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MORNING BUSINESS
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY RULES OF PROCEDURE
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, the Committee on the Judiciary has adopted rules governing its procedures for the 117th Congress. Pursuant to rules XXVI, paragraph 2, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, on behalf of myself and Ranking Member Grassley, I ask unanimous consent that a copy of the committee rules be printed in the Record.
Rules of Procedure United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
I. MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
1. Meetings of the Committee may be called by the Chair as he or she may deem necessary on at least three calendar days' notice of the date, time, place and subject matter of the meeting, or in the alternative with the consent of the Ranking Minority Member, or pursuant to the provision of the Standing Rules of the Senate, as amended.
2. Unless a different date and time are set by the Chair pursuant to (1) of this section, Committee meetings shall be held beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Thursdays the Senate is in session, which shall be the regular meeting day for the transaction of business.
3. At the request of any member, or by action of the Chair, a bill, matter, or nomination on the agenda of the Committee may be held over until the next meeting of the Committee or for one week, whichever occurs later.
II. HEARINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
1. The Committee shall provide a public announcement of the date, time, place and subject matter of any hearing to be conducted by the Committee or any Subcommittee at least seven calendar days prior to the commencement of that hearing, unless the Chair with the consent of the Ranking Minority Member determines that good cause exists to begin such hearing at an earlier date. Witnesses shall provide a written statement of their testimony and curriculum vitae to the Committee at least 24 hours preceding the hearings in as many copies as the Chair of the Committee or Subcommittee prescribes.
2. In the event 14 calendar days' notice of a hearing has been made, witnesses appearing before the Committee, including any witness representing a Government agency, must file with the Committee at least 48 hours preceding appearance written statements of their testimony and curriculum vitae in as many copies as the Chair of the Committee or Subcommittee prescribes.
3. In the event a witness fails timely to file the written statement in accordance with this rule, the Chair may permit the witness to testify, or deny the witness the privilege of testifying before the Committee, or permit the witness to testify in response to questions from Senators without the benefit of giving an opening statement.
III. QUORUMS
1. Seven Members of the Committee, actually present, shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of discussing business. Nine Members of the Committee, including at least two Members of the minority, shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business. No bill, matter, or nomination shall be ordered reported from the Committee, however, unless a majority of the Committee is actually present at the time such action is taken and a majority of those present support the action taken.
2. For the purpose of taking down sworn testimony, a quorum of the Committee and each Subcommittee thereof, now or hereafter appointed, shall consist of one Senator.
IV. BRINGING A MATTER TO A VOTE
The Chair shall entertain a non-debatable motion to bring a matter before the Committee to a vote. If there is objection to bring the matter to a vote without further debate, a roll call vote of the Committee shall be taken, and debate shall be terminated if the motion to bring the matter to a vote without further debate passes with twelve votes in the affirmative, one of which must be cast by the minority.
V. AMENDMENTS
1. Provided at least seven calendars days' notice of the agenda is given, and the text of the proposed bill or resolution has been made available at least seven calendar days in advance, it shall not be in order for the Committee to consider any amendment in the first degree proposed to any measure under consideration by the Committee unless such amendment has been delivered to the office of the Committee and circulated via e-mail to each of the offices by at least 5:00 p.m. the day prior to the scheduled start of the meeting.
2. It shall be in order, without prior notice, for a Member to offer a motion to strike a single section of any bill, resolution, or amendment under consideration.
3. The time limit imposed on the filing of amendments shall apply to no more than three bills identified by the Chair and included on the Committee's legislative agenda.
4. This section of the rule may be waived by agreement of the Chair and the Ranking Minority Member.
VI. PROXY VOTING
When a recorded vote is taken in the Committee on any bill, resolution, amendment, or any other question, a quorum being present, Members who are unable to attend the meeting may submit votes by proxy, in writing or by telephone, or through personal instructions. A proxy must be specific with respect to the matters it addresses.
VII. SUBCOMMITTEES
1. Any Member of the Committee may sit with any Subcommittee during its hearings or any other meeting, but shall not have the authority to vote on any matter before the Subcommittee unless a Member of such Subcommittee.
