,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abhh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aa1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,coburn1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on the   
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend rule   
#aa of the ,federal ,rules of ,civil    
,procedure to improve attorney          
accountability1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,lawsuit ,abuse ,reduction ,act 
of #bjac4  #b4 ,attorney accountability 
7a7 ,sanctions under ,rule #aa ,rule    
#aa7;c7 of the ,federal ,rules of ,civil
 ,procedure is amended--  7#a7 in       
paragraph 7#a71 by striking may and     
inserting shall2  7#b7 in paragraph     
7#b71 by striking ,rule #e and all that 
follows through motion4 and inserting   
rule #e42 and  7#c7 in paragraph 7#d71  
by striking situated and all that       
follows through the end of the paragraph
 and inserting situated1 and to         

compensate the parties that were injured
 by such conduct4 ,subject to the       
limitations in paragraph 7#e71 the      
sanction shall consist of an order to   
pay to the party or parties the amount  
of the reasonable expenses incurred as a
 direct result of the violation1        
including reasonable attorneys' fees and
 costs4 ,the court may also impose      
additional appropriate sanctions1 such  
as striking the pleadings1 dismissing   
the suit1 or other directives of a      
nonmonetary nature1 or1 if warranted for
 effective deterrence1 an order         
directing payment of a penalty into the 
court4  7b7 ,rule of ,construction      
,nothing in this ,act or an amendment   
made by this ,act shall be construed to 
bar or impede the assertion or          
development of new claims1 defenses1 or 
remedies under ,federal1 ,state1 or     
local laws1 including civil rights laws1
 or under the ,constitution of the      
,united ,states4