2 U.S.C. § 190g — Nonconsideration of certain private bills and resolutions

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Congress cannot consider certain private bills or resolutions. These include bills paying for property damage, personal injury, death, or pensions outside existing law. They also include bills for bridges over navigable rivers or fixing military records.

Neither the Senate nor the House of Representatives can receive or consider a private bill or resolution — including so-called omnibus claims or pension bills — or any amendment to one, if it authorizes or directs: (1) paying money for property damage, for personal injuries or death that could instead be sued for under the Federal Tort Claims Act, or for a pension, other than to carry out an existing law or treaty; (2) building a bridge across a navigable stream; or (3) correcting a military or naval record.

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No private bill or resolution (including so-called omnibus claims or pension bills), and no amendment to any bill or resolution, authorizing or directing (1) the payment of money for property damages, for personal injuries or death for which suit may be instituted under the Federal Tort Claims Act, or for a pension (other than to carry out a provision of law or treaty stipulation); (2) the construction of a bridge across a navigable stream; or (3) the correction of a military or naval record, shall be received or considered in either the Senate 1 or the House of Representatives.

Source credit: (Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 131, 60 Stat. 831.)

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1946Enacted · Act of Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753 · 60 Stat. 831

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