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  Hearings for 111th Congress

Date Type Title Committee
11-19-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Transparency and Integrity in Corporate Monitoring Commercial and Administrative Law
11-18-2009 Oversight Continuation of Hearing to: Consider Possible Impeachment of United States District Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. Task Force on Judicial Impeachment
11-17-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Too Big to Fail – The Role for Bankruptcy and Antitrust Law in Financial Regulation Reform, Part II Courts and Competition Policy
11-17-2009 Oversight **CANCELED** - Meeting to Consider: A resolution authorizing the Chairman to issue subpoenas to Jacob Amato, Jr; Robert Creely; and Joseph Mole to secure testimony at a hearing concerning the possible impeachment of United States District Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., and to obtain related documents from these individuals; - **CANCELED**and

Hearing to: Consider Possible Impeachment of United States District Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.		 Task Force on Judicial Impeachment
11-06-2009 Hearing Hearing on: H.R. 2811, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal
 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
11-05-2009 Hearing **RESCHEDULED**Hearing on: H.R. 2811, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal**RESCHEDULED**
 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
11-05-2009 Markup Continuing Markup of: H.R. 3845; H.R. 984 and H.Res. 871 Full Committee
11-05-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Combating Organized Retail Crime – The Role of Federal Law Enforcement
 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
11-04-2009 Markup Markup of: H.R. 3845; H.R. 984 and H.Res. 871 Full Committee
10-29-2009  Oversight Classified Hearing on: the PATRIOT Act and Related Matters
 Full Committee
10-29-2009  Markup Subcommittee Markup of: H.R. 1064, the "Youth PROMISE Act"
 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
10-29-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
10-28-2009  Oversight Hearing on: Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries
 Full Committee
10-27-2009  Oversight Hearing on: Access to Justice Denied – Ashcroft v. Iqbal
 Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
10-27-2009 Oversight Hearing on: The Legal Services Corporation Commercial and Administrative Law
10-22-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Too Big to Fail – The Role for Bankruptcy and Antitrust Law in Financial Regulation Reform Commercial and Administrative Law
10-21-2009 Markup Meeting to: Approve Subcommittee Assignments for Rep. Judy Chu; and
Markup of: H.R. 3596; H.R. 42; H.R. 1425; and H.R. 3237		 Full Committee
10-20-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Girls in the Juvenile Justice System – Strategies to Help Girls Achieve Their Full Potential
 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
10-20-2009 Oversight **POSTPONED** Hearing on: Examining the State of Judicial Recusals after Caperton v. A.T. Massey**POSTPONED** Courts and Competition Policy
10-15-2009  Oversight **POSTPONED**Hearing on: Ramifications of Auto Industry Bankruptcies, Part IV**POSTPONED**
 Full Committee
10-14-2009 Markup **POSTPONED** Markup of: H.R. 42; H.R. 1425; and H.R. 3237**POSTPONED** Full Committee
10-08-2009 Hearing Hearing on: H.R. 3596, the "Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009" Courts and Competition Policy
10-08-2009  Oversight Hearing on: Civil Rights Under Fire – Recent Supreme Court Decisions
 Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
10-07-2009 Markup Markup of: H.R. 1478; H.R. 42; H.R. 1425; H.R. 1110; and H.R. 3237 Full Committee
10-01-2009  Markup Meeting to: Request Department of Homeland Security Departmental Report on the Beneficiary of:
H.R. 1979 - Private Bill for the relief of Mary Cole, Decontee Cole, Emmanuel Cole, Anna Cole, Yon Deh Cole, and Emmanuel Cole, Jr.; and
H.R. 3649 - Private Bill for the relief of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J Refugio Carreno Rojas
 Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law
9-30-2009 Hearing Hearing on: Cyberbullying and other Online Safety Issues for Children;
H.R. 1966, the "Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act"; and
H.R. 3630, the "Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act (AWARE Act)"		 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
9-29-2009 Oversight Hearing on: the Crime Victims Rights Act of 2004 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
9-23-2009 Oversight Hearing on: an Undue Hardship? Discharging Educational Debt in Bankruptcy Commercial and Administrative Law
9-23-2009 Oversight Hearing on: the Expansion of Top Level Domains and its Effects on Competition Courts and Competition Policy
9-22-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Reauthorization of the Innocence Protection Act Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
9-22-2009  Oversight Hearing on: the USA PATRIOT Act
 Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
9-17-2009 Oversight **POSTPONED**Hearing on: the Crime Victims Rights Act of 2004 - **POSTPONED** Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
