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S 5218
Clarifying Civil Rights Remedies Act of 2022
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Clarifying Civil Rights Remedies Act of 2022 This bill specifies that damages in certain civil rights lawsuits may include all types of compensatory damages, including for emotional harm.
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Primary sponsor
Patty Murray
SenateWADemocrat
Cosponsors
Bernard Sanders
SenateVTIndependent
Cory A. Booker
SenateNJDemocrat
Dianne Feinstein
SenateCADemocrat
Richard Blumenthal
SenateCTDemocrat
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