TUESDAY, JUNE 16 2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Hearing on: H.R. __, the “Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015” Witnesses: · Ms. Deborah Garza, Esq., Partner, Covington & Burling LLP · Mr. David A. Clanton, Esq., Senior Counsel, Blake & McKenzie LLP · Mr. Abbott (Tad) B. Lipsky, Jr., Esq., Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP ·... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13) released the following statement after the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 9, the Innovation Act by a vote of 24-8: “Sadly, today’s committee markup did nothing to fix the fundamental issues that are troubling our broken patent system. The so-called ‘Innovation Act’ favors big businesses over small inventors and start-... Read more »
Today, during a full House Judiciary Committee markup of H.R. 9, the “Innovation Act,” Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) delivered the following opening statement: “Abusive patent litigation is a problem that requires a targeted approach. “Unfortunately, H.R. 9, the so-called ‘Innovation Act’ is overly broad and could potentially weaken every single patent in America. It is not the solution... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) today announced a criminal justice reform initiative. Over the coming months, the House Judiciary Committee, which has primary jurisdiction over the U.S. Criminal Code, will take a step-by-step approach to address a variety of criminal justice issues, including over-criminalization, sentencing reform... Read more »
Today, the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (H.R. 889) passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), bill sponsor Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), and co-sponsors House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) praised the ... Read more »
Following the Senate vote approving the House-passed USA Freedom Act by a vote of 67- 32, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler ... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) issued the following statement on the resignation of Middle District of Alabama Judge Mark Fuller, who was arrested in August 2014 for physically assaulting his wife in a hotel room in Atlanta, Georgia, a violation of state criminal law. “It is a rare occasion when the U.S. Congress impeaches a feder... Read more »
The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following hearings and meeting for next week. TUESDAY, JUNE 2 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Hearing on: Nexus Issues: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2315, the “Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015”, H.R. 1643 the “Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015”, and H.R. __ the “B... Read more »
“These amendments only serve to weaken the House-passed bill and postpone timely enactment of legislation that responsibly protects national security while enhancing civil liberty protections.” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim S... Read more »
Following the Senate vote to proceed with debate on the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.... Read more »
