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28 U.S.C. § 1495

Damages for unjust conviction and imprisonment; claim against United States

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 1495, Damages for unjust conviction and imprisonment; claim against United States, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465270
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The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction to render judgment upon any claim for damages by any person unjustly convicted of an offense against the United States and imprisoned.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 97-164(H.R. 4482)1982-04-02
    Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1981
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-572(S. 1569)1992-10-29
    Federal Courts Administration Act of 1992
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally