INTERSTATE COMMERCE

Amendments

Aviation: develop and implement a plan to provide security for cargo entering the U.S., or being transported in intrastate or interstate commerce (S. 165), S5929, S5974 [8MY]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), H5294, H5296, H5297, H5299 [12JN]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), consideration (H. Res. 269), H5278 [12JN]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (S. 1751), S16217 [15DE]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S13943 [4NO], S14157, S14185, S14219 [6NO], S14239, S14278 [7NO], S14364 [10NO]

Tobacco products: ensure collection of all cigarette taxes (S. 1177), S16147, S16202 [9DE]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of carnivorous wild cats for use as pets (S. 269), S13740 [31OC]

———prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (H.R. 1006), S15849, S15873 [24NO], H12866 [8DE]

Appointments

U.S.-China Economic Security Review Commission, S4394 [25MR]

Articles and editorials

Alexander's Principled Stand for State Control, S14253 [7NO]

Class Action—Plan Seems Less About Justice Than Helping Business, H5290 [12JN]

Halloween Scare—Internet Taxes, S14165 [6NO]

Internet's Taxing Issue—State, Service Providers Wage Fight Over Sales Tax on Web Access, S13892 [4NO]

It's About Taxes—Yours, S14253 [7NO]

New Airport Profiling, S5933 [8MY]

Responsible George, S14165 [6NO]

Tax and Click, S14165 [6NO]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H704 [13FE]

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. 165), S848 [15JA] (see S. 208), S1479 [23JA]

———improve air cargo security (see H.R. 1103), H1641 [5MR] (see H.R. 2455), H5365 [12JN]

Computers: clarify jurisdiction over digital transactions of goods and services on the Internet (see H.R. 945), H1395 [26FE]

———prohibit distribution of peer-to-peer file trading software in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2885), H7616 [24JY]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see S. 1751), S12737 [16OC] (see H.R. 1115), H1678 [6MR]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), consideration (see H. Res. 269), H5265 [11JN]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 394), H217 [28JA]

Dept. of Commerce: protect consumers by regulating interstate sale of insurance (see S. 1373), S9049 [8JY]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see S. 1807), S13711 [31OC] (see H.R. 260), H135 [8JA]

Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 1680), H2938 [8AP]

Privacy: require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information, to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see S. 1350), S8725 [26JN]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H53 [7JA] (see H.R. 1481), H2471 [27MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 52), S36 [7JA] (see S. 150), S230 [13JA]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 3220), H9129 [1OC]

Tobacco products: ensure collection of all cigarette taxes (see S. 1177), S7235 [3JN]

———prevent sale of tobacco products to minors by means of electronic or mail-order sales (see H.R. 3047), H8081 [9SE]

Transportation: establish programs to facilitate international and interstate trade (see S. 1535), S10618 [31JY] (see H.R. 3112), H8380 [17SE]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of carnivorous wild cats for use as pets (see S. 269), S1813 [30JA]

———prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H1463 [27FE]

Cloture motions

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (S. 1751), motion to proceed, S12887 [20OC], S13007 [22OC]

Cost Estimates

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act (S. 150): CBO, S13033 [22OC]

———CBO (intergovernmental mandates), S14169 [6NO]

Letters

Broaden category of class action cases that would stay in State court: Senator Feinstein, H5294 [12JN]

Class Action Fairness Act: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H5290 [12JN]

———Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S12874 [20OC]

———Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S12876 [20OC]

———Sally Greenberg, Consumers Union, Rachel Weintraub, Consumer Federation of America, and Chris Peterson, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S12876 [20OC]

———several Democratic Senators, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12872 [20OC]

———several environmental organizations, S12878 [20OC]

———several law professors, S12875 [20OC]

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: Bill Bogaard, Mayor of Pasadena, CA, S14235 [7NO]

———Dan Albert, Mayor of Monterey, CA, S14235 [7NO]

———David F. Romero, Mayor of San Luis Obispo, CA, S14237 [7NO]

———Judith Valles, Mayor of San Bernardino, CA, S14237 [7NO]

———Mark A. Peterson, Mayor of Concord, CA, S14234 [7NO]

———R.E. Lamkin, Mayor of Lakeport, CA, S14235 [7NO]

———Robert D'Amato, S14236 [7NO]

———Roderick J. Wood, S14236 [7NO]

———Stacey Murphy, Mayor of Burbank, CA, S14234 [7NO]

———Walter Allen III, Mayor of Covina, CA, S14235 [7NO]

———William H. Batey II, Mayor of Moreno Valley, CA, S14236 [7NO]

Jurisdiction over certain class actions brought by local prosecutors or private attorneys general: Gilbert G. Otero, California District Attorneys Association, H5298 [12JN]

Lists

Judicial groups and State attorneys general opposing S. 1751, Class Action Fairness Act, S12881 [20OC]

Organizations opposing S. 1751, Class Action Fairness Act, S12880 [20OC]

Motions

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), H5305 [12JN]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (S. 1751), S12853 [17OC], S12866 [20OC]

Proposals

State and local officials' alternative to S. 150, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, S12567-S12569 [15OC]

Remarks in House

ATF: require Federal firearm licensees to make a physical inventory of their firearms, H12841 [8DE]

Aviation: improve air cargo security (H.R. 1103), H1607 [5MR]

