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This Week in the House Judiciary Committee (March 22 - 24, 2016)

Washington, DC, March 22, 2016

TUESDAY, MARCH 22

10:15 a.m.       Full Committee Markup

2141 Rayburn House Office Building

H.R. 4771, the “Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016” (Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz.):  This bill sets conditions for lawsuits arising from health care liability claims. The CBO estimates that the reforms contained in the bill would lower health care costs by an estimated $40 billion over a ten-year period.

H.R. 4676, the “Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016” (Rep. Tom Rooney (R-Fla.): This bill protects veterans from financial predators who target them for profit.