A resolution authorizing the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to ascertain and settle claims…

Full title

A resolution authorizing the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to ascertain and settle claims arising out of the discovery of lethal ricin powder in the Senate Complex.

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R LottSponsor

1 cosponsor · 1 D

D Dodd

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Senate Introduced Apr 2, 2004
Senate Passed Apr 2, 2004

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Apr 2, 2004

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Authorizes the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, under specified conditions, to: (1) consider and ascertain any claim incident to service by a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate for any damage to, or loss of, personal property, for which the Member, officer, or employee has not been reimbursed, resulting from the discovery of lethal ricin powder in the Senate Complex on February 2, 2004, or the related remediation efforts undertaken as a result of that discovery; and (2) determine, compromise, adjust, and settle such claim in an amount not exceeding $4,000 per claimant.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A resolution authorizing the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to ascertain and settle claims arising out of the discovery of lethal ricin powder in the Senate Complex.

Latest action (Apr 2, 2004): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3610; text as passed Senate: CR S3610; text of measure as introduced: CR S3605)

Policy area: Congress · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 2, 2004

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Senate Introduced Apr 2, 2004
Senate Passed Apr 2, 2004

No recorded floor vote found.