———require screening of all cargo on passenger planes, H5776-H5779 [24JN], H8795-H8802 [24SE]

Cargo transportation: create an all-inclusive database that will allow State and local law enforcement officials to coordinate reports of cargo theft, H11162 [17NO]

———develop and implement a plan to provide security for cargo being transported in intrastate or interstate commerce, H4210 [19MY]

Class Action Fairness Act: change effective date and repeal mandatory appeal of class action certification orders, H5305, H5306 [12JN]

Computers: prohibit distribution of peer-to-peer file trading software in interstate commerce (H.R. 2885), H11658 [20NO]

Courts: broaden category of class action cases that would stay in State court, H5287, H5291, H5294-H5296 [12JN]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), H5097 [10JN], H5281-H5307, H5348 [12JN], E405 [7MR], E1281 [17JN]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), amendment process, H5031 [5JN]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), consideration (H. Res. 269), H5271-H5280 [12JN]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), motion to recommit, H5305, H5306 [12JN]

———jurisdiction over certain class actions brought by local prosecutors or private attorneys general, H5297-H5299 [12JN]

———prevent domestic corporations from escaping liability from class action lawsuits through repatriation or merging with a foreign corporation, H5296, H5297 [12JN]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (H.R. 394), E84 [28JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: maintain homeland security, preparedness and disaster response programs funding and require screening of all cargo on passenger planes, H8107-H8111 [10SE]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 260), E36 [8JA]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 49), H8295-H8301 [17SE], E1926 [30SE], E1942 [1OC]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (H.R. 3220), E1947 [1OC]

Transportation: establish programs to facilitate international and interstate trade (H.R. 3112), E1832 [17SE]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (H.R. 1006), H11444-H11446 [18NO], H12866 [8DE]

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. 165), S850, S851 [15JA], S3721 [13MR], S5929-S5939 [8MY], S5993 [9MY]

———develop and implement a plan to provide security for cargo entering the U.S., or being transported in intrastate or interstate commerce (S. 208), S1483 [23JA]

BATF: require notification of multiple handgun sales to the same person, and require Federal firearm licensees to make a physical inventory of their firearms, S15969 [25NO]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (S. 1751), S12759 [16OC], S12852 [17OC], S16102 [9DE], S16217 [15DE]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (S. 1751), motion to proceed, S12866-S12887 [20OC], S12911, S12950-S12955, S12957-S12963 [21OC], S12987, S12994, S12996, S12998-S13011, S13061 [22OC]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (S. 1751), unanimous-consent request, S12853 [17OC], S12887 [20OC]

FBI: report on effectiveness of National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S7466 [5JN]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows, S123 [9JA], S7466 [5JN]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (S. 1807), S13711-S13714 [31OC]

Privacy: require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information, to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (S. 1350), S8738 [26JN]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 49), S11707 [17SE], S11711 [18SE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, amend definition of Internet access, and allow existing State and local taxes to remain for 2 years, S14166-S14171 [6NO], S14233, S14250-S14254 [7NO]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S236 [13JA], S11901 [24SE], S12567-S12569 [15OC], S13032-S13035 [22OC], S13791-S13793 [3NO], S13891-S13897 [4NO], S14156-S14171 [6NO], S14228-S14244, S14250-S14254 [7NO], S14286, S14334 [10NO], S15958 [25NO]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), unanimous-consent agreement, S11874 [23SE], S13643 [30OC]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 52), S54 [7JA]

Tobacco products: ensure collection of all cigarette taxes (S. 1177), S7257 [3JN], S7375 [4JN], S16202-S16212 [9DE]

Transportation: establish programs to facilitate international and interstate trade (S. 1535), S10666 [31JY]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of carnivorous wild cats for use as pets (S. 269), S1833 [30JA]

———prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (H.R. 1006), S15872, S15873 [24NO]

Reports filed

Air Cargo Security Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 165) (S. Rept. 108-38), S5433 [28AP]

Captive Wildlife Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 269) (S. Rept. 108-172), S13133 [23OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1006) (H. Rept. 108-269), H8216 [11SE]

Class Action Fairness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1115) (H. Rept. 108-144), H5088 [9JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1115, Class Action Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 108-148), H5265 [11JN]

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 49) (H. Rept. 108-234), H7614 [24JY]

Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1177), S10616 [31JY]

Summaries

Class Action Fairness Act (S. 1751): Changes, S16102 [9DE], S16220 [15DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 269, consideration of H.R. 1115, Class Action Fairness Act, H5271 [12JN]

H.R. 49, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, H8295 [17SE]

H.R. 1006, Captive Wildlife Safety Act, H11444 [18NO]

H.R. 1115, Class Action Fairness Act, H5292-H5294 [12JN]

S. 52, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, S54 [7JA]

S. 150, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, S236 [13JA], S14156 [6NO]

S. 165, Air Cargo Security Improvement Act, S5936-S5939 [8MY]

S. 269, Captive Wildlife Safety Act, S1833 [30JA], S13740 [31OC]

S. 1177, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act, S16208-S16212 [9DE]

S. 1350, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act, S8739 [26JN]

S. 1535, National Highway Borders and Trade Act, S10667 [31JY]

S. 1751, Class Action Fairness Act, S16217-S16220 [15DE]