US Congress House Bill 4115 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-1)
Status: Introduced on November 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-12-16 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Open Access to Courts Act of 2009 - Prohibits a U.S. district court from dismissing a complaint: (1) unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of the claim which would entitle the plaintiff to relief; or (2) on the basis of a determination by the judge that the factual contents of the complaint do not show the plaintiff's claim to be plausible or are insufficient to warrant a reasonable interference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged.

Open Access to Courts Act of 2009

Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. John Hall [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Timothy Johnson [R-IL]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]
Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Schauer [D-MI]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Melvin Watt [D-NC]
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-12-16		Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2009-12-11		Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
2009-11-19		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4115/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4115/BILLS-111hr4115ih.pdf