HR 1875 · 106th Congress · Law
Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1999
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EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.(1999-11-19)
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Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1999 - Grants the district courts original jurisdiction of any civil action which is brought as a class action in which any member of a proposed plaintiff class is: (1) a citizen of a State different from any defendant; (2) a foreign state and any defendant is a citizen of a State; or (3) a citizen of a State and any defendant is a citizen or subject of a foreign state. Prohibits the district courts from exercising jurisdiction over such a civil action if the action is an intrastate case, a limited scope case, or a State action case. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to any claim concerning a covered security. Provides that, for purposes of a determination of diversity of citizenship, a member of a proposed class shall be deemed to be a citizen of a State different from a defendant corporation only if that member is a citizen of a State different from all States of which the defendant corporation is deemed a citizen. (Sec. 4) Allows a class action to be removed to a U.S. district court, except that such action may be removed by: (1) any defendant without the consent of all defendants; or (2) any plaintiff class member who is not a named…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1875, Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1999
Aug 18, 1999Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 3, 1999
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Cosponsors (20)
2 Democrats18 Republicans