Key Votes
HR 420 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005 - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Brad Sherman voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- Oct. 31, 2005 Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- Oct. 27, 2005 House Bill Passed
- Jan. 26, 2005 Introduced
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - Oct. 31, 2005
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (228-184) - Oct. 27, 2005 (Key vote)
Title: Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005
Vote to pass a bill that requires sanctions be imposed on lawyers, law firms or other parties that file pleadings, motions or official documents that are filed for an "improper purpose", are not justified by existing laws, do not have the support of evidence and do not have a reasonable base for the lack of factual information.
- Requires personal injury claims to be filed in the county where the person bringing the claim lives (Sec. 4).
- Calls for a suspension for a minimum of one year of an attorney that violates Rule 11 at least three times (Sec. 6).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 26, 2005
Title: Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- W. Todd Akin (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- John N. Boozman (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeb E. Bradley (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Virginia 'Ginny' Brown-Waite (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- Chris Cannon (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Chocola (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- K. Michael 'Mike' Conaway (TX - R)
- Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara L. Cubin (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Culberson (TX - R)
- Jo Ann S. Davis (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Dale 'Tom' DeLay (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Feeney (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Ferguson (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- James Randy Forbes (VA - R)
- Luis Guillermo Fortuño (PR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Trent Franks (AZ - R)
- Elton W. Gallegly (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott Garrett (NJ - R)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- Mark A. Green (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gilbert W. 'Gil' Gutknecht (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeb Hensarling (TX - R)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert 'Bob' Inglis Sr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- Ric Keller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward M. 'Ted' Kennedy Sr. (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Steve A. King (IA - R)
- Mark Steven Kirk (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John P. Kline (MN - R)
- James A. 'Jim' Leach (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Lewis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael T. McCaul (TX - R)
- Patrick T. McHenry (NC - R)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R)
- Jefferson B. 'Jeff' Miller (FL - R)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randy Neugebauer (TX - R)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clement Leroy 'Butch' Otter (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald Ernest 'Ron' Paul (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Adam H. Putnam (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Dennis 'Mike' Rogers (AL - R)
- Dana T. Rohrabacher (CA - R)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
- Christopher H. Shays (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael K. 'Mike' Simpson (ID - R)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
