Amendment sought to exempt civil rights cases, religious cases, and gender cases from the bill in terms of attorney sanctions and payments.

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Amendment Number
264
Description
Amendment sought to exempt civil rights cases, religious cases, and gender cases from the bill in terms of attorney sanctions and payments.
Purpose
An amendment to exempt civil rights cases from the mandatory sanctions on attorneys for making frivolous arguments. Under the amendment, therefore, sanctions on attorneys for making frivolous arguments in civil rights cases would be left to the discretion of the courts, as under current law.
Congress
104
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 7, 1995
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Conyers amendment (A007) Failed by recorded vote: 194 - 229 (Roll no. 205).
Latest Action Time
13:47:42
Submitted Date
Mar 7, 1995
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 264 — Informed