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H.R. 3789 (105th)

Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1998

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5 May 1998

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Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 560 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3789 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. Each section of the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the Congressional Record. The Chairman may...

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Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal judicial code to grant the district courts original jurisdiction of all civil actions, regardless of the sum or value of the matter in controversy, which are brought as a class action or comparable representative action, in which any member of a proposed plaintiff class or other person on whose behalf the action is brought is: (1) a citizen of a State different from any defendant; (2) a foreign state, or a citizen or subject of a foreign state, and any defendant is a citizen of a State; or (3) a citizen of a State and any defendant is a citizen or subject of a foreign state. (Sec. 3) Makes any such action removable without regard to the citizenship or residence of the parties. Authorizes such removal by any defendant, regardless of whether the removal is joined by another defendant. Treats any class action removed to Federal court as brought under rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Repeals a one-year limitation on removal of class actions. (Sec. 4) Directs the district court, upon determining that any action subject to its jurisdiction solely under provisions established by this Act may not proceed as a class action or comparable representative action under rule 23 or other applicable law, to dismiss the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

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