Bills About Law Sponsored by Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

Rep. Goodlatte sponsored 16 bills about law in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced Number Title Cosponsors Cosponsor Party Latest Action
Sept. 7, 2018 H.R.6730 To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of national injunctions, and for other purposes. 3
All Republicans
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 6.
Sept. 12, 2018 H.R.6786 To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities in class action lawsuits by federally funded entities involving such residents and in Department of Justice actions that could result in an agreement to move such a resident from that resident's facility. 1
All Republicans
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan. 30, 2017 H.R.732 To limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party, and for other purposes. 34
Bipartisan
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct. 16, 2017 H.R.4070 To amend title 28, United States Code, to enhance Congress' ability to defend its legislative power under Article I of the Constitution in litigation in the courts of the United States, and for other purposes. 0 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb. 9, 2017 H.R.985 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. 2
All Republicans
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan. 13, 2017 H.R.522 To limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party, and for other purposes. 26
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Sept. 22, 2016 H.R.6130 To provide the victims of Holocaust-era persecution and their heirs a fair opportunity to recover works of art confiscated or misappropriated by the Nazis. 7
Bipartisan
Became Public Law No: 114-308.
April 26, 2016 H.R.5063 To limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party, and for other purposes. 32
Bipartisan
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
June 18, 2015 H.R.2830 To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 2, United States Code. 0 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
April 22, 2015 H.R.1927 To amend title 28, United States Code, to improve fairness in class action litigation. 1
All Republicans
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 21, 2009 H.RES.473 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States. 24
All Republicans
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb. 2, 2005 H.R.516 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 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. 73
Bipartisan
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H685-686, H686, H687-690, H690-691)
March 6, 2003 H.R.1115 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. 50
Bipartisan
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
June 27, 2001 H.R.2341 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. 56
Bipartisan
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
May 19, 1999 H.R.1875 To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the application of the principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions. 37
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Aug. 3, 1995 H.R.2183 To amend title 18, United States Code, to reduce the size of grand juries. 0 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
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