HR 775 · 106th Congress · Law
Y2K Act
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 106-37.(1999-07-20)
Recorded Votes
PassedSenate · 1999-07-01
Roll #196 ↗Yea 81Nay 18
PassedSenate · 1999-07-01
Roll #196 ↗Yea 81Nay 18
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Uniform Prelitigation Procedures for Year 2000 Actions Title II: Year 2000 Actions Involving Contracts Title III: Year 2000 Actions Involving Tort and Other Noncontractual Claims Title IV: Year 2000 Class Actions Title V: Client Protection in Connection with Year 2000 Actions Title VI: Assistance to Small Businesses for Preventing Year 2000 computer Failures Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act - Makes this Act inapplicable to any claim based on personal injury. Title I: Uniform Prelitigation Procedures for Year 2000 Actions - Requires a prospective plaintiff, before filing a year 2000 action, except in an action that seeks only injunctive relief, to provide to each prospective defendant a written notice that identifies with particularity: (1) any symptoms of a material defect alleged to have caused injury; (2) the injury allegedly suffered; (3) the facts that led the prospective plaintiff to hold such person responsible for both the defect and the injury; and (4) the relief or action sought. Bars a prospective plaintiff from commencing an action in Federal or State court until the expiration of 90 days after the date on which such notice is provid…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act
May 7, 1999Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Judiciary on May 4, 1999
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 775, Y2K Act
Aug 16, 1999Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on July 1, 1999
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
7 Democrats13 Republicans