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S.2950: Gold King ACT
About This Bill
- Introduced May 18, 2016
- Latest Major Action May 18, 2016
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Gold King Accountability and Compensation for Taxpayers or the Gold King ACT This bill allows a person to bring a compensation claim for allowable damages (i.e., property, business, or financial losses) under the Federal Tort Claims Act if the claim is related to an injury resulting from the spill in Cement Creek from the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado. The spill occurred on August 5, 2015. The bill prohibits certain exemptions and...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Date | Description |
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May 18, 2016 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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May 18, 2016 |
Introduced in the Senate by Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) |