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Hearings

Oversight of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

Witnesses

The Honorable Andrei Iancu
Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, on behalf of U.S. Department of Commerce

Accountability for OPEC: H.R. ___, the "No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act."
2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

Witnesses

Seth Bloom
President and Founder, Bloom Strategic Counsel, PLLC

Philip Brown
Specialist in Energy Policy, Congressional Research Service

Challenges and Solutions in the Opioid Abuse Crisis
2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

Witnesses

Kristen Holman
Lynchburg, Virginia

J. Spencer Morgan III
Commonwealth's Attorney, Accomack County, Virginia

Filtering Practices of Social Media Platforms
2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

Witnesses

The Honorable Marsha Blackburn
7th District of Tennessee, U.S. House of Representatives

David Chavern
President & Chief Executive Officer, News Media Alliance and American Press Institute

Safeguarding Trade Secrets in the United States
2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

Witnesses

David S. Almeling
Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Kenneth R. Corsello
Chair, Trade Secrets Committee, Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)

Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons
2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

Witnesses

Mark S. Inch
Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons



Documents



Legislative Hearing on: H.R. ____, the "Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018," and H.R. 4423, the "North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017"
2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

Witnesses

E. Donald Elliot
Yale Law School, Covington & Burling, LLP, Senior of Counsel

Emily Hammond
Associate Dean for Public Engagement, George Washington University Law School

Assessing the Effectiveness of the Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents
2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

Witnesses

Aaron Cooper
Vice President, Global Policy, BSA, The Software Alliance

David Hale
Chief Privacy Officer & Deputy General Counsel, TD Ameritrade

Preventable Violence in America: An Examination of Law Enforcement Information Sharing and Misguided Public Policy
2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

Witnesses

David Bowdich
Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Timothy Carter
Sheriff, Shenandoah County, Virginia

Examining Class Action Lawsuits Against Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID)
2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

Witnesses

Alison Barkoff
Director of Advocacy, Center for Public Representation

Martha Bryant
Mother and RN, BSN, Amherst County, Virginia