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H.R. 985, Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 115th
Date Requested Feb. 15, 2017
Requested By House Committee on the Judiciary
Date Sent March 6, 2017
Description:

H.R. 985 would amend the federal judicial code to update the standards by which a court determines whether a case meets the requirements to be heard as a class-action suit. The bill also would require the Judicial Conference of the United States to submit an annual report to the Congress on payments from class-action settlements. Finally, the bill would amend the procedures that federal courts use when considering certain multi-plaintiff claims and multi-district litigation proceedings.

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