of healthcare products that comply with FDA standards (Sec. 7).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - July 21, 2005
Title: Malpractice Liability Reform Bill
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- W. Todd Akin (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- J. Gresham Barrett (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Judy Biggert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Marsha Blackburn (TN - R)
- Charles W. Boustany Jr. (LA - R)
- Jeb E. Bradley (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Virginia 'Ginny' Brown-Waite (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Cannon (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randall H. 'Duke' Cunningham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas M. 'Tom' Davis III (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Dent (PA - R)
- David T. Dreier (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Terry Everett (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Virginia Ann Foxx (NC - R)
- Jim Gerlach (PA - R)
- Paul E. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gilbert W. 'Gil' Gutknecht (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R)
- Melissa A. Hart (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 'Doc' Hastings (WA - R)
- Robert C. 'Robin' Hayes (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Nathan Hostettler (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kenny C. Hulshof (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Mark R. Kennedy (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Steven Kirk (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John P. Kline (MN - R)
- John R. 'Randy' Kuhl Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ray H. LaHood (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas P. 'Tom' Latham (IA - R)
- Connie Mack IV (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- James David 'Jim' Matheson (UT - D)
- Patrick T. McHenry (NC - R)
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA - R)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R)
- Shelley Moore Capito (WV - R)
- John P. 'Jack' Murtha (PA - D) (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)
- Mike Pence (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Chip' Pickering Jr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R)
- Jon Christopher Porter Sr. (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Price (GA - R)
- Richard 'Rick' Renzi (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Dennis 'Mike' Rogers (AL - R)
- Edward R. 'Ed' Royce (CA - R)
- H. James 'Jim' Saxton (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- Christopher H. Shays (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Bill Shuster (PA - R)
- Michael K. 'Mike' Simpson (ID - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Charles H. Taylor (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gene Taylor (MS - D) (Out Of Office)
- William M. 'Bill' Thomas (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Tiberi (OH - R)
- Michael R. 'Mike' Turner (OH - R)
- Lynn A. Westmoreland (GA - R)