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Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 720) to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 985) to amend the procedures used in Federal court class actions and multidistrict litigation proceedings to assure fairer, more efficient outcomes for claimants and defendants.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 180 as introduced in House on Mar 8, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
Mar 9, 2017Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveMar 9, 2017
House Mar 9, 2017 · the primary vote
Providing for consideration of H.R. 720, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017; and providing for consideration of H.R. 985, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017
Passed
233 Yea 186 Nay 10 not voting
Party-line vote No voting member broke with their own party.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
429 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Organizations that named H.Res. 180 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
12 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.