# 114-hr-2664: Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2015

114-hr-2664, Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2664
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2664
- Congress: 114
- Title: Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Introduced: 2015-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2015 Amends the federal judicial code to declare that a claimant in any civil action before a federal court shall have the right to retain a structured settlement broker to act on behalf of that claimant for purposes of negotiating a schedule of payments or other terms of payment previously agreed to be paid by or on behalf of the defendant in satisfaction of a judgment against that defendant or in accordance with the terms of a settlement. Requires that a party to an administrative proceeding have the same right to retain such a structured settlement broker for negotiations with other parties. Directs: (1) the court or the agency in an administrative proceeding to inform the claimant of this right at the appropriate time, and (2) the defendant to provide timely notice of any current or previous professional relationship between the defendant and the broker.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6061: No Lead in School Water Act
- 114-hr-5844: ACTION for National Service Act
- 114-hr-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league…
- 114-hr-5598: Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5488: Voting Access Act
- 114-hr-5373: LGBT Data Inclusion Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-2664 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2664)

## Related
- [114-hr-6061: No Lead in School Water Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6061)
- [114-hr-5844: ACTION for National Service Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5844)
- [114-hr-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Dob…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5621)
- [114-hr-5598: Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5598)
- [114-hr-5488: Voting Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5488)
- [114-hr-5373: LGBT Data Inclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5373)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2664 (as of 2025-11-18).