Topic

Frivolous lawsuits

45 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 109th at 15. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 110th
14 bills in the 107th Congress. Showing 1–14, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HR 5745 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2002 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. November 14, 2002
HR 3829 Shareholder and Employee Rights Restoration Act of 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. March 18, 2002
HR 3484 Prompt Utilization of Wireless Spectrum Act of 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. December 28, 2001
HR 3005 Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319. February 28, 2002
HR 333 Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment. November 15, 2002
HR 53 Karen Matthews Act of 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. February 12, 2001
S 2739 Death Penalty Integrity Act of 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. July 17, 2002
S 2677 Consumer Access to Prescription Drugs Improvement Act of 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6020-6025) June 25, 2002
S 2446 Confidence in Criminal Justice Act of 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3865-3868) May 2, 2002
S 2441 Post-Conviction DNA Testing Act of 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3868-3870) May 2, 2002
S 800 Criminal Justice Integrity and Innocence Protection Act of 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. April 30, 2001
S 420 Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001 See also H.R. 333. July 17, 2001
S 404 Low Power Radio Act of 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1634) February 27, 2001
S 220 Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 7. January 31, 2001

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.