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United States House Committee on the Judiciary
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U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, or (more commonly) the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement entities. The Judiciary Committee is also the committee responsible for impeachments of federal officials. Because of the legal nature of its oversight, committee members usually have a legal background, but it is not required.
In the 111th Congress, the current chairman of the committee is Democrat John Conyers of Michigan, and the ranking minority member is Republican Lamar Smith of Texas.
History
The committee was created on June 3 1813 for the purpose of considering legislation related to the judicial system.
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U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, or (more commonly) the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement entities. The Judiciary Committee is also the committee responsible for impeachments of federal officials. Because of the legal nature of its oversight, committee members usually have a legal background, but it is not required.
In the 111th Congress, the current chairman of the committee is Democrat John Conyers of Michigan, and the ranking minority member is Republican Lamar Smith of Texas.
History
The committee was created on June 3 1813 for the purpose of considering legislation related to the judicial system. This committee approved articles of impeachment against three Presidents: Andrew Johnson (1868), Richard Nixon (1974), and Bill Clinton (1998).
There are 23 Democrats and 16 Republicans on the committee during the 111th Congress.
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- John Conyers, Chairman, Michigan
- Howard Berman, California
- Rick Boucher, Virginia
- Jerrold Nadler, New York
- Robert C. Scott, Virginia
- Mel Watt, North Carolina
- Zoe Lofgren, California
- Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas
- Maxine Waters, California
- Bill Delahunt, Massachusetts
- Robert Wexler, Florida
- Steve Cohen, Tennessee
- Hank Johnson, Georgia
- Pedro Pierluisi, Puerto Rico
- Luis Gutierrez, Illinois
- Brad Sherman, California
- Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
- Charles Gonzalez, Texas
- Anthony Weiner, New York
- Adam Schiff, California
- Linda Sánchez, California
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Florida
- Dan Maffei, New York
| Lamar S. Smith, Ranking Member, Texas Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin Howard Coble, North Carolina Elton Gallegly, California Bob Goodlatte, Vice Ranking Member, Virginia Dan Lungren, California Darrell Issa, California Randy Forbes, Virginia Steve King, Iowa Trent Franks, Arizona Louie Gohmert, Texas Jim Jordan, Ohio Ted Poe, Texas Jason Chaffetz, Utah Tom Rooney, Florida Gregg Harper, Mississippi |
Subcommittees
Committee Task Forces
United States House Judiciary Antitrust Task Force: 108th Congress
Chairman: Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI); Ranking member: John Conyers (D-MI)
The Antitrust Task Force during the 108th Congress existed from March 26, 2003, to September 26, 2003. All Judiciary Committee Members also served as members of the Task Force., and conducted hearings and investigations into consolidation of the Bell Telephone Companies.
United States House Judiciary Antitrust Task Force: 110th Congress
Chairman: John Conyers (D-MI); Ranking member: Steve Chabot (R-OH)
The Antitrust Task Force during the 110th Congress was established February 28, 2007, as a temporary subcommittee to examine the pending merger between XM Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. The task force operated like any other subcommittee, except that it only hads a six-month term. House Rules limit each full committee to just five subcommittees, and any task force, special subcommittee, or other subunit of a standing committee that is established for a cumulative period longer than six months in a Congress counts against that total. A longer term for the task force would cause the Judiciary Committee to exceed this limit.
Projects
Hearings
- The Use and Misuse of Presidential Clemency Power for Executive Branch Officials (hearing) (2007)
Chairmen since 1813
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