To prohibit State attorneys general from entering into contingency fee agreements for legal or expert witness services in certain civil actions relating to Federal consumer product safety rules, regulations, standards, certification or labeling requirements, or orders.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)Legislative Activity
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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to table amendment SA 4094 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 39.
March 5, 2008
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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to table amendment SA 4094 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 39.
March 5, 2008
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1556, S1569-1570, S1576, S1576-1581, S1585-1586; text as modified: CR S1577; text as further modified: CR S1585)
March 5, 2008
Motion to table amendment SA 4094 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 39.
March 5, 2008
Senate amendment submitted
March 4, 2008
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4094 proposed by Senator Cornyn.(consideration: CR S1498-1499, S1502; text: CR S1498)
March 4, 2008
Amendment SA 4094 proposed by Senator Cornyn. (consideration: CR S1498-1499, S1502; text: CR S1498) To prohibit State attorneys general from entering into contingency fee agreements for legal or expert witness services in certain civil actions relating to Federal consumer product safety rules, regulations, standards, certification or labeling requirements, or orders.
March 4, 2008
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1 roll call on this amendment
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SA 4094. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2663, to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 58, strike lines 4 through 7 and insert the following: ``(g)(1) An attorney general of a State may not enter into a contingency fee agreement for legal or expert witness services relating to a civil action under this section. ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `contingency fee agreement' means a contract or other agreement to provide services under which the amount or the payment of the fee for the services is contingent in whole or in part on the outcome of the matter for which the services were obtained.''. ______