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S. 5 (IS) - Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/1:
- Congress Number
- 109th Congress
- Congress Session
- 1st Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- January 25, 2005
- Action
- Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Carper, Mr. Frist, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Lott, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Sessions, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Ensign) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
- Bill Number
- S. 5
- Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate (IS)
- Short Title
- Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
- Full Title
- To amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other purposes.
- Sponsors
- Chuck Grassley(IA)
- Cosponsors
- Herb Kohl (WI); Orrin G. Hatch (UT); Thomas R. Carper (DE); William H. Frist (TN); Lincoln Chafee (RI); Christopher J. Dodd (CT); Dianne Feinstein (CA); Chuck Hagel (NE); Jon Kyl (AZ); Mary L. Landrieu (LA); Blanche L. Lincoln (AR); Richard G. Lugar (IN); Mitch McConnell (KY); Charles E. Schumer (NY); John Thune (SD); David Vitter (LA); George V. Voinovich (OH); Trent Lott (MS); Lamar Alexander (TN); Olympia J. Snowe (ME); Jeff Sessions (AL); Jim DeMint (SC); Joseph I. Lieberman (CT); Mel Martinez (FL); John Ensign (NV)
- Committees
- Committee on the Judiciary (Standing)
- United States Code References
- 12 U.S.C. 1813
15 U.S.C. 77b, 78bb and 78p
28 U.S.C. Chapter 131