H.R. 3375 — 107th Congress

Embassy Employee Compensation Act

Originated in the House · Introduced Nov 29, 2001 · Law

Sponsor

Roy Blunt

Latest action

Jul 11, 2002

Committee on the Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.

CRS summary

As of May 20, 2002

Reported to House without amendment

Embassy Employee Compensation Act - Directs the Attorney General, through the Special Master appointed under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, to administer compensation to American victims of the August 7, 1998, bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 5) Requires claimants to provide information to the Special Master concerning the physical harm suffered and any possible economic and noneconomic losses incurred from the bombings, as well as the "collateral sources" of compensation received or entitled to be received, defined as life insurance, pension funds, death benefit programs and payments by Federal, State, or local governments. Sets a two-year limit on filing claims, beginning after the promulgation of regulations to implement the Act.

Directs the Special Master to determine whether a claimant is eligible for compensation and, if so, the amount to be disbursed based on harm suffered, facts of the claim, and individual circumstances of the claimant.

Prohibits the Special Master from considering negligence or any other theory of liability with regard to claimants. Requires completion of the review and determination of a claim within 120 days after it is filed. Makes the Special Master's decision on a claim final and not subject to judicial review.

Specifies that punitive damages may not be awarded. Requires that any award be reduced by collateral source compensation a claimant has received or is entitled to receive.

Makes eligible to receive compensation any U.S. citizens who suffered physical harm from the bombing of the United States embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, or from the bombing of the embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Permits personal representatives of U.S. citizens killed by either bombing to receive compensation on behalf of the deceased.

Limits claims to one per individual. Provides that upon filing a claim, an individual waives the right to seek damages in civil suits in Federal or State courts, except for pursuing collateral source compensation.

(Sec. 6) Requires the Special Master to authorize payments to eligible claimants not later than 20 days after the date on which the determination of the amount has been made.

Declares that this Act constitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations Acts and represents the obligation of the Federal Government to provide for the payment of compensation under the Act.

Authorizes the Attorney General to accept contributions from individuals, business concerns, and other entities to carry out the Act, and directs the Attorney General to use donated funds before appropriated funds.

(Sec. 8) Declares that the United States has the right of subrogation with respect to any claim paid from U.S. funds under the Act.

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

May 21, 2002 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Full roll call

Passed (391–18)

274 of 435 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea391: 86 D · 63 R · 1 I

