# 114-hr-3624: Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2016

114-hr-3624, Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3624
- Congress: 114
- Title: Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2016
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2015-09-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2015 This bill amends procedures under which federal courts consider a motion to remand back to a state court a case that was removed from a state court to federal court. The bill allows a motion for remand, and any opposition to such a motion, to include affidavits or other evidence: (1) showing a plausible claim for relief against each nondiverse defendant, or the lack thereof; or (2) indicating a good faith intention to prosecute the action against each nondiverse defendant or to seek a joint judgment, or the lack of such a good faith intent. Federal courts must deny a motion to remand if they find that the complaint does not state such a plausible claim for relief against a nondiverse defendant under applicable state law or that there is no good faith intention to prosecute the action against a nondiverse defendant or to seek a joint judgment.

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3624 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3624)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3624 (as of 2025-11-18).