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Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (H.R. 5075) by voice vote to create an alert system for missing adults. The bill is named after Ashanti Billie, who went missing at the age of 19 in September 2017 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Ashanti was abducted shortly after arriving to work and tragically was murdered by her captor. The Ashanti Alert Act assists local and regional law enforcement in locating missing adults, like Ashanti Billie.

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved H. Con. Res. 72 by voice vote to express the sense of Congress that child safety should be the first priority in custody and visitation adjudications at family state courts. There is concern that state family courts are not adequately hearing and evaluating claims of child abuse and domestic violence during custody disputes. According to the Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence, an estimated 58,000 children a year are court-ordered into the unsafe custody or care of abusive parents.

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved the Preventing Child Exploitation Act (H.R. 6847) by voice vote to fight child abuse and exploitation and bring perpetrators to justice. The bill, sponsored by Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-Ala.), contains four Judiciary Committee bills that have previously been approved by the House of Representatives, sending them to the Senate in one package for a vote.

Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (S. 2559), bipartisan legislation to help ensure the visually impaired and those with print disabilities, such as dyslexia, have access to published works.

Hatch-Goodlatte Music Modernization Act to be Signed into LawWashington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved the Hatch-Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (H.R. 1551), bipartisan legislation that updates several key provisions of U.S. copyright law regarding music licensing.

Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved the bipartisan Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success (SUCCESS) Act, H.R. 6758, by voice vote. This bill, authored by Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), a senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the House Small Business Committee, reauthorizes the U.S.

Washington, D.C. -- On Wednesday, September 26, 2018, the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold a legislative hearing entitled “H.R. 3553, the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2017.”  H.R. 3553, which was introduced on July 17, 2017, amends the Bankruptcy Code to raise the compensation of trustees in chapter 7 bankruptcy cases.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of September 24-28, 2018. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2610:00 a.m.Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust LawHearing on: The Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2017 Witnesses:

• The Honorable Alan C. Stout, Bankruptcy Court Judge, U.S.