United States House Committee on the Judiciary
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U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, or (more commonly) the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement entities. The Senate version of the committee's most public role involves the approval process of the President's nominees to the Federal benches, including the United States Supreme Court. The Judiciary Committee is also the committee responsible for impeachments of federal officials, and approved articles of impeachment against Andrew Johnson in 1868, Richard Nixon in 1974, and Bill Clinton in 1998. In the new 110th Congress the current chairman of the committee is Democrat John Conyers of Michigan, and the ranking minority member is Republican Lamar Smith of Texas.
The committee was created on June 3, 1813 for the purpose of considering legislation related to the judicial system. Because of the legal nature of its oversight, committee members usually have a legal background, but it is not required.
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[edit] Committee Members, 110th Congress
[edit] Subcommittees
| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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| Commercial and Administrative Law | Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) | Chris Cannon (R-UT) |
| Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property | Howard L. Berman (D-CA) | Howard Coble (R-NC) |
| Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security | Robert C. Scott (D-VA) | Randy Forbes (R-VA) |
| Immigration, Border Security, and Claims | Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) | Steve King (R-IA) |
| The Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties | Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) | Trent Franks (R-AZ) |
[edit] Committee Task Forces
- United States House Judiciary Antitrust Task Force, 110th Congress[2]
- Chairman: John Conyers (D-MI)
- Ranking Member: Steve Chabot (R-OH)
The Antitrust Task Force was established February 28, 2007, is a temporary subcommittee to examine the pending merger between XM Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. The task force operates like any other subcommittee, except that it only has a six-month term. House Rules limit each full committee to just five subcommittees, and any task force, special subcommittee, or other subunit of a standing committee that is established for a cumulative period longer than six months in a Congress counts against that total.[3] A longer term for the task force would cause the Judiciary Committee to exceed this limit.
- United States House Judiciary Antitrust Task Force, 109th Congress
- Chairman: Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI)
- Ranking Member: John Conyers (D-MI)
This task force existed from March 26, 2003, to September 26, 2003. All Judiciary Committee Members also served as members of the Task Force.[4], and conducted hearings and investigations into consolidation of the Bell Telephone Companies.[5]
[edit] Projects
[edit] Hearings
[edit] Chairmen since 1813
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Charles J. Ingersoll (R-PA) 1813-1815 |
James Thompson (D-PA) 1849-1851 |
John J. Jenkins (R-WI) 1903-1909 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ (April 19, 2007). "Baldwin Named to House Judiciary Committee". Press release.
- ^ Anti-Trust Panel to Examine XM-Sirius Merger United States House Committee on the Judiciary Press Release, February 27, 2007
- ^ Rules of the House of Representatives, Rule X(b)(C), Page 12
- ^ Judiciary Task Force on Antitrust
- ^ House Antitrust Task Force, Antitrust Review.com