9-16-2009 Markup Markup of: H.R. 3570; H.R. 233; H.R. 1478; H.J.Res. 26; H.R. 3290; H.R. 42 and H.R. 1425 Full Committee
9-16-2009 Oversight **POSTPONED**Hearing on: Competition Concerns with International Airline Alliances: Should DOJ Co-Pilot the Airline Antitrust Immunity Process? - **POSTPONED** Courts and Competition Policy
9-15-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Mandatory Binding Arbitration – Is it Fair and Voluntary? Commercial and Administrative Law
9-10-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Competition and Commerce in Digital Books Full Committee
9-09-2009 Oversight Hearing on: the Role of the Lending Industry in the Home Foreclosure Crisis Commercial and Administrative Law
9-09-2009  Oversight **POSTPONED** - Hearing on: the USA PATRIOT Act - **POSTPONED**
 Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
7-31-2009  Markup Continued Subcommittee Markup of: H.R. 1425
 Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law
7-30-2009  Oversight Hearing on: Proposals for Reform of the Military Commissions System
 Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
7-30-2009  Markup Subcommittee Markup of: H.R. 3190, H.R. 569 and H.R. 233
 Courts and Competition Policy
7-28-2009  Markup Subcommittee Markup of: H.R. 2811 and H.R. 3327
 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
7-29-2009 Markup Markup of: H.Res. 636; A Committee Resolution; H.R. 3245; H.R. 847; H.R. 3290; H.J.Res. 26; H.R. 1478; H.R. 984; H.R. 3327 and H.R. 2811 Full Committee
7-28-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Medical Debt – Is Our Healthcare System Bankrupting Americans? Commercial and Administrative Law
7-27-2009 Hearing Hearing on: H.R. 743, the "Executive Accountability Act of 2009" Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
7-24-2009  Markup Continued Subcommittee Markup of: H.R. 42 and H.R. 1425
 Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law
7-23-2009  Oversight Hearing on: Continuity of Congress in the Wake of a Catastrophic Attack
 Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
7-23-2009 Markup Meeting to: Request Department of Homeland Security Departmental Report on the Beneficiary of:
H.R. 1576, Private Bill for the relief of Daniel Wachira; and
H.R. 3182, Private Bill for the relief of Hotaru Nakama Ferschke
and
Markup of: H.R. 3290, H.J.Res. 26, H.R. 42, and H.R. 1425 		Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law
7-22-2009 Markup Subcommittee Markup of: H.R. 3245, the "Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009"
Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
7-22-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Over-Criminalization of Conduct/Over-Federalization of Criminal Law Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
7-22-2009 Oversight **POSTPONED** - Hearing on: Competition Concerns with International Airline Alliances: Should DOJ Co-Pilot the Airline Antitrust Immunity Process? - **POSTPONED** Courts and Competition Policy
7-22-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Ramifications of Auto Industry Bankruptcies, Part III Commercial and Administrative Law
7-21-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Ramifications of Auto Industry Bankruptcies, Part II Commercial and Administrative Law
7-21-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Federal Bureau of Prisons Oversight Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
7-15-2009 Hearing Hearing on: H.R. 1064, the "Youth Prison Reduction Through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support and Education Act" or the "Youth PROMISE Act" Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
7-14-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Biologics and Biosimilars: Balancing Incentives for Innovation Courts and Competition Policy
7-14-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Mandatory Minimums and Unintended Consequences Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
7-14-2009 Markup **POSTPONED**Markup of: H.R. 1459, the "Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009"**POSTPONED**
Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
7-09-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Foreclosures: Will Voluntary Mortgage Modification Help Families Save Their Homes? Commercial and Administrative Law
7-09-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Trends Affecting Minority Broadcast Ownership Courts and Competition Policy
Full Committee
7-08-2009 Oversight Hearing on: National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Report and Standards Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
7-08-2009  Oversight Hearing on: Legal Issues Surrounding the Military Commissions System
 Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
6-25-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Accountability, Transparency, and Uniformity in Corporate Deferred and Non-Prosecution Agreements Commercial and Administrative Law
6-24-2009  Markup Markup of: H.Res. 520; H.R. 1478; H.R. 1843 and H.R. 984
 Full Committee
6-18-2009 Oversight **CANCELED** Hearing on: Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal**CANCELED**
Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
6-16-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Bankruptcy Judgeship Needs Commercial and Administrative Law
6-11-2009  Markup Subcommittee Markup of: H.R. 1843 and H.R. 984
 Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
6-11-2009  Hearing Hearing on: H.R. 569, the "Equal Justice For Our Military Act of 2009"
 Courts and Competition Policy
6-11-2009 Markup **POSTPONED** - Subcommittee Markup of: H.R. 233, the "Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009"**POSTPONED**
Courts and Competition Policy
6-10-2009  Markup Markup of: H.R. 2765; and H.Res. 520
 Full Committee
6-09-2009  Hearing Hearing on: H.R. 2289, the "Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009"
 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
6-09-2009 Hearing Hearing on: H.R. 1521, the "Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009" Commercial and Administrative Law
6-09-2009  Markup Task Force Meeting to: consider articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent for recommendation to the committee
 Task Force on Judicial Impeachment
6-05-2009  Markup **RESCHEDULED** - Task Force Meeting to: consider articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent for recommendation to the committee**RESCHEDULED**
Task Force on Judicial Impeachment
6-05-2009  Hearing **RESCHEDULED** - Hearing on: H.R. 569, the "Equal Justice For Our Military Act of 2009"**RESCHEDULED**
Courts and Competition Policy
6-05-2009 Markup **RESCHEDULED** - Subcommittee Markup of: H.R. 233, the "Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009"**RESCHEDULED**
Courts and Competition Policy
6-04-2009 Markup Subcommittee Markup of: H.R. 2679, to extend certain immigration programs, and for other purposes Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law
6-04-2009  Hearing Hearing on: H.R. 984, the "State Secret Protection Act of 2009"
 Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
6-04-2009 Hearing Hearing on: H.R. 1508, the "Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009" Commercial and Administrative Law
6-04-2009  Oversight Hearing on: Indigent Representation: A Growing National Crisis
 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
6-03-2009  Oversight Hearing to: Consider Impeachment of Samuel B. Kent of the Southern District of Texas
 Task Force on Judicial Impeachment
6-03-2009  Oversight Hearing on: to Delay: Are Patent Settlements That Delay Generic Drug Market Entry Anticompetitive?
 Courts and Competition Policy
5-21-2009  Oversight Hearing on: "Ramifications of Auto Industry Bankruptcies"
 Full Committee
5-21-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Unfairness in Federal Cocaine Sentencing: Is it time to Crack the 100 to 1 Disparity? Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
5-20-2009  Oversight Hearing on: the Federal Bureau of Investigation
 Full Committee
5-20-2009  Markup Continued Full Committee Consideration of: H.R. 1741 and H.R. 2247
 Full Committee
5-19-2009 Hearing Hearing on: H.R. 233, the "Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009" Courts and Competition Policy
5-19-2009 Markup Markup of: H.R. 1478, the "Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009" Commercial and Administrative Law
5-14-2009  Oversight Hearing on: the Department of Justice with Attorney General Eric Holder
 Full Committee
5-13-2009 Oversight Hearing on: the National Research Council's Publication "Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward" Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
5-13-2009  Markup Meeting to: Approve subcommittee vacancies; and
Markup of: H.R. 848; H.R. 2344; H.R. 1741 and H.R. 2247
 Full Committee
5-06-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Escalating Violence in Mexico and the Southwest Border as a Result of the Illicit Drug Trade Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
5-05-2009  Oversight Hearing on: the Federal Arbitration Act: Is the Credit Card Industry Using It To Quash Legal Claims?
 Commercial and Administrative Law
04-30-2009 Hearing Hearing on: H.R. 1260, the "Patent Reform Act of 2009" Full Committee
4-28-2009  Oversight Hearing on: "Bye Bye Bargains? Retail Price Fixing, the Leegin Decision, and Its Impact on Consumer Prices"
 Courts and Competition Policy
4-28-2009  Markup Continued Markup of: H.R. 1748; H.R. 1788; H.R. 1676; H.R. 1667 and H.R. 1741
 Full Committee
4-28-2009  Oversight **POSTPONED** - Hearing on: Federal Arbitration Act: Is the Credit Card Industry Using It To Quash Legal Claims?**POSTPONED**
Commercial and Administrative Law
4-23-2009  Markup Continued Markup of: H.R. 1913; and Markup of: H.R. 1748; H.R. 1788; H.R. 1676; H.R. 1667 and H.R. 1741
 Full Committee
4-22-2009  Markup Markup of: H.R. 1913; H.R. 1748; H.R. 1788; H.R. 1676; H.R. 1667 and H.R. 1741
 Full Committee
4-21-2009  Oversight Hearing on: "A New Age for Newspapers: Diversity of Voices, Competition and the Internet"
 Courts and Competition Policy
4-02-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Consumer Debt — Are Credit Cards Bankrupting Americans? Commercial and Administrative Law
4-02-2009  Oversight Joint Hearing on: the Public Safety and Civil Rights Implications of State and Local Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws
 Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security; and
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
4-02-2009  Markup Markup of: H.R. 1843, the "John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2009"
 Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
4-01-2009  Hearing