MemberPartyState
RAMSTAD, JamesMN
DICKS, Norman DeValoisWA
HYDE, Henry JohnIL
CASTLE, Michael NewboldDE
WELLER, Gerald C.IL
SHADEGG, John B.AZ
GEKAS, George WilliamPA
OTTER, C. L.ID
MOLLOHAN, Alan BowlbyWV
SCHAFFER, Robert W.CO
ALLEN, Thomas H.ME
PETERSON, JohnPA
WATT, Melvin L.NC
LEWIS, Charles JeremyCA
ROUKEMA, Margaret ScafatiNJ
PUTNAM, AdamFL
FLETCHER, Ernest L.KY
FOSSELLA, Vito JohnNY
MCCRERY, James O., IIILA
LAHOOD, Ray H.IL
LaTOURETTE, Steven C.OH
HART, Melissa A.PA
MORELLA, Constance A.MD
GILLMOR, Paul EugeneOH
BENTSEN, Kenneth E., Jr.TX
SHERWOOD, DonPA
RYUN, JimKS
BERMAN, Howard LawrenceCA
EHLERS, Vernon JamesMI
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.CA
HOEFFEL, Joseph M.PA
AKIN, W. ToddMO
GORDON, Barton JenningsTN
SWEENEY, John E.NY
HOSTETTLER, John NathanIN
LINDER, John ElmerGA
JACKSON, Jesse L., Jr.IL
MOORE, DennisKS
ROTHMAN, StevenNJ
CLEMENT, Robert NelsonTN
BUYER, Stephen EarleIN
KILPATRICK, Carolyn CheeksMI
WEXLER, RobertFL
ARMEY, Richard KeithTX
MALONEY, James H.CT
REYES, SilvestreTX
OWENS, Major Robert OdellNY
HAYWORTH, John D., Jr.AZ
ROEMER, Timothy JohnIN
JOHNSON, Timothy V.IL
DOOLITTLE, John TaylorCA
McKINNEY, Cynthia AnnGA
HOBSON, David LeeOH
COMBEST, Larry EdTX
KENNEDY, MarkMN
SAWYER, Thomas CharlesOH
OBEY, David RossWI
BONILLA, HenryTX
SIMMONS, RobertCT
HANSEN, James VearUT
BARCIA, James A.MI
WATSON, Diane EdithCA
LAMPSON, Nicholas V.TX
LUCAS, KenKY
TAUSCHER, Ellen O'KaneCA
TANCREDO, Thomas G.CO
BASS, Charles FosterNH
KERNS, Brian D.IN
SKEEN, Joseph RichardNM
SOUDER, Mark EdwardIN
TANNER, John S.TN
SHAYS, Christopher H.CT
DAVIS, Thomas M., IIIVA
TAUZIN, Wilbert JosephLA
BARR, BobGA
KELLER, RichardFL
EVANS, Lane AllenIL
OSBORNE, ThomasNE
GREEN, MarkWI
COOKSEY, JohnLA
NORTHUP, Anne MeagherKY
PHELPS, David DwainIL
LUTHER, William PaulMN
REYNOLDS, Thomas M.NY
BROWN, Henry Edward, Jr.SC
KUCINICH, DennisOH
BIGGERT, Judy BorgIL
CLAYTON, Eva M.NC
HOOLEY, DarleneOR
RADANOVICH, George P.CA
FERGUSON, MichaelNJ
TAYLOR, Gary EugeneMS
KOLBE, James ThomasAZ
SULLIVAN, JohnOK
ORTIZ, Solomon P.TX
WILSON, HeatherNM
SOLIS, Hilda L.CA
TURNER, JimTX
BOUCHER, Frederick C.VA
KNOLLENBERG, JosephMI
RODRIGUEZ, Ciro D.TX
CRANE, Philip MillerIL
GRUCCI, Jr., Felix J.NY
HILLEARY, VanTN
OBERSTAR, James LouisMN
COYNE, William JosephPA
LaFALCE, John JosephNY
BOYD, F. Allen, Jr.FL
LANTOS, Thomas PeterCA
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, JuanitaCA
HOUGHTON, Amory, Jr.NY
GANSKE, GregIA
HALL, Tony PatrickOH
TOWNS, EdolphusNY
McCARTHY, KarenMO
STRICKLAND, TedOH
DELAHUNT, BillMA
McHUGH, John MichaelNY
DREIER, David TimothyCA
HINCHEY, Maurice DunleaNY
EHRLICH, Robert L., Jr.MD
BERKLEY, ShelleyNV
HARMAN, Jane L.CA
FORD, Harold, Jr.TN
BALDACCI, John EliasME
WOOLSEY, Lynn C.CA
HORN, John StephenCA
GILCHREST, Wayne ThomasMD
YOUNG, Charles WilliamFL
TAYLOR, Charles HartNC
JOHN, ChristopherLA
CANTOR, EricVA
MEEHAN, Martin ThomasMA
REHBERG, DennyMT
BRYANT, EdTN
DOOLEY, Calvin M.CA
MINK, Patsy TakemotoHI
DeLAY, Thomas DaleTX
JOHNSON, Nancy LeeCT
BACA, JoeCA
BOSWELL, Leonard L.IA
STENHOLM, Charles WalterTX
INSLEE, Jay RobertWA
PLATTS, ToddPA
STEARNS, Clifford BundyFL
WELDON, Wayne CurtisPA
SKELTON, Isaac Newton, IVMO
WU, DavidOR
HEFLEY, Joel M.CO
CANNON, Christopher B.UT
ABERCROMBIE, NeilHI
CUBIN, Barbara L.WY
KELLY, Sue W.NY
GIBBONS, James A.NV
FROST, Jonas MartinTX
DAVIS, JimFL
HULSHOF, KennyMO
REGULA, Ralph StrausOH
SANDLIN, Max A.TX
PICKERING, Charles W. (Chip), Jr.MS
DeMINT, James W.SC
KILDEE, Dale EdwardMI
COSTELLO, Jerry FrancisIL
ACKERMAN, Gary LeonardNY
SABO, Martin OlavMN
SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.SC
BOEHLERT, Sherwood LouisNY
THURMAN, Karen L.FL
LEWIS, RonKY
KLECZKA, Gerald DanielWI
CRAMER, Robert E. (Bud), Jr.AL
HOLDEN, Thomas TimothyPA
BEREUTER, Douglas KentNE
ROSS, Michael AveryAR
WAMP, Zachary PaulTN
MEEK, Carrie P.FL
CUNNINGHAM, RandallCA
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, IIIND
DUNN, Jennifer BlackburnWA
HOEKSTRA, PeterMI
ETHERIDGE, Bobby R.NC
STUPAK, Bart T.MI
BILIRAKIS, MichaelFL
KENNEDY, Patrick JosephRI
CONDIT, Gary AdrianCA
KANJORSKI, Paul E.PA
MYRICK, SueNC
JEFFERSON, William JenningsLA
RIVERS, Lynn NancyMI
CARSON, BradOK
QUINN, John FrancisNY
THOMAS, William MarshallCA
SHAW, Eugene Clay, Jr.FL
NEY, Robert WilliamOH
JENKINS, William LewisTN
WEINER, Anthony D.NY
LEACH, James Albert SmithIA
ENGLISH, Philip SheridanPA
WATTS, Julius Caesar, Jr.OK
JONES, Stephanie TubbsOH
FILNER, BobCA
EDWARDS, Thomas ChesterTX
MILLER, DanielFL
BERRY, Robert MarionAR
ANDREWS, Robert ErnestNJ
GOSS, Porter J.FL
GEPHARDT, Richard AndrewMO
DIAZ-BALART, LincolnFL
HILLIARD, Earl FrederickAL
DAVIS, Jo AnnVA
WALSH, James T.NY
BONO, MaryCA
FOLEY, Mark A.FL
BARRETT, Thomas M.WI
WELDON, David JosephFL
HERGER, Walter WilliamCA
OXLEY, Michael GarverOH
McNULTY, Michael RobertNY
