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This Week in the House Judiciary Committee (July 5-8)

Washington, DC, July 5, 2016

The House Judiciary Committee has announced a markup for Thursday, July 7, 2016. Below is the Committee’s schedule for the week of July 5-8, 2016.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6

10:00 a.m.       Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet

Hearing on: “The Judicial Branch and the Efficient Administration of Justice”

Witness:

  • Mr. James Duff, Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

2237 Rayburn House Office Building

1:00 p.m.        Task Force on Executive Overreach

Hearing on: “The Federal Government on Autopilot: Mandatory Spending and the Entitlement Crisis”

Witnesses:

  • Mr. Eugene Steuerle, Institute Fellow and Richard B. Fisher Chair, Urban Institute
  • Mr. Scott Lilly, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
  • Mr. Nicholas Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Scholar in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute

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3:00 p.m.        Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law

Hearing on: “Assessing the Obama Years: OIRA and Regulatory Impacts on Jobs, Wages and Economic Recovery”

Witness Panel I:

  • The Honorable Howard Shelanski, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Witness Panel II:

  • Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum
  • Mr. Clyde Crews, Jr., Vice President for Policy, Competitive Enterprise Institute
  • Dr. William Beach, Vice President for Policy Research, Mercatus Center
  • Professor David Driesen, Esq., Professor of Law, Syracuse University College of Law

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THURSDAY, JULY 7

10:00 a.m.       Full Committee Markup

H.R. 320, the “Rapid DNA Act of 2015”

H.R. 5578, the “Survivors’ Bill of Rights Act of 2016”

H.R. 3765, the “ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015”

H.R. 68, the “Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2015”

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