A bill to ensure appropriate judicial review of Federal Government actions by amending the prohibition on the exercise of jurisdiction by the United States Court of Federal Claims of certain claims pending in other courts.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S.2769 through Congress

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SenateJul 31, 2014IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House bill: H.R.5683 Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 31, 2014

Amends the federal judicial code with respect to the jurisdiction of federal courts over civil actions pending in, or on appeal from, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (USCFC) when the plaintiff also has pending in another federal court a civil action that includes a claim against the United States (or an agency or officer of the United States) arising from the same set of operative facts.

Requires the court presiding over the action that was filed later to stay the later action until the action that was filed first is no longer pending. (Currently, the USCFC is prohibited from having jurisdiction of any claim in which the plaintiff has pending in any other court any suit or process against the United States or any person who was acting or professing to act under the authority of the United States.)

Provides an exception to the requirement to stay the later action if: (1) the parties in each of the actions agree, or (2) the required stay is not in the interests of justice.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R–MS

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Judiciary Committee

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Jul 31, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 31, 2014
Introduced in Senate

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HR 5683 · Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act

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Discuss S.2769, 113th Congress: A bill to ensure appropriate judicial review of Federal Government actions by amending the prohibition on the exercise of jurisdiction by the United States Court of Federal Claims of certain claims pending in other courts.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2769

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2014-07-31.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2769/BILLS-113s2769is.htm

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Discuss S.2769, 113th Congress: A bill to ensure appropriate judicial review of Federal Government actions by amending the prohibition on the exercise of jurisdiction by the United States Court of Federal Claims of certain claims pending in other courts.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2769

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2014-07-31.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2769/BILLS-113s2769is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-08-10T11:51:27Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.2769, 113th Congress: A bill to ensure appropriate judicial review of Federal Government actions by amending the prohibition on the exercise of jurisdiction by the United States Court of Federal Claims of certain claims pending in other courts.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2769

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2014-07-31.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2769/BILLS-113s2769is.htm

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Discuss S.2769, 113th Congress: A bill to ensure appropriate judicial review of Federal Government actions by amending the prohibition on the exercise of jurisdiction by the United States Court of Federal Claims of certain claims pending in other courts.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2769

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2014-07-31.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2769/BILLS-113s2769is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-08-10T11:51:27Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine S.2769 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.