SHOWS, Clifford RonaldMS
GALLEGLY, Elton W.CA
GILMAN, Benjamin ArthurNY
NUSSLE, James AllenIA
HILL, Baron P.IN
PAYNE, Donald MilfordNJ
WYNN, Albert RussellMD
HUNTER, Duncan LeeCA
NETHERCUTT, George R., Jr.WA
CALLAHAN, Herbert LeonAL
BAKER, Richard HughLA
PENCE, MikeIN
ISTOOK, Ernest James, Jr.OK
OLVER, John WalterMA
GONZALEZ, Charles A.TX
PRYCE, Deborah D.OH
SUNUNU, John E.NH
CARSON, Julia MayIN
HAYES, Robert CannonNC
SAXTON, Hugh JamesNJ
BAIRD, BrianWA
OSE, DougCA
TIAHRT, ToddKS
Ed PastorDemocratAZ
Adam B. SchiffDemocratCA
Anna G. EshooDemocratCA
Barbara LeeDemocratCA
Brad ShermanDemocratCA
George MillerDemocratCA
Grace F. NapolitanoDemocratCA
Henry A. WaxmanDemocratCA
Lois CappsDemocratCA
Loretta SanchezDemocratCA
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocratCA
Maxine WatersDemocratCA
Michael M. HondaDemocratCA
Mike ThompsonDemocratCA
Nancy PelosiDemocratCA
Sam FarrDemocratCA
Susan A. DavisDemocratCA
Xavier BecerraDemocratCA
Zoe LofgrenDemocratCA
Diana DeGetteDemocratCO
Mark UdallDemocratCO
John B. LarsonDemocratCT
Rosa L. DeLauroDemocratCT
Alcee L. HastingsDemocratFL
Corrine BrownDemocratFL
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.DemocratGA
Bobby L. RushDemocratIL
Danny K. DavisDemocratIL
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocratIL
Luis V. GutiérrezDemocratIL
Peter J. ViscloskyDemocratIN
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
James P. McGovernDemocratMA
John F. TierneyDemocratMA
Michael E. CapuanoDemocratMA
Richard E. NealDemocratMA
Stephen F. LynchDemocratMA
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Elijah E. CummingsDemocratMD
Steny H. HoyerDemocratMD
John D. DingellDemocratMI
Sander M. LevinDemocratMI
Betty McCollumDemocratMN
Collin C. PetersonDemocratMN
Wm. Lacy ClayDemocratMO
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocratMS
David E. PriceDemocratNC
Mike McIntyreDemocratNC
Bill Pascrell, Jr.DemocratNJ
Frank Pallone, Jr.DemocratNJ
Rush HoltDemocratNJ
Tom UdallDemocratNM
Carolyn B. MaloneyDemocratNY
Carolyn McCarthyDemocratNY
Charles B. RangelDemocratNY
Eliot L. EngelDemocratNY
Gregory W. MeeksDemocratNY
Jerrold NadlerDemocratNY
José E. SerranoDemocratNY
Joseph CrowleyDemocratNY
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocratNY
Nita M. LoweyDemocratNY
Nydia M. VelázquezDemocratNY
Steve IsraelDemocratNY
Marcy KapturDemocratOH
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Earl BlumenauerDemocratOR
Peter A. DeFazioDemocratOR
Chaka FattahDemocratPA
Michael F. DoyleDemocratPA
James R. LangevinDemocratRI
James E. ClyburnDemocratSC
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratTX
Gene GreenDemocratTX
Lloyd DoggettDemocratTX
Rubén HinojosaDemocratTX
Sheila Jackson LeeDemocratTX
Jim MathesonDemocratUT
James P. MoranDemocratVA
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratVA
Adam SmithDemocratWA
Jim McDermottDemocratWA
Rick LarsenDemocratWA
Ron KindDemocratWI
Tammy BaldwinDemocratWI
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocratWV
Bernard SandersIndependentVT
Don YoungRepublicanAK
Robert B. AderholtRepublicanAL
Spencer BachusRepublicanAL
John BoozmanRepublicanAR
Dana RohrabacherRepublicanCA
Darrell IssaRepublicanCA
Edward R. RoyceRepublicanCA
Gary G. MillerRepublicanCA
Howard P. "Buck" McKeonRepublicanCA
Ken CalvertRepublicanCA
Ander CrenshawRepublicanFL
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublicanFL
Jeff MillerRepublicanFL
John L. MicaRepublicanFL
Johnny IsaksonRepublicanGA
Saxby ChamblissRepublicanGA
Tom LathamRepublicanIA
Michael K. SimpsonRepublicanID
John ShimkusRepublicanIL
Mark KirkRepublicanIL
Jerry MoranRepublicanKS
Ed WhitfieldRepublicanKY
Harold RogersRepublicanKY
David VitterRepublicanLA
Dave CampRepublicanMI
Fred UptonRepublicanMI
Mike RogersRepublicanMI
Roy BluntRepublicanMO
Sam GravesRepublicanMO
Roger F. WickerRepublicanMS
Richard BurrRepublicanNC
Christopher H. SmithRepublicanNJ
Frank A. LoBiondoRepublicanNJ
Rodney P. FrelinghuysenRepublicanNJ
Peter T. KingRepublicanNY
John A. BoehnerRepublicanOH
Patrick J. TiberiRepublicanOH
Rob PortmanRepublicanOH
Steve ChabotRepublicanOH
Frank D. LucasRepublicanOK
Greg WaldenRepublicanOR
Bill ShusterRepublicanPA
Joseph R. PittsRepublicanPA
Patrick J. ToomeyRepublicanPA
Joe WilsonRepublicanSC
Lindsey GrahamRepublicanSC
John ThuneRepublicanSD
John J. Duncan, Jr.RepublicanTN
Joe BartonRepublicanTX
John Abney CulbersonRepublicanTX
Kay GrangerRepublicanTX
Kevin BradyRepublicanTX
Lamar SmithRepublicanTX
Pete SessionsRepublicanTX
Ralph M. HallRepublicanTX
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanVA
Frank R. WolfRepublicanVA
J. Randy ForbesRepublicanVA
Doc HastingsRepublicanWA
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.RepublicanWI
Paul D. RyanRepublicanWI
Thomas E. PetriRepublicanWI
Shelley Moore CapitoRepublicanWV

