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Committees of the U.S. Congress

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Background
United states Congress • United States Senate • U.s.a. House of Representatives • United States Constitution • 113th Us Congress • 112th Us Congress

The United States House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary is a continuing committee of the U.S. Firm of Representatives.

Initially created on June 3, 1813, to consider legislation related to judicial matters, its telescopic has expanded to review bug ranging from bankruptcy to terrorism. The commission also has oversight responsibleness for the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security.[1]

Leadership

117th Congress

The commission chairman in the 117th Congress is Jerrold Nadler (D).

116th Congress

The commission chairman in the 116th Congress was Jerrold Nadler (D).

115th Congress

The committee chairman in the 115th Congress was Bob Goodlatte (R).

114th Congress

The committee chairman in the 114th Congress was Bob Goodlatte (R).

113th Congress

The committee chairman in the 113th Congress was Bob Goodlatte (R).[2]

112th Congress

The committee chairman in the 112th Congress was Lamar Smith (R).

Membership

Notation: On May 21, 2020, the Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as the director of national intelligence (DNI). Ratcliffe resigned from Congress the post-obit day.[3]

Subcommittees

Antitrust, Commercial, and Authoritative Law

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, delight run across the official commission page here.

The committee was formerly known equally the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law.

  • 117th Congress Chairman: David Due north. Cicilline (RI-1)
  • 116th Congress Chairman: David N. Cicilline (RI-one)
  • 115th Congress Chairman: Tom Marino (PA-x)
  • 114th Congress Chairman: Tom Marino (PA-ten)
  • 113th Congress Chairman: Spencer Bachus (AL-6)
Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (5) Republican members (7)
David Cicilline Ranking Member Tom Marino Chairman
Hank Johnson Hank Johnson Blake Farenthold Vice Chairman
Eric Swalwell Darrell Issa
Pramila Jayapal Doug Collins
Brad Schneider Ken Buck
John Ratcliffe
Matt Gaetz

Constitution, Ceremonious Rights, and Civil Liberties

To view the jurisdiction and contempo activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

The committee was formerly known as the Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice.

  • 117th Congress Chairman: Steve Cohen (TN-9)
  • 116th Congress Chairman: Steve Cohen (TN-nine)
  • 115th Congress Chairman: Steve Male monarch (IA-4)
  • 114th Congress Chairman: Trent Franks (AZ-8)
  • 113th Congress Chairman: Trent Franks (AZ-2)
Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (three) Republican members (v)
Steve Cohen Ranking Member Steve King Chairman
Jamie Raskin Ron DeSantis Vice Chairman
Jerrold Nadler Trent Franks
Louie Gohmert
Trey Gowdy

Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet

To view the jurisdiction and contempo activities of this subcommittee, delight see the official commission page here.

  • 117th Congress Chairman: Hank Johnson (GA-4)
  • 116th Congress Chairman: Hank Johnson (GA-four)
  • 115th Congress Chairman: Darrell Issa (CA-49)
  • 114th Congress Chairman: Darrell Issa (CA-49)
  • 113th Congress Chairman: Howard Coble (NC-six)
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Holding, and the Cyberspace Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (12) Republican members (xiv)
Jerrold Nadler Ranking Member Darrell Issa Chairman
Hank Johnson Doug Collins Vice Chairman
Ted Deutch Lamar Smith
Karen Bass Steve Chabot
Cedric Richmond Trent Franks
Hakeem Jeffries Jim Jordan
Eric Swalwell Ted Poe
Ted Lieu Jason Chaffetz
Brad Schneider Tom Marino
Zoe Lofgren Raul Labrador
Steve Cohen Blake Farenthold
Luis Gutierrez Ron DeSantis
Matt Gaetz
Andy Biggs

Criminal offense, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

The committee was formerly known every bit the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

  • 117th Congress Chairwoman: Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18)
  • 116th Congress Chairwoman: Karen Bass (CA-37)
  • 115th Congress Chairman: Trey Gowdy (SC-4)
  • 114th Congress Chairman: Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-5)
  • 113th Congress Chairman: Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-five)
Subcommittee on Law-breaking, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Members, 2017-2018
Autonomous members (7) Republican members (9)
Sheila Jackson Lee Ranking Member Trey Gowdy Chairman
Ted Deutch Louie Gohmert Vice Chairman
Karen Bass Jim Sensenbrenner
Cedric Richmond Steve Chabot
Hakeem Jeffries Ted Poe
Ted Lieu Jason Chaffetz
Jamie Raskin John Ratcliffe
Martha Roby
Mike Johnson

Immigration and Citizenship

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee folio here.

The committee was formerly known as the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

  • 117th Congress Chairwoman: Zoe Lofgren (CA-19)
  • 116th Congress Chairwoman: Zoe Lofgren (CA-19)
  • 115th Congress Chairman: Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-5)
  • 114th Congress Chairman: Trey Gowdy (SC-iv)
  • 113th Congress Chairman: Trey Gowdy (SC-4)
Subcommittee on Immigration and Edge Security Members, 2017-2018
Autonomous members (5) Republican members (8)
Zoe Lofgren Ranking Fellow member Jim Sensenbrenner Chairman
Luis Gutierrez Raul Labrador Vice Chairman
Pramila Jayapal Lamar Smith
Sheila Jackson Lee Steve King
David Cicilline Jim Jordan
Ken Cadet
Mike Johnson
Andy Biggs

Jurisdiction

According to its official website, the committee covers the post-obit problems in its agenda:

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  • the judiciary and judicial proceedings, civil and criminal;
  • authoritative practice and process;
  • apportionment of representatives;
  • defalcation, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting;
  • civil liberties;
  • constitutional amendments;
  • criminal police force enforcement;
  • federal courts and judges, and local courts in the territories and possessions;
  • immigration policy and not-border enforcement;
  • interstate compacts generally;
  • claims against the U.s.;
  • members of Congress, attendance of members, delegates, and the resident commissioner; and their acceptance of incompatible offices;
  • national penitentiaries;
  • patents, the patent and trademark office, copyrights, and trademarks;
  • presidential succession;
  • protection of trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies;
  • revision and codification of the Statutes of the U.s.;
  • state and territorial boundary lines;
  • subversive activities affecting the internal security of the United States.

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—United states of america House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary[five]

Contact

2138 Rayburn House Function Building
Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202-225-3951

Run into too

  • U.Southward. Firm of Representatives
  • List of committees in the U.s.a. Congress

External links

  • Official House Folio
  • Minority House Page
  • Majority Facebook Folio
  • Minority Facebook Page
  • Majority Twitter Account
  • Minority Twitter Business relationship
  • Official YouTube Channel
  • Committee contour on Congress Merge
  • Committee contour on Govtrack
  • Commission contour on Legistorm

Footnotes

  1. Business firm Commission on the Judiciary, "Virtually," accessed April 12, 2021
  2. Politico, "House committee chairs all men," November 28, 2012
  3. The Dallas Morning News, "Divided Senate confirms Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe equally manager of national intelligence," May 21, 2020
  4. Annotation: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  5. Homeland Security Digital Library, "United States Business firm of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary," accessed April thirteen, 2021