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1 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICEWASHINGTON : 1 29 006 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES " ! 112 THCONGRESS 2d Session REPORT 2013 112 747 Union Calendar No. 549 FINAL ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DURING THE ONE hundred twelfth congress FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 5, 2011 THROUGH JANUARY 2, 2013 JANUARY2, 2013. Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:59 Jan 15, 2013 Jkt 029006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\ HR747E:\Seals\ congress .#13rfrederick on DSK6 VPTVN1 PROD with VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:59 Jan 15, 2013 Jkt 029006 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\ HR747rfrederick on DSK6 VPTVN1 PROD with (III) LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON THEJUDICIARY, Washington, DC, January 2, 2013.

2 Hon. KARENHAAS, Clerk, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. DEARMS. HAAS: 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 House of Representatives in the 112th congress . Sincerely, LAMARSMITH, Chairman. VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:59 Jan 15, 2013 Jkt 029006 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\ HR747rfrederick on DSK6 VPTVN1 PROD with VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:59 Jan 15, 2013 Jkt 029006 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\ HR747rfrederick on DSK6 VPTVN1 PROD with (V) C O N T E N T S Page COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP ..VI JURISDICTION OF THE COMMITTEE ..1 COMMITTEE LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY ..2 Tabulation of Legislative Activity.

3 2 Printed Hearings ..4 Activities Conducted Pursuant to Clauses 2(n), (o), or (p) of House Rule XI ..9 Activities Conducted Pursuant to H. Res. 72 ..10 COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT PLAN ..11 ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT PLAN ..19 FULL COMMITTEE ..23 Committee Jurisdiction ..23 Full Committee Legislative Activities ..23 Full Committee Oversight Activities ..60 SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION ..65 Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee ..65 Legislative Activities ..65 Oversight Activities ..69 Activities Conducted Pursuant to H. Res. 9 ..73 SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, COMMERCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ..75 Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee ..75 Legislative Activities ..75 Oversight Activities ..80 SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY 85 Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.

4 85 Legislative Activities ..85 Oversight Activities ..90 SUBCOMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION POLICY AND ENFORCEMENT ..97 Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee ..97 Legislative Activities ..97 Oversight Activities .. 102 SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, COMPETITION, AND THE INTERNET .. 107 Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee .. 107 Legislative Activities .. 107 Oversight Activities .. 109 VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:19 Jan 15, 2013 Jkt 029006 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 0483 E:\HR\OC\ HR747rfrederick on DSK6 VPTVN1 PROD with (VI) COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP ONE hundred twelfth congress COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY1 LAMAR SMITH, Texas, Chairman2 F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., Wisconsin HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina ELTON GALLEGLY, California BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia DANIEL E. LUNGREN, California STEVE CHABOT, Ohio DARRELL E.

5 ISSA, California MIKE PENCE, Indiana J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia STEVE KING, Iowa TRENT FRANKS, Arizona LOUIE GOHMERT, Texas JIM JORDAN, Ohio TED POE, Texas JASON CHAFFETZ, Utah TIM GRIFFIN, Arkansas THOMAS MARINO, Pennsylvania TREY GOWDY, South Carolina DENNIS ROSS, Florida SANDY ADAMS, Florida BEN QUAYLE, Arizona MARK AMODEI, Nevada5 JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan3 HOWARD L. BERMAN, California JERROLD NADLER, New York MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina ROBERT C. BOBBY SCOTT, Virginia ZOE LOFGREN, California SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas MAXINE WATERS, California STEVE COHEN, Tennessee HENRY C. HANK JOHNSON, JR., Georgia PEDRO R. PIERLUISI, Puerto Rico MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois JUDY CHU, California TED DEUTCH, Florida LINDA T. SA NCHEZ, California JARED POLIS, Colorado4 1 Membership of Committee current through date of this Report.

6 Except as otherwise provided in the notes, infra, Republican members were elected to the Committee pursuant to H. Res. 37, approved Jan. 18, 2011; Democratic Members were elected to the Committee pursuant to H. Res. 39, approved Jan. 19, 2011. 2 Elected to the Committee as chairman pursuant to H. Res. 6, approved Jan. 5, 2011. 3 Elected to the Committee as ranking minority member pursuant to H. Res. 7, approved Jan. 6, 2011. 4 Debbie Wasserman-Schulz of Florida resigned from the Committee as of Sep. 15, 2011. The vacancy was filled by Jared Polis of Colorado pursuant to H. Res. 486, approved Dec. 7, 2011. 5 Tom Reed of New York resigned from the Committee as of Apr. 5, 2011. The vacancy was filled by Mark Amodei of Nevada pursuant to H. Res. 420, approved Oct.

7 4, 2011. VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:59 Jan 15, 2013 Jkt 029006 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 6646 E:\HR\OC\ HR747rfrederick on DSK6 VPTVN1 PROD with Union Calendar No. 549 112 THCONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 112 747 FINAL ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY DURING THE 112TH congress JANUARY2, 2013. Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. SMITHof Texas, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following R E P O R T JURISDICTION OF THE COMMITTEE The jurisdiction of the Committee on the Judiciary is set forth in clause 1(l) of Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 112th congress , which reads: RULE X ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEES COMMITTEES AND THEIR LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTIONS 1.

8 There shall be in the House the following standing commit-tees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction and related functions assigned by this clause and clauses 2, 3, and 4. All bills, resolu-tions, and other matters relating to subjects within the jurisdiction of the standing committees listed in this clause shall be referred to those committees, in accordance with clause 2 of rule XII, as follows: * * * * * * * (l) 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. (7) Criminal law enforcement.

9 VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:59 Jan 15, 2013 Jkt 029006 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\ HR747rfrederick on DSK6 VPTVN1 PROD with 2 6 Through January 2, 2013. (8) Federal courts and judges, and local courts in the Terri-tories and possessions. (9) Immigration policy and non-border enforcement. (10) Interstate compacts generally. (11) Claims against the United States. (12) Meetings of congress ; attendance of Members, Dele-gates, and the Resident Commissioner; and their acceptance of incompatible offices. (13) National penitentiaries. (14) Patents, the Patent and Trademark Office, copyrights, and trademarks. (15) Presidential succession. (16) Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful re-straints and monopolies. (17) Revision and codification of the Statutes of the United States.

10 (18) State and territorial boundary lines. (19) Subversive activities affecting the internal security of the United States. COMMITTEE LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY6 Tabulation of Legislative Activity BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE Public Legislation: House bills ..773 House joint resolutions ..79 House concurrent resolutions ..15 House resolutions ..55 Senate bills ..16 Senate joint resolutions ..0 Senate concurrent resolutions ..1 Subtotal ..938 Private Legislation: House bills (claims) ..0 House bills (copyrights) ..0 House bills (immigration) ..43 House resolutions (claims) ..2 Senate bills (claims) ..1 Senate bills (immigration) ..0 Subtotal ..46 Total ..938 HEARINGS Full Committee ..19 Subcommittee on the Constitution ..24 Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law ..26 Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.