S. 1337: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act
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S. 1337: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act
109th Congress · introduced 2005-06-29 · Health · Latest: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-710.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2005-06-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-710. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act
Plain summary
Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award up to ten demonstration grants to states for the development, implementation, and evaluation of alternatives to current tort litigation for resolving disputes over injuries allegedly caused by health care providers or health care organizations. Requires such states to: (1) develop such an alternative to current tort litigation; and (2) promote a reduction of health care errors by allowing for patient safety data related to such disputes to be collected and analyzed by organizations that engage in voluntary efforts to improve patient safety and the quality of health care delivery. Sets forth model alternatives to current tort litigation that states may utilize.
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Official text
Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s1337.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>
Record fed-us-cong109-s1337 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109