2. Subcommittees shall be considered de novo whenever there is a change in the Subcommittee chair and seniority on the particular Subcommittee shall not necessarily apply.
3. Except for matters retained at the full Committee, matters shall be referred to the appropriate Subcommittee or Subcommittees by the Chair, except as agreed by a majority vote of the Committee or by the agreement of the Chair and the Ranking Minority Member.
4. Provided all members of the Subcommittee consent, a bill or other matter may be polled out of the Subcommittee. In order to be polled out of a Subcommittee, a majority of the members of the Subcommittee who vote must vote in favor of reporting the bill or matter to the Committee.
VIII. ATTENDANCE RULES
1. Official attendance at all Committee business meetings of the Committee shall be kept by the Committee Clerk. Official attendance at all Subcommittee business meetings shall be kept by the Subcommittee Clerk.
2. Official attendance at all hearings shall be kept, provided that Senators are notified by the Committee Chair and Ranking Minority Member, in the case of Committee hearings, and by the Subcommittee Chair and Ranking Minority Member, in the case of Subcommittee Hearings, 48 hours in advance of the hearing that attendance will be taken; otherwise, no attendance will be taken. Attendance at all hearings is encouraged.
IX. SUBPOENAS
The Chair of the Committee, with the agreement of the Ranking Member or by a vote of the Committee, may subpoena the attendance of a witness at a Committee or Subcommittee hearing or Committee deposition, or the production of memoranda, documents, records, or any other materials. Any such subpoena shall be issued upon the signature of the Chair or any other Member of the Committee designated by the Chair.
X. DEPOSITIONS
1. Any subpoena issued for a deposition that is to be conducted by staff shall be accompanied by a notice of deposition identifying the Majority staff officers designated by the Chair and the Minority staff officers designated by the Ranking Member to take the deposition, and the Majority and Minority shall be afforded the opportunity to participate on equal terms.
2. Unless waived by agreement of the Chair and Ranking Member, any deposition shall have at least one Member present for the duration of the deposition. All Members shall be notified of the date, time, and location of any deposition.
3. Any Member of the Committee may attend and participate in the taking of any deposition.
4. A witness at a deposition shall be examined upon oath administered by an individual authorized by law to administer oaths, or administered by any Member of the Committee if one is present.
5. Unless otherwise specified, the deposition shall be in private.
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee Jurisdictions With Membership--
117th Congress
Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights
Jurisdiction: Oversight of antitrust law and competition policy and antitrust law, including the Sherman, Clayton, and Federal Trade Commission Acts; (2) oversight of antitrust enforcement and competition policy at the Justice Department;
(3) oversight of antitrust enforcement and competition policy at the Federal Trade Commission; (4) oversight of competition throughout the federal government at other federal agencies.
Senator Klobuchar, Chair, Senator Leahy, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Booker, Senator Ossoff, Senator Lee, Ranking Member, Senator Hawley, Senator Cotton, Senator Tillis, Senator Blackburn.
Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety
Jurisdiction: (1) Immigration, citizenship, and refugee laws; (2) Oversight of the immigration functions of the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Ombudsman Citizenship and Immigration Services; (3) Oversight of the immigration-related functions of the Department of Justice, the Department of State, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement, and the Department of Labor; (4) Oversight of international migration, internally displaced persons, and refugee laws and policy; and (5) Private immigration relief bills.
Senator Padilla, Chair, Senator Feinstein, Senator Klobuchar, Senator Coon, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Hirono, Senator Booker, Senator Cornyn, Ranking Member, Senator Graham, Senator Cruz, Senator Cotton, Senator Kennedy, Senator Tillis, Senator Blackburn.
Subcommittee on the Constitution
Jurisdiction: (1) Constitutional amendments; (2) Oversight of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice;
(3) Enforcement and protection of constitutional rights; (4) Statutory guarantees of civil rights and civil liberties; (5) Separation of powers; (6) Federal-State relations; and (7) Interstate compacts.
