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Union Calendar No. 508 107Th Congress, 2D Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Report 107–807 1 Union Calendar No. 508 107th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Report 107–807 REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DURING THE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 1(d) RULE XI OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 2, 2003.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 83–588 WASHINGTON : 2003 VerDate Dec 13 2002 05:56 Jan 15, 2003 Jkt 083588 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR807.XXX HR807 E:\Seals\Congress.#13 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., Wisconsin, Chairman HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina HOWARD L. BERMAN, California LAMAR SMITH, Texas RICK BOUCHER, Virginia ELTON GALLEGLY, California JERROLD NADLER, New York BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia ROBERT C. SCOTT, Virginia STEVE CHABOT, Ohio MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina BOB BARR, Georgia ZOE LOFGREN, California WILLIAM L. JENKINS, Tennessee SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas CHRIS CANNON, Utah MAXINE WATERS, California LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina MARTIN T. MEEHAN, Massachusetts SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts JOHN N. HOSTETTLER, Indiana ROBERT WEXLER, Florida MARK GREEN, Wisconsin TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin RIC KELLER, Florida ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York DARRELL E. ISSA, California ADAM B. SCHIFF, California MELISSA A. HART, Pennsylvania JEFF FLAKE, Arizona MIKE PENCE, Indiana J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia PHILIP G. KIKO, Chief of Staff—General Counsel PERRY H. APELBAUM, Minority Chief Counsel (II) VerDate Dec 13 2002 05:56 Jan 15, 2003 Jkt 083588 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR807.XXX HR807 SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY CRIME, TERRORISM, AND HOMELAND SECURITY LAMAR SMITH, Texas, Chairman MARK GREEN, Wisconsin ROBERT C. SCOTT, Virginia HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia MARTIN T. MEEHAN, Massachusetts STEVE CHABOT, Ohio WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts BOB BARR, Georgia ADAM B. SCHIFF, California RIC KELLER, Florida MIKE PENCE, Indiana COMMERCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW BOB BARR, Georgia, Chairman JEFF FLAKE, Arizona MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania JERROLD NADLER, New York MARK GREEN, Wisconsin TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin DARRELL E. ISSA, California ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York STEVE CHABOT, Ohio MAXINE WATERS, California MIKE PENCE, Indiana COURTS, THE INTERNET, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina, Chairman HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois HOWARD L. BERMAN, California ELTON GALLEGLY, California JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia RICK BOUCHER, Virginia WILLIAM L. JENKINS, Tennessee ZOE LOFGREN, California CHRIS CANNON, Utah WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina ROBERT WEXLER, Florida SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama MAXINE WATERS, California JOHN N. HOSTETTLER, Indiana MARTIN T. MEEHAN, Massachusetts RIC KELLER, Florida TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin DARRELL E. ISSA, California ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York MELISSA A. HART, Pennsylvania IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY, AND CLAIMS GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania, Chairman DARRELL E. ISSA, California SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas MELISSA A. HART, Pennsylvania BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts LAMAR SMITH, Texas HOWARD L. BERMAN, California ELTON GALLEGLY, California ZOE LOFGREN, California CHRIS CANNON, Utah MARTIN T. MEEHAN, Massachusetts JEFF FLAKE, Arizona J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia (III) VerDate Dec 13 2002 05:56 Jan 15, 2003 Jkt 083588 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR807.XXX HR807 IV THE CONSTITUTION STEVE CHABOT, Ohio, Chairman WILLIAM L. JENKINS, Tennessee JERROLD NADLER, New York LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan JOHN N. HOSTETTLER, Indiana ROBERT C. SCOTT, Virginia MELISSA A. HART, Pennsylvania MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina LAMAR SMITH, Texas J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia VerDate Dec 13 2002 05:56 Jan 15, 2003 Jkt 083588 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR807.XXX HR807 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, Washington, DC, January 2, 2003. Hon. JEFF TRANDAHL, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC. DEAR MR. TRANDAHL: Pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, I am transmitting the re- port on the activities of the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 107th Congress. Sincerely, F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, Jr., Chairman. (V) VerDate Dec 13 2002 05:56 Jan 15, 2003 Jkt 083588 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR807.XXX HR807 VerDate Dec 13 2002 05:56 Jan 15, 2003 Jkt 083588 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR807.XXX HR807 C O N T E N T S Page Jurisdiction of the Committee on the Judiciary .................................................... 1 Tabulation of Legislation and Activity ................................................................... 3 Printed Hearings ..................................................................................................... 4 Committee Prints ..................................................................................................... 8 House Documents .................................................................................................... 8 Summary of Activities of the Committee on the Judiciary .................................. 9 Public Laws ....................................................................................................... 9 Private Laws ..................................................................................................... 14 Conference Appointments ................................................................................ 15 Full Committee Activities ................................................................................ 20 Legislative activities: Antitrust: H.R. 768, the Need-Based Educational Aid Act .............................. 20 H.R. 809, the Antitrust Technical Corrections Act ......................... 22 H.R. 1253, the Free Market Antitrust Immunity Reform (FAIR) Act .................................................................................................... 23 H.R. 1407, to amend title 49, U.S.C. to permit air carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays ............................................................................................... 28 H.R. 1542, the Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act, also H.R. 1697, H.R. 1698, and H.R. 2120 ............................ 30 H.R. 3288, the Fairness in Antitrust in National Sports (FANS) Act .................................................................................................... 37 Liability: H.R. 2037, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act ......... 42 H.R. 2341, the Class Action Fairness Act ........................................ 42 H.R. 2926, the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabiliza- tion Act ............................................................................................ 47 H.R. 3210, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act ................................. 48 H.R. 4600, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (Health) Act ................................................................. 48 Matters held at Full Committee: H.R. 7, the Community Solutions Act .............................................. 49 H.R. 169, the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimina- tion and Retaliation Act ................................................................. 52 H.R. 741, the Madrid Protocol Implementation Act ........................ 53 H.R. 802, the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act .................. 53 H.R. 860, the Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Juris- diction Act ....................................................................................... 54 H.R. 861, to make technical amendments to section 10 of Title 9, U.S.C. .......................................................................................... 54 H.R. 1209, the Child Status Protection Act ..................................... 55 H.R. 1701, the Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act ........... 56 H.R. 2068, to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws related to public buildings, property, and works, as Title 40, U.S.C. ‘‘Public Buildings, Property, and Works’’ ................................................... 57 H.R. 2137, the Criminal Law Technical Amendments Act ............. 57 H.R. 2215, 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act ........................................................................... 58 H.R. 2458, E-Government Act of 2002 ............................................. 73 H.R. 2882, Public Safety Officer Benefits Act ................................. 74 H.R. 3162, H.R. 2975, the USA Patriot Act ..................................... 74 H.R. 3295, the Help America Vote Act ............................................. 79 (VII) VerDate Dec 13 2002 05:56 Jan 15, 2003 Jkt 083588 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR807.XXX HR807 VIII Page Summary of Activities of the Committee on the Judiciary—Continued Legislative activities—Continued Matters held at Full Committee—Continued
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