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HR 1283 105th Congress House

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Class Action Relief Act of 1997

Official title: To provide a moratorium on certain class action lawsuits relating to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974.

Introduced: July 8, 1997 See on congress.gov
Law Class actions (Civil procedure)Discovery (Law)Finance and Financial SectorHousing and Community Development
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Apr 15, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Apr 10, 1997
Referred to House Judiciary
Apr 10, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 10, 1997
Referred to House Banking and Financial Services
Apr 10, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 25, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Class Action Relief Act of 1997 - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to provide a moratorium between the date of enactment of this Act and December 31, 1998, on class certification, sanction imposition, or other proceedings with regard to class action lawsuits under such Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 2 Republican 6
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 24, 1998
BALLENGER, CASS
· Mar 25, 1998
DOOLEY, CAL
· Mar 25, 1998
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 25, 1998
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Mar 25, 1998
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 24, 1998
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 28, 1997
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 8, 1997
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· May 21, 1997
CRANE, PHILIP
· May 15, 1997
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · May 5, 1997
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 5, 1997
COLLINS, MAC
· Apr 29, 1997
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Apr 29, 1997
Burr, Richard
· Apr 24, 1997
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Apr 24, 1997
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 24, 1997
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 10, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1283: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Class Action Relief Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1283/
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"H.R. 1283: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Class Action Relief Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1283/.
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