{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140330210526/http://holding.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-holding-applauds-passage-of-the-lawsuit-abuse-reduction-act", "Congressman Holding Applauds Passage of the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act", "2013-11-14", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "NC", "George Holding", "H001065", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "For Immediate Release: November 14, 2013\nContact: Lindsay Hamilton, 202-225-3032\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\nCongressman Holding Applauds Passage of the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act\n\u00a0\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 After House passage of a bill to reduce lawsuit fraud and abuse, Congressman George Holding (NC-13) released the following statement:\n\u00a0\n\u201cLawyers who file baseless lawsuits jeopardize the integrity of our legal system \u2013 and the bill passed by the House today ensures \u00a0they are held accountable. Baseless lawsuits are routinely filed because of the lack of mandatory sanctions \u2013 this bill restores mandatory sanctions, guarantying consequences for filing a baseless lawsuit. It is essential that we help protect Americans from the very-real consequences of frivolous lawsuits and advance the cause of justice in this country.\u201d\n\u00a0\nBackground: H.R. 2655, the \u201cLawsuit Abuse Reduction Act\u201d was introduced\u00a0 by Congressman Lamar Smith (TX-21) and cosponsored by Congressman Holding. H.R. 2655 restores mandatory sanctions for filing frivolous lawsuits, and passed the House on November 14, 2013 with a vote of 228 yeas to 195 nays.\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140330210526/http://holding.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-holding-applauds-passage-of-the-lawsuit-abuse-reduction-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8327248506247997, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}