1 Union Calendar No. 486 105th Congress, 2d Session ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± House Report 105±845 REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DURING THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 1(d) RULE XI OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 2, 1999.ÐCommitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 52±984 WASHINGTON : 1999 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois, Chairman 1 F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan Wisconsin BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts BILL McCOLLUM, Florida CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania HOWARD L. BERMAN, California HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina RICK BOUCHER, Virginia LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas JERROLD NADLER, New York STEVEN SCHIFF, New Mexico 5 ROBERT C. SCOTT, Virginia ELTON GALLEGLY, California MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina CHARLES T. CANADY, Florida ZOE LOFGREN, California BOB INGLIS, South Carolina SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia MAXINE WATERS, California STEPHEN E. BUYER, Indiana MARTIN T. MEEHAN, Massachusetts SONNY BONO, California 2 WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts ED BRYANT, Tennessee ROBERT WEXLER, Florida STEVE CHABOT, Ohio STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey BOB BARR, Georgia THOMAS M. BARRETT, Wisconsin 7 WILLIAM L. JENKINS, Tennessee ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana CHRISTOPHER B. CANNON, Utah JAMES E. ROGAN, California 3 LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina 4 MARY BONO, California 6 THOMAS E. MOONEY, SR., Chief of Staff-General Counsel JON W. DUDAS, Deputy General Counsel-Staff Director JULIAN EPSTEIN, Minority Chief Counsel and Staff Director PERRY APELBAUM, Minority General Counsel ÐÐÐÐÐ 1 Henry J. Hyde, Illinois, elected to the Committee as Chairman pursuant to House Resolution 12, approved by the House January 7, 1997. Republican Members elected to the Committee pursuant to House Resolution 12, approved by the House January 7, 1997. Democratic Members elected to the Committee pursuant to House Resolution 13, approved by the House January 7, 1997. 2 Sonny Bono, California, deceased January 5, 1998. 3 James E. Rogan, California, elected to the Committee pursuant to House Resolution 354, ap- proved by the House February 11, 1998. 4 Lindsey O. Graham, South Carolina, elected to the Committee pursuant to House Resolution 371, approved by the House February 26, 1998. 5 Steven Schiff, New Mexico, deceased March 25, 1998. 6 Mary Bono, California, elected to the Committee pursuant to House Resolution 429, ap- proved by the House May 13, 1998. 7 Thomas M. Barrett, Wisconsin, elected to the Committee pursuant to House Resolution 530, approved by the House September 11, 1998. (II) SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY 1 CRIME BILL McCOLLUM, Florida, Chairman STEVEN SCHIFF, New Mexico CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York STEPHEN E. BUYER, Indiana SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas STEVE CHABOT, Ohio MARTIN T. MEEHAN, Massachusetts BOB BARR, Georgia ROBERT WEXLER, Florida ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina COMMERCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania, Chairman LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas JERROLD NADLER, New York STEVEN SCHIFF, New Mexico SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas BOB INGLIS, South Carolina MARTIN T. MEEHAN, Massachusetts ED BRYANT, Tennessee WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts STEVE CHABOT, Ohio LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina COURTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina, Chairman F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts Wisconsin JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan ELTON GALLEGLY, California HOWARD BERMAN, California BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia RICK BOUCHER, Virginia SONNY BONO, California ZOE LOFGREN, California EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts CHRIS CANNON, Utah BILL MCCOLLUM, Florida CHARLES T. CANADY, Florida JAMES E. ROGAN, California MARY BONO, California ÐÐÐÐÐ 1 Subcommittee chairmanships and assignments approved January 21, 1997. Republican as- signments revised March 3, 1998: James E. Rogan, California, filled vacancies resulting from the death of Sonny Bono, California (deceased January 5, 1998); Lindsey O. Graham, South Carolina, filled vacancies resulting from the illness of Steven Schiff, New Mexico (deceased March 25, 1998). Republican assignments revised June 17, 1998, to add Mary Bono, California. (III) IMMIGRATION AND CLAIMS LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas, Chairman ELTON GALLEGLY, California MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina SONNY BONO, California CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York WILLIAM L. JENKINS, Tennessee HOWARD L. BERMAN, California EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana ZOE LOFGREN, California CHRISTOPHER B. CANNON, Utah ROBERT WEXLER, Florida ED BRYANT, Tennessee JAMES E. ROGAN, California MARY BONO, California THE CONSTITUTION CHARLES T. CANADY, Florida, Chairman HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois ROBERT C. SCOTT, Virginia BOB INGLIS, South Carolina MAXINE WATERS, California ED BRYANT, Tennessee JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan WILLIAM L. JENKINS, Tennessee JERROLD NADLER, New York BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina BOB BARR, Georgia ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas (IV) LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, Washington, DC, January 2, 1999. 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 105th 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 ..................................................................................................... 9 House Documents .................................................................................................... 10 Summary of Activities of the Committee on the Judiciary .................................. 12 Legislation Enacted Into Law ......................................................................... 12 Public Laws ................................................................................................ 12 Private Laws .............................................................................................. 18 Conference Appointments ................................................................................ 19 Tabulation of activity on legislation held at the full Committee .................. 21 Full Committee Activities ................................................................................ 21 Impeachment .................................................................................................... 22 Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States ...................................................................................................... 22 Background ......................................................................................... 22 H. Res. 525 ......................................................................................... 22 Procedures Applicable to the Review of the Communication from the Independent Counsel ............................................................... 23 Proceedings Pursuant to H. Res. 525 ............................................... 25 Consideration and Passage of H. Res. 581 ....................................... 26 Proceedings Pursuant to H. Res. 581 ............................................... 28 H. Res. 611 ......................................................................................... 30 H. Res. 614 ......................................................................................... 30 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 31 Antitrust ..................................................................................................... 31 Need-Based Educational Aid Antitrust Protection Act of 1997Ð H.R. 1866 (Public Law 105±43) ..................................................... 31 The Curt Flood Act of 1998ÐS. 53 (Public Law 105±297) ............. 32 Charitable Donation Antitrust ImmunityÐH.R. 1902 (Public Law 105±26) .................................................................................... 35 Health Care and AntitrustÐH.R. 415 and H.R. 4277 .................... 36 Liability Issues .......................................................................................... 37 Volunteer ProtectionÐH.R. 911/S. 543 ............................................ 37 Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure ActÐS. 2392 (Public Law 105±271) ..................................................................... 40 Matters Held at Full Committee ..................................................................... 42 Balanced Budget Constitutional AmendmentÐH.J. Res. 1 and S.J. Res. 1 ...................................................................................................... 42 Terms of Office for Members of the Senate and