Nay18: 6 R

MemberPartyState
BARTLETT, Roscoe GardnerMD
McINNIS, ScottCO
BALLENGER, CassNC
GUTKNECHT, Gilbert W.MN
MANZULLO, Donald A.IL
GOODE, Virgil H., Jr.VA
PAUL, Ronald ErnestTX
EVERETT, Robert TerryAL
COLLINS, Michael AllenGA
SMITH, Nick H.MI
DEAL, John NathanGA
NORWOOD, Charles W., Jr.GA
Jeff FlakeRepublicanAZ
Jack KingstonRepublicanGA
Howard CobleRepublicanNC
Walter B. JonesRepublicanNC
Lee TerryRepublicanNE
Mac ThornberryRepublicanTX

Not Voting26: 4 D · 1 R

MemberPartyState
TRAFICANT, James A., Jr.OH
STUMP, Robert LeeAZ
COX, Charles ChristopherCA
RILEY, RobertAL
FRANK, BarneyMA
GREENWOOD, James CharlesPA
DEUTSCH, Peter R.FL
WATKINS, Wesley WadeOK
BORSKI, Robert Anthony, Jr.PA
MURTHA, John Patrick, Jr.PA
POMBO, Richard WilliamCA
BLAGOJEVICH, Rod R.IL
SCHROCK, EdwardVA
EMERSON, Jo AnnMO
SNYDER, Victor F.AR
MATSUI, Robert T.CA
BONIOR, David EdwardMI
BURTON, Danny LeeIN
LIPINSKI, William OliverIL
HASTERT, John DennisIL
MASCARA, Frank R.PA
John LewisDemocratGA
John Conyers, Jr.DemocratMI
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Robert A. BradyDemocratPA
Sam JohnsonRepublicanTX

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