[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2814 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 170

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2814

                          [Report No. 103-319]

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                                 A BILL

    To permit the taking effect of certain proposed rules of civil 
                     procedure, with modifications.

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                            November 3, 1993

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed





                                                 Union Calendar No. 170
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2814

                          [Report No. 103-319]

    To permit the taking effect of certain proposed rules of civil 
                     procedure, with modifications.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 1993

  Mr. Hughes (for himself and Mr. Moorhead) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                            November 3, 1993

    Additional sponsors: Mr. Darden, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Blute, and Mr. 
                               Valentine

                            November 3, 1993

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
    To permit the taking effect of certain proposed rules of civil 
                     procedure, with modifications.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rules Amendments Act of 
1993''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

    The proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
which are embraced by an order entered by the Supreme Court of the 
United States on April 22, 1993, shall take effect on December 1, 1993, 
as otherwise provided by law, but with the following amendments:
            (1) Rule 26.--
                    (A) In general.--Proposed rule 26(a) is amended so 
                that paragraph (1) reads as follows:
            ``(1) Insurance agreements.--A party may obtain discovery 
        of the existence and contents of any insurance agreement under 
        which any person carrying on an insurance business may be 
        liable to satisfy part or all of a judgment which may be 
        entered in the action or to indemnify or reimburse for payments 
        made to satisfy the judgment. Information concerning the 
        insurance agreement is not by reason of disclosure admissible 
        in evidence at trial. For purposes of this paragraph, an 
        application for insurance shall not be treated as part of an 
        insurance agreement.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Proposed rule 26(a)(2) is 
        amended by striking ``In addition to the disclosures required 
        by paragraph (1), a'' and inserting ``A''.
            (B) Proposed rule 26(a)(3) is amended by striking ``the 
        preceding paragraphs'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)''.
            (C) Proposed rule 26(a)(4) is amended by striking ``(1) 
        through'' and inserting ``(2) and''.
            (D) Proposed rule 26(f) is amended by striking ``to make or 
        arrange for the disclosures required by subdivision (a)(1),''.
            (E) Proposed rule 26(g)(1) is amended by striking 
        ``subdivision (a)(1) or''.
            (3) Rule 30.--
                    (A) In general.--Proposed rule 30(b)(2) is amended 
                by striking ``Unless the court orders otherwise, it may 
                be recorded by sound, sound-and-visual, or stenographic 
                means, and the'' and inserting ``Unless the court upon 
                motion orders, or the parties agree in writing to use, 
                sound or sound-and-visual means, the deposition shall 
                be recorded by stenographic means. The''.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Proposed rule 30(b) is 
                amended by striking paragraph (3).
            (4) Form 35.--Proposed form 35 is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
                paragraphs (2) and (3).