SMALL BUSINESS LIABILITY REFORM ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2366), H474, H476, H478, H479 [16FE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 2366): consideration (see H. Res. 423), H454 [15FE]

Letters

Provisions: Barry B. Anderson, CBO, H472 [16FE]

———Nancy Stoner, Natural Resources Defense Council, H483 [16FE]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H472 [16FE]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H472 [16FE]

Remarks in House

Courts: define ``punitive damages'' as those awarded to punish or deter similar behavior and not including civil penalties, fines, or treble damages assessed by a State or Federal agency, H478, H479 [16FE]

———define ``small business'' relative to revenue and clarify provisions on product liability, hate crimes, and State punitive damages application and opt-out procedures, H480-H485 [16FE]

Enact (H.R. 2366), H463-H486 [16FE]

———amendment process, H280 [10FE]

———consideration (H. Res. 423), H461-H463 [16FE]

Small business: allow Federal court jurisdiction over claims dealing with interference in interstate commerce and antitrust matters, H479 [16FE]

———limit punitive damages against small businesses except in cases where they are proven to have acted with specific intent to cause harm, H476, H477 [16FE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2366), S1753 [27MR], S1765 [28MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2366, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 423) (H. Rept. 106-498), H454 [15FE]

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 106-494), H218 [7FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 423, consideration of H.R. 2366, provisions, H461 [16FE]

H.R. 2366, provisions, H474-H476 [16FE]