United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4115 (111th)
Open Access to Courts Act of 2009
Introduced
19 November 2009
Last action
16 December 2009 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. McMahon, Michael E. [D-NY-13], Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Schauer, Mark H. [D-MI-7], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9], Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Open Access to Courts Act of 2009 - Prohibits a U.S. district court from dismissing a complaint: (1) unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of the claim which would entitle the plaintiff to relief; or (2) on the basis of a determination by the judge that the factual contents of the complaint do not show the plaintiff's claim to be plausible or are insufficient to warrant a reasonable interference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged.
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Timeline
19 November 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
19 November 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 November 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 December 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Source: Committee
16 December 2009
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 19 November 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McMahon, Michael E. [D-NY-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schauer, Mark H. [D-MI-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4115
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4115
- us · 111-hr-4115 · source updated 14 August 2025