United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5683 (113th)
Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act
Introduced
12 November 2014
Last action
8 December 2014 · Reported
Status
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 488.
Sponsors
Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act - Amends the federal judicial code with respect to the jurisdiction of federal courts over civil actions pending in, or on appeal from, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (USCFC) when the plaintiff also has pending in another federal court a civil action that includes a claim against the United States (or an agency or officer of the United States) arising from the same set of operative facts. Requires the court presiding over the action that was filed later to stay the later action until the action that was filed first is no longer pending. (Currently, the USCFC is prohibited from having jurisdiction of any claim in which the plaintiff has pending in any other court any suit or process against the United States or any person who was acting or professing to act under the authority of the United States.) Provides an exception to the requirement to stay the later action if: (1) the parties in each of the actions agree, or (2) the required stay is not in the interests of justice.
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Timeline
12 November 2014
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
12 November 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 November 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 November 2014
Reported
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
13 November 2014
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
8 December 2014
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 488.
Source: Calendars
8 December 2014
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-650.
Source: Committee
8 December 2014
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-650.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported in House · 8 December 2014 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 12 November 2014 · Download file
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Reported in House (text)
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Reported in House (PDF)
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Reported to House without amendment
summary · EN · 8 December 2014
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Sponsors
- Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5683
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5683
- us · 113-hr-5683 · source updated 12 August 2025