1 Union Calendar No. 610 106th Congress 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Report 106–1048 REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE Committee on the Judiciary OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DURING THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 1(d) RULE XI OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 2, 2001.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 89–006 WASHINGTON : 2001 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois, Chairman 1 F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan Wisconsin BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts BILL MCCOLLUM, Florida HOWARD L. BERMAN, California GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania RICK BOUCHER, Virginia HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina JERROLD NADLER, New York LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas ROBERT C. SCOTT, Virginia ELTON GALLEGLY, California MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina CHARLES T. CANADY, Florida ZOE LOFGREN, California BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas STEPHEN E. BUYER, Indiana 3 MAXINE WATERS, California ED BRYANT, Tennessee 5 MARTIN T. MEEHAN, Massachusetts STEVE CHABOT, Ohio WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts BOB BARR, Georgia ROBERT WEXLER, Florida WILLIAM L. JENKINS, Tennessee STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York CHRIS CANNON, Utah JAMES E. ROGAN, California LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina MARY BONO, California SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama 2 JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida 4 DAVID VITTER, Louisiana 6 THOMAS E. MOONEY, Sr., Chief of Staff/General Counsel JON DUDAS, Staff Director/Deputy General Counsel JULIAN EPSTEIN, Minority Chief Counsel and Staff Director PERRY APELBAUM, Minority General Counsel 1 Henry J. Hyde, Illinois, elected to the Committee as Chairman pursuant to House Resolution 6, approved by the House January 6, 1999. Republican Members elected to the Committee pursuant to House Resolution 6, approved by the House January 6, 1999. Democratic Members elected to the Committee pursuant to House Resolution 7, approved by the House January 6, 1999. 2 Spencer Bachus, Alabama, elected to the Committee pursuant to House Resolution 30, approved by the House February 2, 1999. 3 Stephen E. Buyer, Indiana, resigned from the Committee March 4, 1999. 4 Joe Scarborough, Florida, elected to the Committee pursuant to House Resolution 108, approved by the House March 11, 1999. 5 Ed Bryant, Tennessee, resigned from the Committee June 25, 1999. 6 David Vitter, Louisiana, elected to the Committee pursuant to House Resolution 223, ap- proved by the House June 25, 1999. (II) SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY 1 CRIME BILL MCCOLLUM, Florida, Chairman STEPHEN E. BUYER, Indiana 2 ROBERT C. SCOTT, Virginia STEVE CHABOT, Ohio MARTIN T. MEEHAN, Massachusetts BOB BARR, Georgia STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas CHARLES T. CANADY, Florida ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas 3 COMMERCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania, Chairman ED BRYANT, Tennessee 4 JERROLD NADLER, New York LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin STEPHEN E. BUYER, Indiana 2 MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina STEVE CHABOT, Ohio ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama MARY BONO, California 5 JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida 6 DAVID VITTER, Louisiana 7 COURTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina, Chairman F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., HOWARD L. BERMAN, California Wisconsin JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan ELTON GALLEGLY, California RICK BOUCHER, Virginia BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia ZOE LOFGREN, California WILLIAM L. JENKINS, Tennessee WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana ROBERT WEXLER, Florida CHRIS CANNON, Utah JAMES E. ROGAN, California MARY BONO, California (III) IMMIGRATION AND CLAIMS LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas, Chairman BILL MCCOLLUM, Florida SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas ELTON GALLEGLY, California HOWARD L. BERMAN, California EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana ZOE LOFGREN, California CHRIS CANNON, Utah BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts MARY BONO, California 5 MARTIN T. MEEHAN, Massachusetts CHARLES T. CANADY, Florida BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida 6 THE CONSTITUTION CHARLES T. CANADY, Florida, Chairman HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas MAXINE WATERS, California SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan BOB BARR, Georgia JERROLD NADLER, New York WILLIAM L. JENKINS, Tennessee LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina 1 Subcommittee chairmanships and assignments approved February 4, 1999. 2 Stephen E. Buyer, Indiana, resigned from the Committee effective the afternoon of March 4, 1999. 3 Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas, assigned to the Subcommittee on Crime March 24, 1999. 4 Ed Bryant, Tennessee, resigned from the Committee June 25, 1999. 5 Mary Bono, California, reassigned from the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law March 24, 1999. 6 Joe Scarborough, Florida, assigned to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law and the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims March 24, 1999. 7 David Vitter, Louisiana, assigned to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law July 20, 1999. (IV) LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, WASHINGTON, DC, JANUARY 2, 2001. 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 for the 106th Congress. Sincerely, HENRY HYDE, Chairman. (V) Union Calendar No. 610 106TH CONGRESS REPORT "! 2nd Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 106–1048 REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY JANUARY 2, 2001.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. HYDE, from the Committee on Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT Jurisdiction of the Committee on the Judiciary The jurisdiction of the Committee on the Judiciary is set forth in Rule X, 1.(k) of the rules of the House of Representatives for the 106th Congress: * * * * * * * RULE X.—ESTABLISHMENT AND JURISDICTION OF STANDING COMMITTEES THE COMMITTEES AND THEIR JURISDICTION 1. There shall be in the House the following standing commit- tees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction and related functions assigned to it by this clause and clauses 2, 3, and 4. All bills, reso- lutions, and other matters relating to subjects within the jurisdic- tion of the standing committees listed in this clause shall be re- ferred to those committees, in accordance with clause 2 of rule XII, as follows: * * * * * * * (k) Committee on the Judiciary (1) The judiciary and judicial proceedings, civil and criminal. (2) Administrative practice and procedure. (3) Apportionment of Representatives. (4) Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting. (5) Civil liberties. (6) Constitutional amendments. 2 (7) Federal courts and judges, and local courts in the Terri- tories and possessions. (8) Immigration and naturalization. (9) Interstate compacts, generally. (10) Measures relating to claims against the United States. (11) Meetings of Congress, attendance of Members and their acceptance of incompatible offices. (12) National penitentiaries. (13) Patents, the Patent Office, copyrights, and trademarks. (14) Presidential succession. (15) Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful re- straints and monopolies. (16) Revision and codification of the Statutes of the United States. (17) State and Territorial boundaries. (18) Subversive activities affecting the internal security of the United States. Tabulation of Legislation and Activity LEGISLATION REFERRED TO COMMITTEE Public Legislation: House bills ................................................................................................ 789 House joint resolutions ............................................................................ 59 House concurrent resolutions .................................................................. 38 House resolutions ..................................................................................... 34 920 Senate bills ............................................................................................... 30 Senate concurrent resolutions ................................................................. 1 31 Subtotal ................................................................................................. 951 Private Legislation: House bills (claims) .................................................................................. 34 House bills (copyrights) ............................................................................ 1 House bills (criminal procedure) ............................................................. 1 House bills (immigration) ........................................................................ 82 House resolutions (claims) ....................................................................... 3 121 Senate bills (claims) ................................................................................. 1 Senate bills (immigration) ......................................................................