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  March 21, 2003 Hatch, Leahy Agree On Asbestos 'Summit' Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and ranking member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) have agreed to participate in an asbestos litigation

  March 19, 2003 House Rules Committee Met Yesterday; Full House Action Today The House Rules Committee last night adopted a rule for the consideration of H.R. 975 today that allows one hour of

  March 18, 2003 Bankruptcy Bill Would Protect Worker Pensions House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Boehner (R-Ohio) said yesterday that a comprehensive bankruptcy reform bill slated for a

  March 31, 2003 Schumer Vows Fight For Abortion Provision In Bankruptcy Bill Pro-bankruptcy reform lobbyists who were counting on Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to end his dogged fight to include anti

  March 27, 2003 Hatch Lays Out Drafting Plan For Asbestos Litigation Bill Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said he plans to begin drafting an asbestos litigation reform bill on April 10

  March 25, 2003 Tort Reform Could Split House Asbestos Fix A rift over tort reform between two House members working to craft a bipartisan asbestos litigation bill could split the House asbestos fix

  April 1, 2003 Senate Judiciary Readies To Mark Up Class Action Reform Class action reform legislation is slated to be marked up on Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, a committee spokeswoman

  March 26, 2003 Hatch To Meet With Executives Seeking Asbestos Litigation Reform Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) is scheduled to meet for two hours today with executives from various

  March 28, 2003 Stakeholders Invited To Tuesday's Asbestos Bill Summit Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) yesterday issued invitations to a range of stakeholders on asbestos litigation reform, asking

  April 3, 2003 Environmentalists Oppose Class Action Reform Legislation Environmentalists are opposed to class action reform legislation scheduled for markup today by the Senate Judiciary Committee