Category: Civil procedure
Bills
| Bill | Title |
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| H R 3199 |
To extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes. |
| H R 3729 |
To provide emergency authority to delay or toll judicial proceedings in United States district and circuit courts. |
| H R 420 |
To amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes. |
| Bill | Title |
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| H R 1768 |
To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial, and for other purposes. |
| H R 4571 |
To amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes. |
| Bill | Title |
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| H R 1658 |
To provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, and for other purposes. |
| H R 1907 |
To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide enhanced protection for inventors and innovators, protect patent terms, reduce patent litigation, and for other purposes. |
| H R 2372 |
To simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when government action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the Constitution. |
| H R 3194 |
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. |
| H R 4163 |
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for increased fairness to taxpayers. |
| H R 775 |
To establish certain procedures for civil actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any device or system to process or otherwise deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for other purposes. |
| S 96 |
A bill to regulate commerce between and among the several States by providing for the orderly resolution of disputes arising out of computer-based problems related to processing data that includes a 2-digit expression of that year's date. |
| Bill | Title |
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| H R 1252 |
To modify the procedures of the Federal courts in certain matters, and for other purposes. |
| H R 1476 |
To settle certain Miccosukee Indian land takings claims within the State of Florida. |
| H R 2247 |
To reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other purposes. |
| H R 3150 |
To amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes. |
| H R 3528 |
To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the use of alternative dispute resolution processes in United States district courts, and for other purposes. |
| Bill | Title |
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| H R 1058 |
An Act to amend the Federal securities laws to curb certain abusive practices in private securites litigation, and for other purposes. |
| H R 1170 |
To provide that cases challenging the constitutionality of measures passed by State referendum be heard by a 3-judge court. |
| H R 1788 |
To reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other purposes. |
| H R 2703 |
To combat terrorism. |
| H R 3019 |
Making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a further downpayment toward a balanced budget, and for other purposes. |
| H R 3230 |
An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. |
| H R 4 |
"An Act to enhance support and work opportunities for families with children, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending". |
| H R 667 |
To control crime by incarcerating violent criminals. |
| H R 956 |
To establish legal standards and procedures for product liability litigation, and for other purposes. |
| H R 988 |
To reform the Federal civil justice system. |
| S 735 |
A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes. |
| Bill | Title |
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| H R 1133 |
To combat violence and crimes against women. |
| H R 1340 |
To provide funding for the resolution of failed savings associations, and for other purposes. |
| H R 3351 |
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow grants for the purpose of developing alternative methods of punishment for young offenders to traditional forms of incarceration and probation. |
| H R 3474 |
To reduce administrative requirements for insured depository institutions to the extent consistent with safe and sound banking practices, to facilitate the establishment of community development financial institutions, and for other purposes. |
| H R 820 |
To amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to enhance manufacturing technology development and transfer, to authorize appropriations for the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes. |
| S 1587 |
A bill to revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. |
| S 540 |
A bill to improve the administration of the bankruptcy system, address certain commercial issues and consumer issues in bankruptcy, and establish a commission to study and make recommendations on problems with the bankruptcy system, and for other purposes. |
| S 687 |
A bill to regulate interstate commerce by providing for a uniform product liability law, and for other purposes. |
| S 714 |
An original bill to provide funding for the resolution of failed savings associations, and for other purposes. |
| Bill | Title |
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| H R 555 |
To amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to improve and clarify the protections provided by that Act; to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify veterans reemployment rights and to improve veterans' rights to reinstatement of health insurance; and for other purposes. |
| H R 707 |
To improve the regulation of futures trading, authorize appropriations for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes. |
| S 1745 |
A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve Federal civil rights laws, to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination, to clarify provisions regarding disparate impact actions, and for other purposes. |
| S 1985 |
A bill to establish a commission to review the Bankruptcy Code, to amend the Bankruptcy Code in certain aspects of its application to cases involving commerce and credit and individuals debtors and add a temporary chapter to govern reorganization of small businesses, and for other purposes. |
| S 640 |
A bill to regulate interstate commerce by providing for a uniform product liability law, and for other purposes. |
| S 838 |
A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to revise and extend programs under such Act, and for other purposes. |
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