[20010221]RS20667_第106届国会集体行动和拟议改革：2000年《集体诉讼公平法》.pdf

1 This is an update of CRS Report RS20067, S. 353, 106th Congress, the “Class Action FairnessAct of 2000,” by P.L. Morgan.2 Reported favorably, without written report, from the Senate Committee on the Judiciary with anamendment in the nature of a substitute, July 27, 2000. 146 Cong. Rec. S7838 (daily ed. July 27,2000). The Committee subsequently filed a written report, Sen. Report No. 106-402 (2000).Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20667Updated February 21, 2001Class Actions and Proposed Reform in the 106th Congress: Class Action Fairness Act of 2000Paul Starett Wallace, Jr.1Specialist in American Public LawAmerican Law DivisionSummaryS. 353 reflects a preference for class actions to be adjudicated in federal courts andwould give U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over class actions with claimsaggregating $2,000,000 or more. It is intended to protect class members and to makethe procedure easier for them to understand but, conversely, it is also said to be anti-plaintiff and pro-business. The Senate Judiciary Committee reported out an amendedversion of the bill, but the 106th Congress adjou