Schedule for February 9-13, 2015

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following hearings for next week. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1110:30 a.m.       Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Hearing on: Federal Asset Forfeiture: Uses and Reforms Witnesses: ·         Mr. Kenneth A. Blanco, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice ·         Mr. Keith Henderson, Prosecuting Attorney, Floyd County, Indiana ·         Ms. Darpana Sheth, Attorney, Institute for Justice ·         Mr. David Smith, Attorney, Smith & Zimmerman, PLLC 2141 Rayburn House Office Building1:00p.m.         Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Hearing on: Interior Immigration Enforcement Legislation ·         H.R.____, to improve immigration law enforcement within the interior of the United States, and for other purposes; ·         H.R.____, to modify the treatment of unaccompanied alien children who are in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status, and for other purposes; and, ·         H.R.____, to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide for the expedited removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence, and for other purposes. Witnesses: ·         The Honorable Sam Page, Sheriff, Rockingham County, North Carolina ·         Dr. Frank Morris, Vice President, Progressives for Immigration Reform ·         Mr. Dan Cadman, retired Immigration and Naturalization Service/Immigration and Customs Enforcement Official ·         Most Rev. Gerald Kicanas, Bishop of Tucson, The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson 2141 Rayburn House Office BuildingTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1210:00 a.m.       Full Committee Meeting Adopt the Oversight Plan for the 114th Congress 2141 Rayburn House Office Building10:30 a.m.       Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Hearing on: Consumers Shortchanged? Oversight of the Justice Department’s Mortgage Lending Settlements Witnesses: ·         Mr. Geoffrey Graber, Deputy Associate Attorney General and Director of the RMBS Working Group of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, U.S. Department of Justice ·         Additional witnesses to be announced soon 2141 Rayburn House Office Building1:00 p.m.        Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Hearing on: Examining Recent Supreme Court Cases in the Patent Arena Witnesses TBA 2141 Rayburn House Office BuildingFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 139:30 a.m.         Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Hearing on: Oversight of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act Witnesses: ·         Ms. Kristen Waggoner, Senior Counsel, Senior Vice President, Legal Services, Alliance Defending Freedom ·         Mr. Craig Parshall, Special Counsel, American Center for Law & Justice ·         Ms. Lori Windham, Senior Counsel, The Becket Fund For Religious Liberty ·         Mr. Nelson Tebbe, Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School 2141 Rayburn House Office Building

All hearings and markups are streamed live at judiciary.house.gov.