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The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote bipartisan legislation to reform federal sentencing laws. The Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3713) – authored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Congressman Raul Labrador (R-Idaho), and Congressman Mike Bishop (R-Mich.) – is part of the House Judiciary Committee's ongoing bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative.
"H.R. 3713, the 'Sentencing Reform Act,' responds to the growing recognition, in our states and now in Congress, that we must make meaningful reforms to various aspects of our criminal justice system – particularly mandatory minimum sentencing.
"As with any policy, it is our responsibility in Congress to examine the facts and make adjustments from time-to-time, and the facts demand that we take action on this issue.
"Madam Attorney General, welcome to the House Judiciary Committee.
"Nearly seven months ago, after much delay in the Senate, you took over for our friend Eric Holder at the Department of Justice.
"With, not one, but two tours of duty as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, you are unquestionably the right leader at this moment for the important work of the Department.
House Judiciary Committee Unveils Bills to Address Federal Over-Criminalization
These bills are part of the Committee's bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative
As part of the House Judiciary Committee's criminal justice reform initiative, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Congressman Raul Labrador (R-Idaho), Congressman Mike Bishop (R-Mich.), and Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-Calif.) today
As part of the House Judiciary Committee's criminal justice reform initiative, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Congressman Raul Labrador (R-Idaho), Congressman Mike Bishop (R-Mich.), and Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-Calif.) today
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) issued the following statement on the House Judiciary Committee's bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative and announced a press conference for tomorrow.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
11:30 a.m. Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice
Hearing on: H.R. _, the "Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2015"
Witnesses:
· Ms. Elizabeth Milito, Senior Executive Counsel, NFIB Small Business Legal Center
· Mr. Cary Silverman, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP