Witnesses
Jonathan Berroya
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Internet Association
Jenna Close
Director of Photography, Buck the Cubicle
Witnesses
Dr. Mike Adams
Professor, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Adriana Cohen
Syndicated Columnist, Boston Herald Radio Host
Text of Legislation
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Monika Bickert
Head of Global Policy Management, Facebook
Juniper Downs
Global Head of Public Policy and Government Relations, YouTube
Witnesses
Dr. Mike Adams
Professor, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Harmeet K. Dhillon Esq.
Partner, Dhillon Law Group Inc.
Dr. Tim Groseclose
Professor, George Mason University
Jim Hoft
Founder and Editor, The Gateway Pundit
Dr. Sarah Roberts
Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Mike Simkovic
Professor, University of Southern California
The Honorable Lamar Smith
21st District of Texas, U.S. House of Representatives
Witnesses
Mr. Samuel J. Kahn
Chairman and CEO, Kent Holdings and Affiliates
The Honorable Roslynn Mauskopf
Chair, Subcommittee on Judicial Statistics
The Honorable Dana M. Sabraw
United States District Judge, Southern District of California
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The Honorable Marsha Blackburn
7th District of Tennessee, U.S. House of Representatives
David Chavern
President & Chief Executive Officer, News Media Alliance and American Press Institute
Witnesses
David S. Almeling
Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Kenneth R. Corsello
Chair, Trade Secrets Committee, Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
Witnesses
Aaron Cooper
Vice President, Global Policy, BSA, The Software Alliance
David Hale
Chief Privacy Officer & Deputy General Counsel, TD Ameritrade
Witnesses
Samuel Bray
Professor, Notre Dame Law School, UCLA School of Law
Amanda Frost
American University Washington College of Law
Witnesses
William Jay
Partner and Co-Chair, Appellate Litigation, Goodwin Procter LLP
Philip Johnson
Principal, Johnson-IP Strategy & Policy Consulting
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The Honorable Robert McDowell
Former Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
The Honorable Terrell McSweeney
Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
H.R. 469 Is an Assault on Americans Health, Safety, and Privacy
H.R. 469, the "Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017," would significantly delay the process for ensuring that statutory deadlines established by Congress are enforced to protect Americans from serious harms such as dirty air and water, unsafe products, and reckless behavior by large financial institutions.
H.R. 732 Would Undermine Civil Law Enforcement and Harm the Public
H.R. 732, the "Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017," is a deeply flawed measure that would undermine the ability of civil law enforcement agencies to provide relief to victims of systemic misconduct. The bill would prohibit settlement agreements that authorize payments to parties not "directly and proximately" harmed by the unlawful conduct of the settling defendant. In doing so, H.R. 732 would prevent civil enforcement agencies from tailoring remedies to address generalized harms to unidentifiable victims, public health and safety, or the environment.
Witnesses
Tom Lee
Mapbox
The Honorable Paul Michael
Former Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Witnesses
Steven Andrerson
Vice President and General Counsel, Culver Franchising System, Inc.
Colleen Chien
Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law
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The Honorable Carlos T. Bea
Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit
John Eastman
Professor, Dale E. Fowler School of Law, Chapman University
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Thomas Bruce
Director, Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute
Charles Geyh
John F. Kimerling Professor of Law, Indiana Law School