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Economic effects of Hurricane Katrina

Furthermore, Jim Sensenbrenner, Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has refused to allow victims of the hurricane to take advantage of any exception to the recent Bankruptcy Reform, a recent bill passed with widespread support of the banking industry that aims to curb abuse of bankruptcy protection by repeat filers and those who are able to repay debts reasonably.

Richard Harding Poff

Poff is also well known as one of the men who, as a member of the House Judiciary Committee, sponsored the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO.

United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet is a subcommittee within the House Judiciary Committee.

United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations is a subcommittee within the House Judiciary Committee.

Vacco v. Quill

To this effect the Court quoted a House Judiciary Committee hearing, stating that a physician performing an assisted suicide, "must, necessarily and indubitably, intend primarily that the patient be made dead."


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Administrative Law, Process and Procedure Project

House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-WI) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI) requested the Congressional Research Service (CRS) to assist Representative Chris Cannon (R-UT), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), in conducting the Project, which is anticipated to be completed by September 2006.

David Schippers

He became a public figure when a friend of his, Congressman Henry Hyde, asked him to be the Chief Investigative Counsel for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, which was holding an inquiry on whether President Bill Clinton had committed impeachable offenses in his handling of the Paula Jones sexual harassment suit, during which he committed perjury regarding his affair with then White House Intern Monica Lewinsky.

Harris Miller

Early on, Miller was an aide on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee; a legislative director for former U.S. Senator John A. Durkin (D-N.H.); the Deputy Director of Personnel Management for Congressional Relations in the Carter Administration; and a legislative assistant for the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and International Law.

Seventh Avenue, Newark, New Jersey

Congressman Peter Rodino, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee during its impeachment proceedings against Richard Nixon was a native of the First Ward as well.