S. 413 · 108th Congress
Asbestos Claims Criteria and Compensation Act of 2003
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Asbestos Claims Criteria and Compensation Act of 2003 - Requires as an essential element of an asbestos claim that there be physical impairment to which asbestos exposure was a substantial contributing factor.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 13, 2003
Requires the use of AMA guidelines or other authoritative standards.
Sets forth requirements concerning claim consolidation (with consent only if not members of the same household), venue, preliminary proceedings, and removal.
Delineates the statute of limitations for claims for nonmalignant conditions.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Asbestos Claims Criteria and Compensation Act of 2003
Latest action (Feb 13, 2003): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2493-2495)
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 13, 2003
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.