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This Week in the House Judiciary Committee

Washington, DC, September 28, 2015

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

·         Mr. Lonny Hoffman, Law Foundation Professor, University of Houston Law Center

2237 Rayburn House Office Building

2:00 p.m.        Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law

Hearing on: Healthy Competition?  An Examination of the Proposed Health Insurance Mergers and the Consequent Impact on Competition

Witnesses:

·         Mr. Mark T. Bertolini, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aetna

·         Mr. Joseph R. Swedish, President and Chief Executive Officer, Anthem

·         Mr. Tom Nickels, Executive Vice President, American Hospital Association

·         Mr. Andrew W. Gurman, M.D., President-Elect, American Medical Association

·         Ms. Jaime S. King, Professor of Law, University of California, Hastings College of Law

·         Mr. Edmund F. Haismaier, Senior Research Fellow of Health Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation

2141 Rayburn House Office Building

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

10:00 a.m.       Full Committee Markup

H.R. 2745, the “Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2015

H.R. 3490, the “Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act”

2141 Rayburn House Office Building

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