,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fda  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #aj          
7legislative day1 ,decemb] #i71 #bjaf   
,mr4 ,grassley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 
,mr4 ,hat*1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,cornyn1
 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,frank51 ,mr4      
,coons1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 & ,mr4 ,tillis7 
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,celebrat+ ! #bjj? anniv]s>y ( !        
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate4   
,:]eas ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !  
,s5ate-- 7#a7 0 e/abli%$ by a resolution
 adopt$ on ,decemb] #aj1 #ahaf1 z "o ( !
 orig9al /&+ committees ( ! ,s5ate2 &   
7#b7 z ( ,decemb] #bjaf1 is "o ( !      
orig9al /&+ committees t rema92  ,:]eas 
! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate  
orig9ally _h #e memb]s2 ,:]eas1 accord+ 
to ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate1 !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate has
 jurisdiction ov]--  7#a7 apportionm5t (
 ,repres5tatives2  7#b7 bankruptcy1     
mut9y1 espionage1 & c\nt]feit+2  7#c7   

civil lib]ties2  7#d7 am5dm5ts to !     
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#e7   
,f$]al c\rts & judges2  7#f7 ,gov]nm5t  
in=mation2  7#g7 holidays &             
celebrations2  7#h7 immigration &       
naturalization2  7#i7 int]/ate compacts1
 g5]ally2  7#aj7 judicial proce$+s1     
civil & crim9al1 g5]ally2  7#aa7 local  
c\rts 9 t]ritories & possessions2  7#ab7
 measures relat+ to claims aga9/ !      
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#ac7 national          
p5it5ti>ies2  7#ad7 ! ,pat5t ,(fice2    
7#ae7 pat5ts1 copyrights1 & tradem>ks2  
7#af7 protection ( trade & comm]ce aga9/
 unlawful re/ra9ts & monopolies2  7#ag7 
revision & codification ( ! laws ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#ah7 ,/ate &         
t]ritorial b\nd>y l9es2  ,:]eas !       
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate has
 _h #db memb]s :o h s]v$ z *airm51 & a  
total ( #cdi m5 & wom5 repres5t+ #di    
,/ates h s]v$ on ! ,committee2 ,:]eas ! 
fir/ *airman ( ! ,committee on !        
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate 0 ,s5ator ,dudley  
,*ase ( ,v]mont2 ,:]eas ! ,committee on 

! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate is regul>ly !    
epic5t] ( ! mo/ significant &           
controv]sial issues 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 &
 is task$ ) uphold+ fundam5tal rights & 
values = all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas
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has %ap$ ! physical b\nd>ies ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 ,:]eas1 dur+ ! ,civil ,w>1 !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate    
help$ ensure t ,presid5t ,abraham       
,l9coln _h ! em]g5cy p[]s necess>y to   
pursue ! w> ef=t2 ,:]eas1 9 ,febru>y    
#ahfd1 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !  
,s5ate report$ ! #ac? ,am5dm5t to !     
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & took an
 important /ep 9 end+ slav]y 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates by vot+ favorably on ! language (
 ! am5dm5t1 ,nei!r slav]y nor involunt>y
 s]vitude1 except z a puni%m5t = crime  
:]e( ! p>ty %all h be5 duly convict$1   
%all exi/ )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates42 ,:]eas ! 
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate    
play$ a vital role 9 ! developm5t &     
adoption ( ! #ad? & #ae? ,am5dm5ts to ! 
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 

9 #ahgb1 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !
 ,s5ate 0 on ! =efront ( ! wom5's       
suffrage movem5t2 ,:]eas1 9 #aicg1 !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate    
block$ ! attempt by ,presid5t ,frankl9  
,d4 ,roosevelt to pack ! ,supreme ,c\rt 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 be=e         
enactm5t1 ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aieg 
7,public ,law #he-cae2 #ga ,/at4 #fcd7 &
 ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;a et seq47 7 introduc$ &
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y (
 ! ,s5ate2 ,:]eas ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate consid]$ & report$ 
! ,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife 7#eb       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja72 ,:]eas ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate consid]s civil
 rights legislation1 includ+--  7#a7 !  
,fannie ,l\ ,ham]1 ,rosa ,p>ks1 &       
,coretta ,scott ,k+ ,vot+ ,rights ,act  
,reau?orization & ,am5dm5ts ,act ( #bjjf
 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja note2 ,public    
,law #aji-bdf72 &  7#b7 ! ,mat!w ,%ep>d 
& ,james ,byrd1 ,jr4 ,hate ,crimes      
,prev5tion ,act 7,public ,law #aaa-hd2  

