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Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold another hearing as part of the Committee’s comprehensive copyright review and U.S. Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante will testify before the Committee regarding the Copyright Office’s perspective on updates to U.S. copyright law.
 
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement in advance of Wednesday’s hearing.
 

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold another hearing as part of the Committee’s comprehensive copyright review and U.S. Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante will testify before the Committee regarding the Copyright Office’s perspective on updates to U.S. copyright law.
 
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement in advance of Wednesday’s hearing.
 

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) introduced the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015 (H.R. 1927) to strengthen federal class action lawsuit rules by ensuring victims who have experienced actual or comparable injury are justly compensated.
 

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) introduced the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015 (H.R. 1927) to strengthen federal class action lawsuit rules by ensuring victims who have experienced actual or comparable injury are justly compensated.
 

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) introduced the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015 (H.R. 1927) to strengthen federal class action lawsuit rules by ensuring victims who have experienced actual or comparable injury are justly compensated.
 

Washington, D.C.— The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 15-10, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS Act) (H.R. 427). This bill, sponsored by Congressman Todd Young (R-Ind.), curbs unnecessary regulations from agencies and holds federal bureaucrats accountable for imposing the heaviest burdens on America's economy. The REINS Act requires that federal agencies submit major regulations to Congress for approval; guarantees that no major regulation becomes effective until Congress approves it; and provides that an expedited up or down vote occurs on major rules within 70 legislative days.
 

Washington, D.C.— The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R.1759, the All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act (ALERT Act), by a vote of 14-9. The bill reinforces and supplements current requirements so that the Executive Branch and its regulatory agencies release information about planned new regulations in a more detailed and timely manner.