United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1255 (111th)
To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident.
Introduced
3 March 2009
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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7 April 2025
Summary
Prohibits any entity that receives funds from the federal government from using them to file a class action lawsuit against an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded on behalf of any facility resident unless the resident (or the resident's legal representative), after receiving notice of the proposed class action lawsuit, has the opportunity to elect not to have the action apply to the resident.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 March 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 March 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 3 March 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1255
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1255