S.Amdt. 673Senate111th Congress (2009-2011)

To prevent collection of excessive contingency legal fees by lawyers hired to protect the public interest.

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 673 proposed by Senator Cornyn.(consideration: CR S2920-2921, S2922-2923, S2941; text: CR S2921)

March 10, 2009

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 673 proposed by Senator Cornyn.(consideration: CR S2920-2921, S2922-2923, S2941; text: CR S2921)

March 10, 2009

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 673 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 32 - 64. Record Vote Number: 90.

March 10, 2009

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Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 673 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 32 - 64. Record Vote Number: 90.

March 10, 2009

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Amendment SA 673 proposed by Senator Cornyn. (consideration: CR S2920-2921, S2922-2923, S2941; text: CR S2921) To prevent collection of excessive contingency legal fees by lawyers hired to protect the public interest.

March 10, 2009

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Amendment SA 673 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 32 - 64. Record Vote Number: 90.

March 10, 2009

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Senate amendment submitted

March 6, 2009

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1 roll call on this amendment

SENATE

Roll Call Available

March 10, 2009 at 4:18 PM

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 673 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)

Majority required: 1/2 (50%)

Failed

32 - 64

Text

Submitted

Proposed · Mar 10, 2009 Submitted · Mar 6, 2009

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SA 673. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 366, line 24, strike ``rule.'' and insert the
following: ``rule, provided that 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. For purposes of this paragraph, 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.''.

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