H.R. 1927: Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2016

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H.R. 1927: Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-22 · Law · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Official title

Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2016

Plain summary

Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class seeking monetary relief for personal injury or economic loss unless the party seeking to maintain such a class action affirmatively demonstrates that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and scope as the injury of the named class representatives. A court's certification of such a class must include a determination, based on a rigorous analysis of the evidence presented, that the requirements of this Act have been satisfied. (Sec. 3) The bill also amends federal bankruptcy law concerning a trust formed under a reorganization plan following the discharge in bankruptcy of a debtor corporation in order to assume the debtor's liability with respect to claims seeking recovery for personal injury, wrongful death, or property damage allegedly caused by the presence of, or exposure to, asbestos or asbestos-containing products. Such a trust shall file with the bankruptcy court quarterly reports, available on the public docket, which describe each demand the trust has received from a claimant and the basis for any payment made to that claimant (excluding any confidential medical record or the claimant's full Social Security number). Upon written request, and subject to payment (demanded at the option of the trust) for any reasonable cost incurred by the trust to comply with such request, such a trust shall provide any information related to payment from, and demands for payment from, the trust to any party to any action in law or equity concerning liability for asbestos exposure.

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Sponsor: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015 (2015-07-30)

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Recorded votes

• House roll call 23 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1927 (2016-01-08): Failed
• House roll call 24 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1927 (2016-01-08): Failed
• House roll call 25 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1927 (2016-01-08): Failed
• House roll call 26 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1927 (2016-01-08): Failed
• House roll call 27 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1927 (2016-01-08): Failed
• House roll call 28 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1927 (2016-01-08): Failed
• House roll call 29 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1927 (2016-01-08): Failed
• House roll call 30 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1927 (2016-01-08): Failed
• House roll call 31 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1927 (2016-01-08): Failed
• House roll call 32 (2016): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR1927 (2016-01-08): Failed
• House roll call 33 (2016): On Passage, HR1927 (2016-01-08): Passed

Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1927.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1927 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114