The Week Ahead for the House Judiciary Committee

March 2, 2015

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following hearings and markups for next week.

MONDAY, MARCH 2

4:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law

Hearing on:

H.R. 348, the “Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2015” (RAPID Act);

H.R. 712, the “Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015”; and,

H.R. 1155, the “Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2015” (SCRUB Act)

Witnesses:

· Mr. William Kovacs, Senior Vice President, Environment, Technology & Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

· Mr. Sam Batkins, Director of Regulatory Policy, American Action Forum

· Dr. Patrick McLaughlin, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University

· Mr. Amit Narang, Regulatory Policy Advocate, Public Citizen

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TUESDAY, MARCH 3

10:00 a.m. Full Committee Markup of Immigration Legislation
H.R. 1147, the “Legal Workforce Act”;

H.R. 1149, the “Protection of Children Act of 2015”;

H.R. 1153, the “Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015”; and

H.R. 1148, the “Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act”

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4

10:00 a.m. Full Committee Markup of Immigration Legislation
H.R. 1147, the “Legal Workforce Act”;

H.R. 1149, the “Protection of Children Act of 2015”;

H.R. 1153, the “Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015”; and

H.R. 1148, the “Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act”

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5

9:30 a.m. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations
Hearing on: H.R. 707, the “Restoration of America’s Wire Act”

Witness List TBA

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All hearings and markups are streamed live at judiciary.house.gov. Camera crews wishing to cover must be congressionally credentialed and RSVP with the House Radio-TV Gallery at (202) 225-5214.