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S 603 111th Congress Senate

Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to amend rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, relating to representation in court and sanctions for violating such rule, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 16, 2009 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 16, 2009
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 Latest action March 16, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to change from discretionary to mandatory the authority of a court to impose sanctions for any representations in a pleading, written motion, or other paper that violate the Rule.

Revises the requirements for such sanctions.

Allows monetary sanctions to be awarded against a party's attorneys.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 603: Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-603/
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"S. 603: Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-603/.
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S. 603, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-603/.
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