Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017

H.R. 985 · 115th Congress · Mar 13, 2017 · Lineage

AN ACT

To amend the procedures used in Federal court class actions and multidistrict litigation proceedings to assure fairer, more efficient outcomes for claimants and defendants, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017”.

(b)

Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

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Mar 13, 2017viewing Referred in Senate Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary See what changed
Mar 9, 2017 Engrossed in House See what changed
Feb 9, 2017 Reported in House Mr. Goodlatte introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary See what changed
Feb 9, 2017 Introduced in House Mr. Goodlatte introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

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