108th Congress / Bills / H R 1115

Title

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.

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Categories (What are categories?)

Appellate courts | Appellate procedure | Civil rights | Class actions (Civil procedure) | Communications | Congress | Congressional reporting requirements | Damages | Discovery (Law) | Discrimination | District courts | Government information | Government paperwork | Injunctions | Judicial review | Jurisdiction | Law | Legal advertising and soliciting | Legal fees | Limitation of actions | Newspapers | Periodicals | Radio broadcasting | State and local government | State courts | Supreme Court decisions | Telecommunication | Television broadcasting

Votes on this bill

Date	Chamber	Result	Vote
6/12/03	House	Passed	Session 1, roll call 272: On Passage Class Action Fairness Act
6/12/03	House	Failed	Session 1, roll call 271: On Motion to Recommit With Instructions Class Action Fairness Act
6/12/03	House	Failed	Session 1, roll call 270: On Agreeing to the Amendment
6/12/03	House	Failed	Session 1, roll call 269: On Agreeing to the Amendment
6/12/03	House	Failed	Session 1, roll call 268: On Agreeing to the Amendment