CAFA RESOURCES - LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

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Below are committee reports, congressional records, congressional hearings and miscellaneous publications.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

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Title: Class Action Fairness Act of 2005

  Senate Report 109-014

  109th Congress, 1st Session

  February 28, 2005

  Submitted by Mr. Specter, from the Committee on the Judiciary

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Title: Providing for Consideration of S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act of 2005

  House Report 109-007

  109th Congress, 1st Session

  February 15, 2005

  Submitted by Mr. Gingrey, from the Committee on Rules

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Title: The Class Action Fairness Act of 2003

  Senate Report 108-123

  108th Congress, 1st Session

  July 31, 2003

  Submitted by Mr. Hatch, from the Committee on the Judiciary

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Title: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1115, Class Action Fairness Act of 2003

  House Report 108-148

  108th Congress, 1st Session

  June 11, 2003

  Submitted by Ms. Pryce of Ohio, from the Committee on Rules

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Title: Class Action Fairness Act of 2003

  House Report 108-144

  108th Congress, 1st Session

  June 9, 2003

  Submitted by Mr. Sensenbrenner, from the Committee on the Judiciary

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Title: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2341, Class Action Fairness Act of 2002

  House Report 107-375

  107th Congress, 2d Session

  March 12, 2002

  Submitted by Ms. Pryce of Ohio, from the Committee on Rules

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Title: Class Action Fairness Act of 2002

  House Report 107-370

  107th Congress, 2d Session

  March 12, 2002

  Submitted by Mr. Sensenbrenner, from the Committee on the Judiciary

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Title: Class Action Fairness Act of 2000

  Senate Report 106-420

  106th Congress, 2d Session

  September 26, 2000

  Submitted by Mr. Hatch, from the Committee on Judiciary

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CONGRESSIONAL RECORDS

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Article Titles: Support the Class Action Fairness Act, Class Action Fairness Act of 2005  (Articles No. 12, 16)

  Congressional Record – House

  109th Congress, 1st Session – February 17, 2005

  Vol. 151, No. 18

  Pages:  H722 - H754

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Article Title: Class Action Fairness Act of 2005  (Article No. 12)

  Congressional Record – Senate

  109th Congress, 1st Session – February 10, 2005

  Vol. 151, No. 14

  Pages:  S1225 – S1252

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Article Title: Senate consideration of S. 5 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)  (Articles No. 10, 17)

  Congressional Record – Senate

  109th Congress, 1st Session – February 9, 2005

  Vol. 151, No. 13

  Pages:  S1157 – S1189

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Article Title: Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, Class Action Fairness Act of 2005--Resumed  (Articles No. 15, 17)

  Congressional Record – Senate

  109th Congress, 1st Session – February 8, 2005

  Vol. 151, No. 12

  Pages:  S1076 – S1110

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Article Titles: Class Action Fairness Act, Class Action Lawsuits, Class Action Fairness Act of 2005  (Articles No. 10, 12, 15)

  Congressional Record – Senate

  109th Congress, 1st Session – February 7, 2005

  Vol. 151, No. 11

  Pages:  S996 – S1009

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Article Title: Class Action Fairness Act of 2004  (Article No. 14)

  Congressional Record – Senate

  108th Congress, 2nd Session – July 8, 2004

  Vol. 150, No. 93

  Pages:  S7782 – S7819

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Article Title: Class Action Fairness Act of 2004  (Article No. 12)

  Congressional Record – Senate

  108th Congress, 2nd Session – July 7, 2004

  Vol. 150, No. 7

  Pages:  S7697 – S7743

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Article Title: Class Action Fairness Act of 2004  (Article No. 15)

  Congressional Record – Senate

  108th Congress, 2nd Session – July 6, 2004

  Vol. 150, No. 91

  Pages:  S7563 – S7570

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Article Title: Class Action Fairness Act of 2003  (Article No. 22)

  Congressional Record – House

  108th Congress, 1st Session – June 12, 2003

  Vol. 149, No. 86

  Pages:  H5281 - 5306

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Article Title: Class Action Fairness Act of 2002  (Article No. 21)

  Congressional Record – House

  107th Congress, 2nd Session - March 13, 2002

  Vol. 148, No. 28

  Pages:  H847-H886

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CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS

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Title: The Class Action Fairness Act of 1999

  Hearing before the Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, of the Committee on the Judiciary

  House

  106th Congress, 1st Session - May 4, 1999

  Serial No. J-106-22

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Title: Class Action Litigation

  Hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary

  Senate

  107th Congress, 2d Session – July 31, 2002

  Serial No. J-107-98

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Title: Class Action Fairness Act of 2005

  Hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary

  House

  108th Congress, 1st Session - May 15, 2003

  Serial No. 23

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MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS

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Title: Presidential remarks

  Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

  Vol. 41

  February 18, 2005

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Voting record on passage of CAFA

Senate voting record

House voting record

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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate – Class Action Fairness Act of 2005

As Reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary

February 7, 2005

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