Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, June 25, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a criminal justice reform listening session. At the listening session, any Member of the House of Representatives who has an idea or proposal for criminal justice reform is invited to present his or her proposal for five minutes, or submit a proposal in writing. Following the listening session, the Judiciary Committee will give due consideration to all proposals offered by interested Members on this topic.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following listening session and hearing for next week.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Full Committee
10:00 a.m. Full Committee
Markup of: H.R. 1927, the “Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015”
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
10:00 a.m. Full Committee
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a legislativehearing on the Rapid DNA Act (H.R. 320). This bill, authored by Crime Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), updates current law to establish a system for the integration of Rapid DNA technology.
- Ms. Deborah Garza, Esq., Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
- Mr. David A. Clanton, Esq., Senior Counsel, Blake & McKenzie LLP
- Mr. Abbott (Tad) B. Lipsky, Jr., Esq., Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
- Mr.
Washington, D.C.— On Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold a hearing on the re-introduced H.R. 2745, the Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act (SMARTERAct).
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Innovation Act (H.R. 9) by an overwhelming vote of 24-8. This bipartisan bill takes steps to combat the ever increasing problem of abusive patent litigation. The legislation addresses abusive practices taking place in our courts.