The Advisory Committees evaluate in the first instance suggestions to amend the Federal Rules.
| Name of Individual and/or Organization | Date Received | Committee | Rule or Form | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denise Richardson Crabbe (20-CV-L) | 07/19/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Chubb Group of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (20-CV-BB) | 09/29/2020 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| Richard Macak (20-CV-K) | 07/02/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Hon. Patricia Barksdale (20-CV-CC) | 10/06/2020 | Civil | Rule 7.1 and Rule 73 | Pending consideration |
| Usha Jain (20-CV-J) | 06/24/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Usha Jain (20-AP-C) | 06/24/2020 | Appellate | Access to electronic filing system for pro se litigants | Pending consideration |
| Lawyers for Civil Justice and the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (20-CV-II) | 12/21/2020 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| Alan Morrison (20-AP-G) | 12/10/2020 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |
| Greg Patmythes (21-AP-A) | 01/18/2021 | Appellate | Rule 4 and Rule 6 | Pending consideration |
| Zachary Clopton and Andrew Hammond (21-CV-C) | 01/19/2021 | Civil | IFP Petitions | Pending consideration |
| Donald Molloy (21-CR-A)(Rule 16) | 01/14/2021 | Criminal | Rule 16 | Pending consideration |
| Five Federal District Judges (25-EV-D) | 04/29/2025 | Evidence | Rule 902 | Pending consideration |
| Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Henry Johnson, Jr. (22-AP-A) | 01/07/2022 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |
| Christine E. Webber (17-CV-WWWW) | 08/01/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Pending consideration |
| Gray Ritter & Graham, PC (17-CV-VVVV) | 08/01/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Pending consideration |
| Joshua Goodbaum (21-CV-Y) | 11/12/2021 | Civil | Rule 4(d)(1) | Pending consideration |
| Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Henry Johnson, Jr. (21-AP-H) | 11/10/2021 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |
| Hon. Michael Chagares (19-CV-U) | 06/03/2019 | Civil | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Pending consideration |
| Federal Courts Committee, State Bar of California, Litigation Section (17-CV-TTTT) | 08/01/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Pending consideration |
| U.S. Chamber of Commerce (21-AP-G) | 10/06/2021 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |
| Glen C. Shults (17-CV-RRRR) | 08/01/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Pending consideration |
| Department of Justice (21-CR-J) | 09/13/2021 | Criminal | Rule 6(e) | Pending consideration |
| Twenty-Eight Companies (21-CV-U) | 09/28/2021 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| Heather Abraham, Alex Abdo, and Jonathan Manes (21-CV-T) | 09/03/2021 | Civil | New Rule 5.3 | Pending consideration |
| Independent Women’s Law Center (19-CV-Y) | 09/20/2019 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (21-CV-P) | 07/01/2021 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| Hon. Jesse Furman and Hon. Philip Halpern (21-CV-O) | 06/21/2021 | Civil | Rule 41(a) | Pending consideration |
| Lawyers for Civil Justice (21-CV-G) | 03/24/2021 | Civil | New Rule 5.3 | Pending consideration |
| John Rabiej (19-CV-HH) | 12/19/2019 | Civil | Rule 16; Rule 26 | Pending consideration |
| Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Henry Johnson, Jr. (21-AP-C) | 02/23/2021 | Appellate | Rule 29 | Pending consideration |