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H. Rept. 114-328 1 (2015-11-05)

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                     114TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                        1st Session    HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           114-328







                        FAIRNESS   IN  CLASS   ACTION LITIGATION ACT OF 2015



                     NOVEMBER 5, 2015.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                       of the Union and ordered to be printed



                           Mr. GOODLATTE,   from the Committee   on the Judiciary,
                                          submitted  the  following


                                              REPORT

                                                together with

                                           DISSENTING VIEWS

                                           [To accompany H.R. 1927]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee   on the  Judiciary, to whom  was  referred the bill
                    (H.R.  1927) to amend  title 28, United States Code, to improve fair-
                    ness  in class action litigation, having considered the same, reports
                    favorably  thereon with  an  amendment   and  recommends that the
                    bill as amended  do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
                                                                                     Page
                    The A m endm ent   .....................................................................................................  2
                    Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................  2
                    Background and Need for the Legislation      .............................................................  3
                    H earings ...................................................................................................................  3
                    Com m ittee Consideration  ........................................................................................  4
                    C om m ittee  V otes  ......................................................................................................  4
                    Com m ittee Oversight  Findings  ...............................................................................  11
                    New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ......................................................  11
                    Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate ..........................................................  11
                    Duplication of Federal Program   s  ............................................................................  12
                    Disclosure of Directed  Rule  M akings  .....................................................................  12
                    Perform ance Goals  and  Objectives  .........................................................................  12
                    A dvisory on  Earm arks  .............................................................................................  12
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis   ....................................................................................  12
                    D issenting  V iew s  .....................................................................................................  13


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