13-1016: United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust is a subcommittee within the House Committee on the Judiciary . The Subcommittee's equivalent in the Senate is the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights . It was previously known as the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law. Bankruptcy and commercial law, bankruptcy judgeships, administrative law, independent counsel, state taxation affecting interstate commerce, interstate compacts, antitrust matters, other appropriate matters as referred by
26-596: A Congress counts against that total. A longer term for the task force would cause the Judiciary Committee to exceed this limit. Chairman: Adam Schiff (D-CA) Ranking member: Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) Established in September 2008, the Judicial Task force on Judicial Impeachment was to look into charges against District Judge Thomas Porteous . The investigation was not completed by the end of
39-801: A bid for another office. Collins was succeeded as ranking member by Jordan, who represents Ohio's 4th congressional district , but who has never taken a bar examination or practiced law. Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 14 (Chair), H.Res. 15 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 70 (R), H.Res. 71 (D), H.Res. 502 (D), H.Res. 908 (R), H.Res. 1431 (García) Sources: H.Res. 24 (Chair), H.Res. 25 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 46 (D), H.Res. 68 (R), H.Res. 903 (R), H.Res. 1037 (R) Sources: H.Res. 6 (Chair), H.Res. 45 (D), H.Res. 51 (R) and H.Res. 95 (D) Sources: Sources: Chairman: Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI); Ranking member: John Conyers (D-MI) The Antitrust Task Force during
52-420: A temporary subcommittee to examine the pending merger between XM Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio . The task force operated like any other subcommittee, except that it only has a six-month term. House Rules limit each full committee to just five subcommittees, and any task force, special subcommittee, or other subunit of a standing committee that is established for a cumulative period longer than six months in
65-482: Is Republican Jim Jordan of Ohio , and the ranking minority member is Democrat Jerry Nadler of New York . The committee was created on June 3, 1813, for the purpose of considering legislation related to the judicial system . This committee approved impeachment resolutions/ articles of impeachment against presidents in four instances: against Andrew Johnson ( in 1867 ), Richard Nixon ( in 1974 ), Bill Clinton ( in 1998 ), and Donald Trump ( in 2019 ). In
78-401: The 115th Congress , the chairman of the committee was Republican Bob Goodlatte of Virginia , and the ranking minority member was initially Democrat John Conyers of Michigan . On November 26, 2017, Conyers stepped down from his position as ranking member, while he faced an ethics investigation. On November 28, 2017, Jerrold Nadler of New York was named as acting ranking member. In
91-525: The 116th Congress , the House flipped from Republican to Democratic control. Doug Collins , a Republican from Georgia's 9th congressional district , became ranking member and served from 2019 to 2020. In early 2020, Collins stepped down from his leadership position when he became a candidate in the 2020 special election held to replace retiring U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson . Under House Republican rules, members must relinquish leadership positions if they launch
104-409: The administration of justice within the federal courts , federal administrative agencies, and federal law enforcement entities. The Judiciary Committee is often involved in the impeachment process against federal officials. Because of the legal nature of its oversight, committee members usually have a legal background, but this is not required. In the 118th Congress , the chairman of the committee
117-541: The 108th Congress existed from March 26, 2003, to September 26, 2003. All Judiciary Committee Members also served as members of the Task Force, and conducted hearings and investigations into consolidation of the Bell Telephone Companies. Chairman: John Conyers (D-MI); Ranking member: Steve Chabot (R-OH) The Antitrust Task Force during the 110th Congress was established February 28, 2007, as
130-514: The 110th Congress, and it was reestablished after the 111th Congress convened in January 2009. The responsibilities of the Task Force were expanded to include the case of Judge Samuel B. Kent , leading to hearings and his subsequent impeachment by the full House of Representatives. The Task force finally voted to impeach Porteous on January 21, 2010. Ohio%27s 4th congressional district Ohio's 4th congressional district spans sections of
143-667: The Chairman, and relevant oversight. This United States Congress –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . United States House Committee on the Judiciary The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary , also called the House Judiciary Committee , is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives . It is charged with overseeing
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#1732787024040156-472: The central part of the state. It is currently represented by Republican Jim Jordan , the current chair of the House Judiciary Committee , who has represented the district since 2007. As part of the 2010 redistricting process, it was redrawn from the previous district to stretch from Lima , to include the northwestern suburbs of Columbus , up to Tiffin and Elyria . In May 2019, a panel of three federal judges ruled that Ohio's congressional district map
169-460: Was unconstitutional and based on gerrymandering . A new map was expected ahead of the 2020 election . However, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Rucho v. Common Cause that courts could not review allegations of gerrymandering, the district boundaries would not change until congressional district maps were redrawn in 2022. William B. Swonger: 33,284 From 2003 to 2013 the district included
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