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H.R.3789: Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1998
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced May 5, 1998
- Latest Major Action Oct. 1, 1998
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
10 (2 Democrats, 9 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal judicial code to grant the district courts original jurisdiction of any civil action, regardless of the sum or value of the matter in controversy, which is brought as a class action in which any member of a proposed plaintiff class is: (1) a citizen of a State different from any defendant; (2) a foreign state or a citizen or subject of a foreign state and any defendant is a citizen of...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
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Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 12.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 105-702.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 397.
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Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 560 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3789 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. Each section of the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the Congressional Record. The Chairman may...
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| May 5, 1998 |
Introduced in the House by Henry John Hyde (R-Ill.) |