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H.R. 3502

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3502, the Wrongful Injunction Accountability Act, was introduced in the House on May 19, 2025 by Rep. Derek Schmidt (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on May 19, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 3502 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb3502/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3502 IH: Wrongful Injunction Accountability Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-19
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3502  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 19, 2025   Mr. Schmidt  (for himself and  Ms. Hageman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To ensure recovery of taxpayer costs and damages in restraining actions wrongfully brought against the United States.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Wrongful Injunction Accountability Act  .
2.
Liability arising from inadequate security posted
 If the United States (including an agency, officer or employee of the United States) is found to have been wrongfully enjoined or restrained under rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. App.) and the security required under subsection (c) of such rule is not ordered by the court or is insufficient to pay the costs and damages sustained by the United States, then the movant shall be liable to the United States for the costs and damages sustained.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-19
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To ensure recovery of taxpayer costs and damages in restraining actions wrongfully brought against the United States.

Sponsors

Rep. Derek Schmidt (R) sponsors H.R. 3502, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3502 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · May 19, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3502 has taken 2 actions since May 19, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 19, 2025
House
Introduced in House
May 19, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 3502 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3502 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Wrongful Injunction Accountability Act — Display Title
  • Wrongful Injunction Accountability Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To ensure recovery of taxpayer costs and damages in restraining actions wrongfully brought against the United States. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 3502 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Medicare/Medicaid.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PHYSICIANS ADVOCACY INSTITUTEAdvocacy OrganizationNorth Carolina16$210K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
STATE FEDERAL STRATEGIES16$210K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
RICHARD SULLIVAN116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PHYSICIANS ADVOCACY INSTITUTESTATE FEDERAL STRATEGIES2026 second_quarter$35K2nd Quarter - Report
PHYSICIANS ADVOCACY INSTITUTESTATE FEDERAL STRATEGIES2026 first_quarter$35K1st Quarter - Report
PHYSICIANS ADVOCACY INSTITUTESTATE FEDERAL STRATEGIES2025 fourth_quarter$35K4th Quarter - Report
PHYSICIANS ADVOCACY INSTITUTESTATE FEDERAL STRATEGIES2025 third_quarter$35K3rd Quarter - Report
PHYSICIANS ADVOCACY INSTITUTESTATE FEDERAL STRATEGIES2025 second_quarter$35K2nd Quarter - Report
PHYSICIANS ADVOCACY INSTITUTESTATE FEDERAL STRATEGIES2025 first_quarter$35K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3502 under Law, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3502’s is Law.

hr3502/policy-areas.txt
LawAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com