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As announced last month, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold an oversight hearing on the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 8th.
Today, U.S. House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte announced the Markup of H.R. 3309, the "Innovation Act," this Wednesday, November 20th. In announcing the Markup, Chairman Goodlatte released a Manager's Amendment making changes to H.R. 3309. In addition, this afternoon Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the "Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013" to curb patent abuse, without infringing the independence of the federal judiciary and harming small inventors. In response to these developments, U.S.
Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing entitled, "Oversight of the Antitrust Enforcement Agencies." Specifically, this oversight hearing focused on the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition's antitrust efforts. During his opening remarks, Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) delivered the following statement:
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released the following statement in response to a Republican manager's amendment to H.R. 4970, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA), adopted by the House Committee on Rules yesterday evening.
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) applauded President Obama's support for marriage equality for same-sex couples. Ranking Member Conyers is an original cosponsor of H.R. 1116, the "Respect for Marriage Act" which would repeal the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act" (DOMA). As Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee during the 104th Congress, Representative Conyers opposed DOMA in 1996.
Today at markup, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Committee Democrats opposed H.R. 4970, a Violence Against Women Act ("VAWA") Reauthorization bill that omits protections for vulnerable communities and removes existing protections for immigrant women. The bill omits language designed to protect Native American women by allowing tribal authorities to prosecute their abusers. It also omits language to ensure lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered persons do not face discrimination when seeking services from VAWA funded programs.
Today, the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 1996, the "Government Litigation Savings Act". The bill would prevent our veterans and elderly from recovering their legal fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, which for 30 years has helped to ensure that senior citizens, veterans, environmental groups, and other non-profit organizations can vindicate their rights against unreasonable governmental action. House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released the following statement in response to the hearing: