[20010220]RS20347_集体诉讼：H、 R1875年第106届国会《1999年州际集体诉讼管辖权法案》.pdf

1 This is an update of CRS Report RS20347, H.R. 1875, 106th Congress, the “Interstate ClassAction Jurisdiction Act of 1999 by P.L. Morgan.2 145 Cong. Rec. H8595 (daily ed. Sept. 23, 1999). The 106th Congress adjourned without takingfurther action. See also, CRS Report RS20667 for discussion of a similar Senate bill on classaction reform.Congressional Research Service ? The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20347Update February 20, 2001Class Actions: H.R. 1875, 106th Congress, the Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Actof 1999Paul Starett Wallace, Jr.1Specialist in American Public LawAmerican Law DivisionSummaryH.R. 1875, with some exceptions, reflects a preference for class actions to beadjudicated in federal courts rather than state courts. This report, gives a brief sketchof the proposal, the pros and cons that have been advanced concerning the bill as passedby the House of Representatives,2 and summarizes the action the 106th Congress took onthis legislation. It will not be updated.Class ActionsOne of the most controversial developments in the law of federal procedure is thegrowth of the class action. . The class action . has bee