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H.R. 2341 (IH) - Class Action Fairness Act of 2001
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:
- Congress Number
- 107th Congress
- Congress Session
- 1st Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- June 27, 2001
- Action
- Mr. Goodlatte (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Armey, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Holden, Mr. Cox, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Goss) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
- Bill Number
- H.R. 2341
- Bill Version
- Introduced in House (IH)
- Short Title
- Class Action Fairness Act of 2001
- Full Title
- To amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, to outlaw certain practices that provide inadequate settlements for class members, to assure that attorneys do not receive a disproportionate amount of settlements at the expense of class members, to provide for clearer and simpler information in class action settlement notices, to assure prompt consideration of interstate class actions, to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the application of the principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions, and for other purposes.
- Sponsors
- Bob Goodlatte(VA)
- Cosponsors
- Rick Boucher (VA); F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (WI); James P. Moran (VA); Richard K. Armey (TX); Charles W. Stenholm (TX); Henry J. Hyde (IL); Calvin M. Dooley (CA); Ed Bryant (TN); Tim Holden (PA); Christopher Cox (CA); Steve Chabot (OH); Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. (AL); Michael G. Oxley (OH); John E. Sununu (NH); Spencer Bachus (AL); Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD); Porter J. Goss (FL)
- Committees
- Committee on the Judiciary (Standing)