Senator Blumenthal, Chair, Senator Feinstein, Senator Whitehouse, Senator Ossoff, Senator Cruz, Ranking Member, Senator Cornyn, Senator Lee, Senator Sasse.
Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism
Jurisdiction: (1) Oversight of the Department of Justice's
(a) Criminal Division, (b) Drug Enforcement Administration,
(c) Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, (d) Office on Violence Against Women, (e) U.S. Marshals Service, (f) Community Oriented Policing Services and related law enforcement grants, (g) Bureau of Prisons, (h) Office of the Pardon Attorney, (i) U.S. Parole Commission, (j) Federal Bureau of Investigation, and (k) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, as it relates to crime or drug policy; (2) Oversight of the U.S. Sentencing Commission; (3) Youth violence and directly related issues; (4) Federal programs under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended (including the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act); (5) Criminal justice and victims' rights policy; (6) Oversight of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; (7) Oversight of the U.S. Secret Service; (8) Corrections, rehabilitation, reentry and other detention-related policy; and (9) Parole and probation policy; (10) Oversight of anti-terrorism enforcement and policy; (11) Oversight of Department of Homeland Security functions as they relate to anti-terrorism enforcement and policy; (12) Oversight of State Department consular operations as they relate to antiterrorism enforcement and policy; (13) Oversight of encryption policies and export licensing; and
(14) Oversight of espionage laws and their enforcement.
Senator Booker, Chair, Senator Leahy, Senator Feinstein, Senator Whitehouse, Senator Klobuchar, Senator Padilla, Senator Ossoff, Senator Cotton, Ranking Member, Senator Graham, Senator Cornyn, Senator Lee, Senator Cruz, Senator Hawley, Senator Kennedy.
Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
Jurisdiction: (1) the United States Patent and Trademark Office; (2) the United States Copyright Office; (3) Oversight of the functions of the federal government as they relate to intellectual property; (4) Patents; (5) Copyrights; (6) Trademarks; and (7) Trade Secrets.
Senator Leahy, Chair, Senator Coons, Senator Hirono, Senator Padilla, Senator Tillis, Ranking Member, Senator Cornyn, Senator Cotton, Senator Blackburn.
Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal
Rights
Jurisdiction: (1) Federal court jurisdiction, administration and management; (2) Rules of evidence and procedure; (3) Creation of new courts and judgeships; (4) Bankruptcy; (5) Access to civil justice, legal reform and liability issues; (6) Local courts in territories and possessions; (7) Administrative practices and procedures including agency rulemaking and adjudication; (8) Judicial review of agency action; (9) Third party enforcement of federal rights; (10) Oversight of the Department of Justice grant programs, as well as government waste and abuse; (11) private relief bills other than immigration; and (12) Oversight of the Foreign Claims Settlement Act.
Senator Whitehouse, Chair, Senator Leahy, Senator Hirono, Senator Booker, Senator Padilla, Senator Ossoff, Senator Kennedy, Ranking Member, Senator Graham, Senator Lee, Senator Cruz, Senator Sasse, Senator Tillis.
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law
Jurisdiction: (1) Human rights laws and policies; (2) Enforcement and implementation of human rights laws; (3) Judicial proceedings regarding human rights laws; and (4) Judicial and executive branch interpretations of human rights laws.
Senator Feinstein, Chair, Senator Coons, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Hawley, Ranking Member, Senator Sasse, Senator Kennedy.
Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law
Jurisdiction: (1) Oversight of laws and policies governing the collection, protection, use and dissemination of personally identifiable information by the private sector and by the government, including online privacy issues; (2) Use of technology to protect privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties; enhance the free flow of information; and encourage innovation; and (3) Privacy and civil liberties implications of new or emerging technologies.
Senator Coons, Chair, Senator Whitehouse, Senator Klobuchar, Senator Hirono, Senator Ossoff, Senator Sasse, Ranking Member, Senator Graham, Senator Hawley, Senator Kennedy, Senator Blackburn.
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