[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 24 (Thursday, March 7, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PERMISSION FOR COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY TO HAVE UNTIL 7 P.M., MONDAY, 
 MARCH 11, 2002, TO FILE A REPORT ON H.R. 2341, CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS 
                              ACT OF 2001

  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
the Judiciary have until 7 p.m. on Monday, March 11, 2002, to file a 
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2341) 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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Texas?
  There was no objection.

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