#abc ,/at4 #bhce72  ,:]eas ! ,committee 
on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate has advanc$   
laws to improve ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em1 
puni% crim9als1 & protect victims (     
crime & ! innoc5t1 includ+--  7#a7 !    
,s5t5c+ ,re=m ,act ( #aihd 7,public ,law
 #ih-dgc2 #ih ,/at4 #aihg72  7#b7 !     
,juv5ile ,ju/ice & ,del9qu5cy ,prev5tion
 ,act ( #aigd 7,public ,law #ic-dae2 #hh
 ,/at4 #aaji72  7#c7 ! ,victims ( ,crime
 ,act ( #aihd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfja et  
seq472  7#d7 ! ,traffick+ ,victims      
,protection ,act ( #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#gaja et seq472  7#e7 ! ,ju/ice = ,all  
,act ( #bjjd 7,public ,law #ajh-dje2    
#aah ,/at4 #bbfj72  7#f7 ! ,fair ,s5t5c+
 ,act ( #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-bbj2   
#abd ,/at4 #bcgb72 &  7#g7 ! ,pres]v+   
,unit$ ,/ates ,attorney ,indep5d5ce ,act
 ( #bjjg 7,public ,law #aaj-cd2 #aba    
,/at4 #bbd72 ,:]eas1 9 #aiij1 !         
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate    
report$ ,s4 #bged ( ! #aja/ ,congress1  
entitl$ ! ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5 ,act (  
#aiij & advanc$ ,s4 #dg ( ! #aac?       

,congress1 :i* 0 enact$ z ! ,viol5ce    
,aga9/ ,wom5 ,reau?orization ,act (     
#bjac 7,public ,law #aac-d2 #abg ,/at4  
#ed72 ,:]eas ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
 ( ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 has promot$ gov]nm5t 
transp>5cy2  7#b7 report$ ! bill t 0    
enact$ z section #eeb ( title #e1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n z ! ,fre$om
 ( ,in=mation ,act72 &  7#c7 has cont9u$
 to improve t ,act by pass+ legislation1
 includ+ ! ,,foia ,improvem5t ,act (    
#bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-ahe2 #acj ,/at4
 #ech72  ,:]eas ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate is "o ( ! busie/ & 
mo/ productive committees ( ! ,s5ate1 & 
approximately #a_/e ( all measures t are
 ref]r$ to committees ( ! ,s5ate are    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( 
! ,s5ate2 ,:]eas ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate h&les nom9ations1  
includ+ nom9ations =--  7#a7 ! ,supreme 
,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 ! c\rts (
 appeals ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 !     
di/rict c\rts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2  7#e7 ! ,attorney 

,g5]al2  7#f7 ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al    
,bureau ( ,inve/igation2  7#g7 ,unit$   
,/ates ,attorneys2  7#h7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,m>%als ,s]vice2 &  7#i7 ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,s5t5c+ ,commission2  ,:]eas ! "w
 ( ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !      
,s5ate has contribut$ to a m div]se     
,f$]al judici>y2 ,:]eas memb]s ( !      
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate h  
be5 elect$ ,presid5t or ,vice ,presid5t 
or appo9t$ to ! ,cab9et or ! ,supreme   
,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,s5ator 
,edw>d ,m4 ,k5n$y ( ,massa*usetts s]v$  
on ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !      
,s5ate = #de ye>s f #aifc to #bjji1 !   
longe/ p]iod s]v$ on ! ,committee on !  
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate by any ,s5ator2 &  
,:]eas ,s5ator ,james ,o4 ,ea/l& (      
,mississippi s]v$ z *airman ( !         
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate =  
#bb ye>s f #aief to #aigh1 & 0 !        
longe/-s]v+ *airman ( ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 celebrates &         
congratulates ! ,committee on !         

,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate on ! celebration ( 
its #bjj? anniv]s>y2 &  7#b7 applauds ! 
_m accompli%m5ts ( ! ,committee on !    
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate4