HR 4571 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2004 - National Key Vote
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- Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- Sept. 15, 2004
- House Bill Passed
- Sept. 14, 2004
- Introduced
- June 15, 2004
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Title: Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2004
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes.
Highlights:
- Requires courts to impose sanctions on attorneys, law firms, or parties who file lawsuits ruled to be frivolous (Sec. 2).
- Disallows the withdrawal or correction of pleadings by attorneys, law firms or parties to avoid Rule 11 sanctions (Sec. 2).
- Requires courts to award parties prevailing on Rule 11 motions compensation for legal costs and attorney fees (Sec. 2).
Title: Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2004
- Marsha Blackburn (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry E. Brown Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Cannon (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- John R. Carter (TX - R)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Chocola (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Culberson (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Dale 'Tom' DeLay (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Feeney (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- James Randy Forbes (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Trent Franks (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Elton W. Gallegly (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott Garrett (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark A. Green (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Nathan Hostettler (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard Keller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steve A. King (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John P. Kline (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jefferson B. 'Jeff' Miller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randy Neugebauer (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald Ernest 'Ron' Paul (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stevan Edward 'Steve' Pearce (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. Shays (CT - R) (Out Of Office)