Federal Tort Claims Act
| Long title | Title IV of an Act “To provide for increased efficiency in the legislative branch of the Government”. |
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| Enacted by | the 79th United States Congress |
| Effective | August 2, 1946 |
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| Public law | Pub. L. 79–601 |
| Statutes at Large | 60 Stat. 812 through 60 Stat. 852 (40 pages) |
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| United States Supreme Court cases | |
| Feres v. United States Millbrook v. United States | |
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The Federal Tort Claims Act (August 2, 1946, ch. 646, Title IV, 60 Stat. 812, 28 U.S.C. Part VI, Chapter 171 and 28 U.S.C. § 1346) ("FTCA") is a 1946 federal statute that permits private parties to sue the United States in a federal court for most torts committed by persons acting on behalf of the United States. It was passed and enacted as a part of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946.