Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015

Action history

1. 2016-01-11Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2. 2016-01-08Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 211 - 188, 1 Present (Roll no. 33).
3. 2016-01-08Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4. 2016-01-08On passage Passed by recorded vote: 211 - 188, 1 Present (Roll no. 33).
5. 2016-01-08On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 173 - 227 (Roll no. 32).
6. 2016-01-08The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
7. 2016-01-08DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McCollum motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to ensure that the bill's asbestos trust provision would not apply to a claimant whose claim is filed by or on behalf of an individual exposed to asbestos as a child in a school environment.
8. 2016-01-08Ms. McCollum moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary.
9. 2016-01-08The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
10. 2016-01-08The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
11. 2016-01-08The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1927.
12. 2016-01-08UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
13. 2016-01-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Nadler amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler demanded a recorded voted and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
14. 2016-01-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 581, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nadler amendment No. 10.
15. 2016-01-08The Committee of the Whole resumed its sitting.
16. 2016-01-08RISING INFORMALLY - The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a message from the President.
17. 2016-01-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee demanded a recorded voted and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
18. 2016-01-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 581, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 9.
19. 2016-01-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Johnson (GA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Johnson (GA) demanded a recorded voted and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
20. 2016-01-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 581, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Johnson (GA) amendment No. 8.
21. 2016-01-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Waters demanded a recorded voted and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
22. 2016-01-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 581, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waters, Maxine amendment No. 7.
23. 2016-01-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Moore amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Moore demanded a recorded voted and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
24. 2016-01-08DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 581, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moore amendment No. 6.
25. 2016-01-08POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Moore amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Moore demanded a recorded voted and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.