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H. Rept. 114-422 1 (2016-02-16)

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                     114TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                        2d Session     HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           114-422







                        FRAUDULENT JOINDER PREVENTION ACT OF 2016




                     FEBRUARY 16, 2016.-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. 3624]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee   on the  Judiciary, to whom  was  referred the bill
                    (H.R.  3624)  to amend   title 28, United  States  Code, to  prevent
                    fraudulent  joinder, 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      .............................................................  2
                    H earings ...................................................................................................................  6
                    Com m ittee Consideration  ........................................................................................  6
                    C om m ittee  V otes  ......................................................................................................  6
                    Com m ittee Oversight  Findings  ..............................................................................  7
                    New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures .....................................................  7
                    Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .........................................................  7
                    Duplication of Federal Program   s  ............................................................................  8
                    Disclosure of Directed  Rule  M akings  .....................................................................  9
                    Performance Goals and Objectives  .........................................................................  9
                    A dvisory on  Earm arks  ............................................................................................  9
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis   ...................................................................................  9
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 17
                    D issenting  V iew s  .....................................................................................................  18


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