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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Peet (20-CV-Q) | 08/03/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| Sen. Ron Wyden (22-AP-E) | 08/04/2022 | Appellate | Proposed rulemaking on redaction of SSNs | Pending consideration |
| Maria Diamond (22-EV-A) | 11/22/2022 | Evidence | Rule 611 | Pending consideration |
| Glenn Birket (20-CV-P) | 08/02/2020 | Civil | Rule 5(d)(3)(B) | Pending consideration |
| International Legal Finance Association (22-CV-O) | 10/03/2022 | Civil | Rule 16(c)(2) (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| Sai (21-CV-J) | 04/14/2021 | Civil | Rule 5(d) | Pending consideration |
| Department of Justice (21-CR-J) | 09/13/2021 | Criminal | Rule 6(e) | Pending consideration |
| Glen C. Shults (17-CV-RRRR) | 08/01/2017 | Civil | Rule 30(b)(6) | Pending consideration |
| Twenty-Eight Companies (21-CV-U) | 09/28/2021 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| Hon. Patricia Barksdale (20-CV-CC) | 10/06/2020 | Civil | Rule 7.1 and Rule 73 | Pending consideration |
| Heather Abraham, Alex Abdo, and Jonathan Manes (21-CV-T) | 09/03/2021 | Civil | New Rule 5.3 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Donald Molloy (21-CR-A)(Rule 16) | 01/14/2021 | Criminal | Rule 16 | Pending consideration |
| Joseph Sanderson (19-CR-D) | 10/30/2019 | Criminal | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Pending consideration |
| Sen. Charles Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa (21-CV-L) | 05/03/2021 | Civil | Rule 26 (third party litigation funding) | Pending consideration |
| Joseph Sanderson (19-CV-DD) | 10/30/2019 | Civil | Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Filing Deadline | Pending consideration |
| Sai (21-CR-E) | 04/14/2021 | Criminal | Rule 49 | Pending consideration |
| Fred Wilcon (19-CR-E) | 12/24/2019 | Criminal | Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Subpoenas | Pending consideration |
| Zachary Clopton and Andrew Hammond (21-CV-C) | 01/19/2021 | Civil | IFP Petitions | Pending consideration |
| John Siffert (21-CR-B) | 01/21/2021 | Criminal | Rule 16 | Pending consideration |
| Greg Patmythes (21-AP-A) | 01/18/2021 | Appellate | Rule 4 and Rule 6 | Pending consideration |
| Mark Wray (15-CV-A) | 01/17/2015 | Civil | Rule 81 | Pending consideration |
| Alan Morrison (20-AP-G) | 12/10/2020 | Appellate | Rule 29 | 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 |
| Sai (21-AP-B) | 02/09/2021 | Appellate | Proposed rulemaking on IFP forms | Pending consideration |
| Alan Morrison (21-AP-D) | 04/13/2021 | Appellate | Rule 39 | Pending consideration |