US Congress Senate Bill 401 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S837)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015 Amends the sanctions provisions in Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require the court to impose an appropriate sanction on any attorney, law firm, or party that has violated, or is responsible for the violation of, the rule with regard to representations to the court. Requires any sanction to compensate parties injured by the conduct in question. Removes a provision that prohibits filing a motion for sanctions if the challenged paper, claim, defense, contention, or denial is withdrawn or appropriately corrected within 21 days after service or within another time the court sets. Authorizes the court to impose additional sanctions, including striking the pleadings, dismissing the suit, nonmonetary directives, or penalty payments if warranted for effective deterrence.

Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]

Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S837)

HB758 (Same As) 2015-09-21 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/401/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s401/BILLS-114s401is.pdf