1 Union Calendar No. 481 104th Congress, 2d Session ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± House Report 104±879 REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DURING THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 1(d) RULE XI OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 2, 1997.ÐCommitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 36±501 WASHINGTON : 1997 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois, Chairman 1 CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., PATRICIA SCHROEDER, Colorado Wisconsin BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts BILL MCCOLLUM, Florida CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania HOWARD L. BERMAN, California HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina RICH BOUCHER, Virginia LAMAR SMITH, Texas JOHN BRYANT, Texas STEVEN SCHIFF, New Mexico JACK REED, Rhode Island ELTON GALLEGLY, California JERROLD NADLER, New York CHARLES T. CANADY, Florida ROBERT C. SCOTT, Virginia BOB INGLIS, South Carolina MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia XAVIER BECERRA, California STEPHEN E. BUYER, Indiana JOSE E. SERRANO, New York 2 MARTIN R. HOKE, Ohio ZOE LOFGREN, California SONNY BONO, California SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas FRED HEINEMAN, North Carolina MAXINE WATERS, California 3 ED BRYANT, Tennessee STEVE CHABOT, Ohio MICHAEL PATRICK FLANAGAN, Illinois BOB BARR, Georgia ALAN F. COFFEY, JR., General Counsel/Staff Director JULIAN EPSTEIN, Minority Staff Director 1 Henry J. Hyde, Illinois, elected to the Committee as Chairman pursuant to House Resolution 11, approved by the House January 5 (legislative day of January 4), 1995. Republican Members elected to the Committee pursuant to House Resolution 11, approved by the House January 5 (legislative day of January 4), 1995. Democratic Members elected to the Committee pursuant to House Resolution 12, approved by the House January 5 (legislative day of January 4), 1995. 2 Jose E. Serrano, New York, resigned from the Committee March 14, 1996. 3 Maxine Waters, California, elected to the Committee pursuant to House Resolution 414, approved by the House April 25, 1996. (II) SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY 1 COURTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California, Chairman F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., PATRICIA SCHROEDER, Colorado Wisconsin JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina HOWARD L. BERMAN, California BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia XAVIER BECERRA, California SONNY BONO, California RICK BOUCHER, Virginia GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania JERROLD NADLER, New York ELTON GALLEGLY, California CHARLES T. CANADY, Florida MARTIN R. HOKE, Ohio CRIME BILL MCCOLLUM, Florida, Chairman STEVEN SCHIFF, New Mexico CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York STEPHEN E. BUYER, Indiana ROBERT C. SCOTT, Virginia HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina ZOE LOFGREN, California FRED HEINEMAN, North Carolina SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas ED BRYANT, Tennessee MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina STEVE CHABOT, Ohio BOB BARR, Georgia COMMERCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania, Chairman HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois JACK REED, Rhode Island BOB INGLIS, South Carolina JOHN BRYANT, Texas 2 STEVEN CHABOT, Ohio JERROLD NADLER, New York MICHAEL PATRICK FLANAGAN, Illinois ROBERT W. SCOTT, Virginia BOB BARR, Georgia ZOE LOFGREN, California 2 IMMIGRATION AND CLAIMS LAMAR SMITH, Texas, Chairman ELTON GALLEGLY, California JOHN BRYANT, Texas CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts BILL MCCOLLUM, Florida CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York SONNY BONO, California HOWARD L. BERMAN, California FRED HEINEMAN, North Carolina XAVIER BECERRA, California ED BRYANT, Tennessee (III) IV Page THE CONSTITUTION CHARLES T. CANADY, Florida, Chairman HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts BOB INGLIS, South Carolina MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina MICHAEL PATRICK FLANAGAN, Illinois JOSE E. SERRANO, New York 3 F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan Wisconsin PATRICIA SCHROEDER, Colorado MARTIN R. HOKE, Ohio MAXINE WATERS, California 3 LAMAR SMITH, Texas BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia 1 Subcommittee chairmanships and assignments approved January 5, 1995; revised Demo- cratic assignments approved February 2, 1995, March 12, 1996, and June 11, 1996. 2 Zoe Lofgren, California, assigned to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of John Bryant, Texas, from the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law effective March 12, 1996. 3 Maxine Waters, California, assigned to the Subcommittee on the Constitution June 11, 1996, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Jose E. Serrano, Texas, from the Committee March 14, 1996. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, Washington, DC, January 2, 1997. Hon. ROBIN H. CARLE, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC. DEAR MS. CARLE: Pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, I am transmitting the report on the activities of the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 104th Congress. Sincerely, HENRY J. HYDE, Chairman. (V) C O N T E N T S Page Jurisdiction of the Committee on the Judiciary .................................................... 1 Tabulation of legislation and activity .................................................................... 3 Hearings ................................................................................................................... 4 Committee prints ..................................................................................................... 8 House documents ..................................................................................................... 8 Nonlegislative House reports .................................................................................. 10 Summary of activities of the Committee on the Judiciary ................................... 11 Public Laws ....................................................................................................... 11 Conference appointments ................................................................................. 17 Full Committee Activities ................................................................................ 23 Legislative activities ......................................................................................... 23 Antitrust ..................................................................................................... 23 Telecommunications ReformÐH.R. 1528, H.R. 1555, P.L. 104± 104 ................................................................................................... 23 Charitable Gift AnnunitiesÐH.R. 2525, the ``Charitable Gift An- nuity Antitrust Relief Act of 1995'' ............................................... 25 Intellectual Property Antitrust ProtectionÐH.R. 2674 .................. 27 Sports Franchise ReloctionÐH.R. 2740 ........................................... 29 Health Care Provider Networks, H.R. 2925 ``Antitrust Health Care Advancement Act of 1996'' .................................................... 33 Liability Issues .......................................................................................... 36 Product Liability/Legal ReformÐH.R. 10; H.R. 956 ....................... 36 Medical Malpractice ........................................................................... 41 Limitations on Volunteer Liability ................................................... 42 Matters Held at Full Committee .............................................................. 43 Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment ................................. 43 The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 ................................................................................................. 45 Antiterrorism ...................................................................................... 48 The Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996 ...................................... 51 H.R. 994, the ``Regulatory Sunset and Review Act of 1995'' ........... 54 Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform ........................................................... 55 National Gambling Impact Study CommissionÐH.R. 497, P.L. 104±169 ........................................................................................... 58 Victims' Rights Constitutional AmendmentÐH.J. Res. 173 and 174 ................................................................................................... 59 EncryptionÐH.R. 3011, the ``Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act'' ................................................................. 60 Title 49 Codification Update ............................................................. 63 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 64 Full Committee Oversight Hearings ........................................................ 64 Summary of activities of the Subcommittees of the Committee on the Judici- ary: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law: Tabulation and disposition of bills referred to the subcommittee ......... 65 Jurisdiction of the subcommittee ............................................................. 65 Legislative Activities ................................................................................. 65 Administrative Law/Practice and Procedure .......................................... 65 H.R. 1802, Reorganization