Hearing on: Proposals to Fight Fraud and Protect Taxpayers, including:
H.R. 1748, the "Fight Fraud Act 2009";
H.R. 1292, to amend Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968;
H.R. 1667, the "War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2009";
H.R. 1788, the "False Claims Corrections Act";
H.R. 1779, the "Financial Crimes Resources Act of 2009";
H.R. 1793, the "Money Laundering Correction Act of 2009"; and
H.R. 78, the "Stop Mortgage Fraud Act."

 Full Committee
3-31-2009  Oversight Hearing on: VoIP — Who Has Jurisdiction to Tax It?
 Commercial and Administrative Law
3-31-2009  Hearing Joint Hearing on: H.R. 847, the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009"
 Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security; and
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
3-31-2009  Markup **POSTPONED** - Subcommittee Markup of: H.R.____, the "John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2009"**POSTPONED**
 Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
3-26-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Representation of Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases: A Constitutional Crisis in Michigan and Other States? Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
3-25-2009  Markup Markup of: Completion of H.R. 1139 and H.R. 985
 Full Committee
3-24-2009  Hearing Hearing on: H.R. 1478, the "Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009"
 Commercial and Administrative Law
3-19-2009  Oversight Hearing on: the Treatment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent, European Americans, and Jewish Refugees During World War II
 Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law
3-19-2009  Oversight Hearing on: Lessons Learned From the 2008 Election
 Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
3-18-2009  Markup Markup of: H.R. 1107; H.R. 1139 and H.R. 1575
 Full Committee
3-17-2009  Oversight Hearing on: ‘Too Big To Fail?’: The Role of Antitrust Law in Government-Funded Consolidation in the Banking Industry
 Courts and Competition Policy
3-12-2009  Oversight Joint Hearing on: Lost Educational Opportunities in Alternative Settings;
 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security; and
Education and Labor Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities
3-11-2009  Oversight Hearing on: Circuit City Unplugged: Why Did Chapter 11 Fail To Save 34,000 Jobs?;
 Commercial and Administrative Law
3-11-2009  Hearing Joint Hearing on: S.J. Res. 7 and H.J. Res. 21: A Constitutional Amendment Concerning Senate Vacancies;
 Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties; and
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution
3-10-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA): Barriers to Timely Compliance by States Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
3-10-2009  Hearing Hearing on: H.R. 848, the "Performance Rights Act"
 Full Committee
3-05-2009  Markup Meeting to: Adopt Rules of Procedure and Statement of Policy for Private Immigration Bills;
Adopt Rules of Procedure for Private Claims Bills;
Continue the Subcommittee’s Policy on the Granting of Federal Charters; and
Request Department of Homeland Security Departmental Reports on the Beneficiaries of:
H.R. 492; H.R. 660; H.R. 698; H.R. 1009; H.R. 1104; and H.R. 1290 		Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law
3-04-2009  Hearing **CANCELED** - Hearing on: H.R. 848, the "Performance Rights Act"**CANCELED**
 Full Committee
3-03-2009  Oversight **CANCELED** - Hearing on: Circuit City Unplugged: Why did Chapter 11 Fail to Save 34,000 Jobs? **CANCELED**
 Commercial and Administrative Law
2-26-2009  Oversight Hearing on: Competition in the Ticketing and Promotion Industry
 Courts and Competition Policy
2-25-2009  Markup Markup of: H.R. 157; H.R. 1110; H.R. 628 and H.R. 1107
 Full Committee
2-25-2009  Oversight Hearing on: Copyright Licensing in a Digital Age: Competition, Compensation and the Need to Update the Cable and Satellite TV Licenses
 Full Committee
2-12-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Libel Tourism Commercial and Administrative Law
2-11-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Youth Violence: Trends, Myths and Solutions Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
2-04-2009 Oversight Hearing on: Midnight Rulemaking: Shedding Some Light Commercial and Administrative Law
1-27-2009 Markup Markup of: H.R. 200, the "Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009" Full Committee
1-27-2009 Hearing Hearing on: H.R. 157, The "District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009" Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
01-22-2009 Hearing Hearing on: H.R. 200, the "Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009", and
H.R. 225, the "Emergency Homeownership and Equity Protection Act"		 Full Committee
1-22-2009 Markup Meeting on: Approval of Committee Rules, Ratification of Subcommittee Chairmanships and Membership, and re-establishment of the Task Force on Judicial Impeachment Full Committee

 

  
 
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