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                       MARCH 1, 2017 
 
                RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 115-5
                
        TEXT OF H.R. 985, FAIRNESS IN CLASS ACTION 
        
            LITIGATION AND FURTHERING ASBESTOS 
            
            CLAIM TRANSPARENCY AcT OF 2017 

       [Showing the text of H.R. 985 as ordered reported and H.R. 
         906 as reported by the Committee on the Judiciary; with 
         conforming changes.] 
         
         
         
         
1  SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.--This Act may be cited as the 

3 "Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering As�

4 bestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017". 

5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.--The table of contents for 

6 this Act is as follows: 

  Sec. 1. Short titlei table of contents. 

          TITLE I-FAIRNESS IN CLASS ACTION LITIGATION 

  Sec. 101. Short titlei referencei table of contents. 
  Sec. 102. Purposes. 
  Sec. 103. Class action procedures. 
  Sec. 104. Misjoinder of plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death actions. 
  Sec. 105. Multidistrict litigation proceedings procedures. 
  Sec. 106. Rulemaking authority of Supreme Court and Judicial Conference. 
  Sec. 107. Effective date. 

        TITLE II-FURTHERING ASBESTOS CLAIM TRANSPARENCY 

  Sec. 201. Short title. 
  Sec. 202. Amendments. 
  Sec. 203. Effective date; application of amendments. 












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