INTERSTATE COMMERCE

Amendments

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), H857, H859, H861, H863, H866, H868, H869, H874, H877, H879, H880 [13MR]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), consideration (H. Res. 367), H845 [13MR]

Articles and editorials

Hunting Made Easy, E275 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H523 [14FE]

Aviation: develop and implement a plan to provide security for cargo entering the U.S., or being transported in intrastate or interstate commerce (see S. 2656), S5851 [20JN] (see S. 2668), S5901 [21JN]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), consideration (see H. Res. 367), H832 [12MR]

Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 4193), H1282 [11AP]

———prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties for crimes related to gunrunning (see S. 2091), S2577 [11AP]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 2268), S3434 [25AP]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H1088 [20MR]

Gambling: require consent of certain horsemen's groups for interstate off-track wagers (see H.R. 4705), H2355 [9MY]

Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 4163), H1200 [10AP]

Market Integrity Commission: establish to study issues relating to the governance of corporations in interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 5050), H4325 [27JN]

Telecommunications: regulate interstate commerce in certain devices by protecting digital content and promoting broadband and the transition to digital television (see S. 2048), S2260 [21MR]

Tobacco products: prevent sale of tobacco products to minors and the circumvention of State tobacco taxes by means of electronic sales (see H.R. 5724), H8731 [13NO]

———prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles through the Internet or other indirect means and ensure collection of all cigarette taxes (see S. 3035), S9846 [2OC]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of carnivorous wild cats for use as pets (see S. 3038), S9901 [3OC]

———prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 5226), H5790 [25JY]

Letters

Class Action Fairness Act: Joan Claybrook and Frank Clemente, Public Citizen (organization), H848 [13MR]

Motions

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), H884 [13MR]

Remarks in House

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (H.R. 3464), E275 [6MR]

———prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (H.R. 3781), E178 [15FE]

Courts: disclosure of plaintiff attorney's fees in certain class action lawsuits, H864-H866 [13MR]

———ensure that class actions which are refused certification by a Federal court are remanded to the State court from which it was removed, H877-H879 [13MR]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), H768 [7MR], H847-H886, H899 [13MR], E353 [14MR], E388 [19MR], E412 [21MR]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), consideration (H. Res. 367), H838-H846 [13MR]

———jurisdiction over certain class actions brought by local prosecutors or private attorneys general, H866-H868 [13MR]

———prohibit any knowing participant in a conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism from having a class action removed to Federal court, H884 [13MR]

———prohibit moving class action claims to district court if records or documents have been knowingly altered, destroyed, or misrepresented, H874-H877 [13MR]

———treatment of discovery orders in class action lawsuits when a party to the order withholds or destroys material, H861-H863 [13MR]

———treatment of foreign corporations that acquire domestic corporations in corporate repatriation transactions relative to State jurisdiction in class action lawsuits, H869-H871 [13MR]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 4034), E432 [21MR]

Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (H.R. 4163), E2086 [15NO]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (H.R. 5226), E1390 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: develop and implement a plan to provide security for cargo entering the U.S., or being transported in intrastate or interstate commerce (S. 2656), S5857 [20JN]

———develop and implement a plan to provide security for cargo entering the U.S., or being transported in intrastate or interstate commerce (S. 2668), S5905 [21JN]

Customs Service: develop pilot program to examine technologies used to verify contents of containers and prevent tampering during transportation, S3295 [24AP]

Firearms: prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties for crimes related to gunrunning (S. 2091), S2580 [11AP]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (S. 2268), S10652 [17OC]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, S1704 [8MR]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (S. 767), S481 [7FE], S2253 [21MR], S2572 [11AP], S3835 [2MY], S4832 [23MY], S5201 [6JN], S5583 [14JN], S11206 [15NO], S11561 [19NO]

Telecommunications: regulate interstate commerce in certain devices by protecting digital content and promoting broadband and the transition to digital television (S. 2048), S2269-S2271 [21MR]

Tobacco products: prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles through the Internet or other indirect means and ensure collection of all cigarette taxes (S. 3035), S9852 [2OC]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of carnivorous wild cats for use as pets (S. 3038), S9905 [3OC]

Reports filed

Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1655), S11078 [14NO]

Class Action Fairness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2341) (H. Rept. 107-370), H906 [13MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2341, Class Action Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 367) (H. Rept. 107-375), H832 [12MR]

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2037) (H. Rept. 107-727), H7171 [7OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2037) (H. Rept. 107-727), H7302 [8OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 367, consideration of H.R. 2341, Class Action Fairness Act, H838 [13MR]

H.R. 2341, Class Action Fairness Act, H857-H859 [13MR]

S. 2048, Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act, S2271 [21MR]

S. 2091, Gun Kingpin Penalty Act, S2580 [11AP]

S. 3035, Eliminating Profiteering Through Illegal Cigarette Sales (EPICS) Act, S9852-S9854 [2OC]