# 119-s-907: Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025

119-s-907, Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-907
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-27

## Summary

**Sets clearer proof, venue, and fee rules for Camp Lejeune water-exposure claims.** - Survivors and families would have to show a relationship between the contaminant type and the harm and at least 30 days of presence at Camp Lejeune. Relief may include latent or potential harms. - People receiving federal health or disability benefits could see settlements offset by those benefits when awards are made after a civil action begins, while earlier awards settled before a civil action are not offset. - Litigation and courts would be centralized for pretrial coordination in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, with transfer allowed within the Fourth Circuit for trial, jury trials permitted, and a mandate to advance and expedite cases. - Attorneys would face fee limits: up to 20% of settlements resolved before filing a civil action and up to 25% of judgments or settlements after a civil action is filed. Any fee split between firms must match the services each performed.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on lawyers' fees for victims: benefit, medium. If enacted, lawyers could take up to 20% of a settlement before you file a lawsuit. After a lawsuit is filed, lawyers could take up to 25% of a judgment or settlement. Any fee split between different firms must match the work done, and you can agree to a lower fee.
- Who can file Camp Lejeune claims: benefit, medium. If enacted, you would be able to seek money for latent or potential harms from Camp Lejeune water. You would need evidence linking the contaminant type to your harm. You must have been at Camp Lejeune at least 30 days, consecutive or not. The changes would apply as if the law began on August 10, 20…
- How health benefits affect settlements: mixed, high. If enacted, settlements reached before you file a lawsuit would not be reduced by VA, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits. If you get a judgment or settlement after a suit is filed, it could be reduced by those benefits to the extent allowed by law. Offsets apply only to benefits related to Camp Lejeune…
- Court rules for Camp Lejeune cases: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Eastern District of North Carolina would handle coordinated pretrial matters for these claims. Either party could transfer a case to any district in the Fourth Circuit for trial. Either side could ask for a jury. Courts would be required to move these cases up the docket and speed t…

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- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-3267: ASAP Act
- 119-s-1532: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
- 119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [119-s-907 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/907)

## Related
- [119-s-5526: Agricultural Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5526)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-3267: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3267)
- [119-s-1532: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1532)
- [119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1289)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-907 (as of 2026-09-27).