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A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with respect to sanctions for the violation of rule 11.

Introduced: April 26, 1988 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 2, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Apr 26, 1988
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Apr 26, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to subject any attorney who willfully violates rule 11 (regarding the signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers) to appropriate disciplinary action.

What's happening now May 2, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 18, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4464: A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with respect to sanctions for the violation of rule 11.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4464/
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"H.R. 4464: A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with respect to sanctions for the violation of rule 11.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4464/.
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H.R. 4464, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4464/.
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