United States House Committee on the Judiciary
- United States House Committee on the Judiciary
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Das United States House Committee on the Judiciary (auch: House Judiciary Committee) ist ein ständiger Ausschuss des Repräsentantenhauses der Vereinigten Staaten. Derzeitiger Vorsitzender ist Lamar S. Smith (R-TX), Oppositionsführer (Ranking Member) ist John Conyers (D-MI).
Aufgabenbereich
Der Ausschuss wurde am 3. Juni 1813 gegründet und hatte zunächst die Aufgabe, über Regeln für juristische Verfahren zu beraten. Seitdem hat der Aufgabenbereich stetig zugenommen. Heute übt der Ausschuss die Kontrolle über das Rechtssystem der USA aus, beschützt die Wirtschaft vor ungesetzlichem Handeln und Monopolbildung, wacht über die Einhaltung der Bürgerrechte, regelt das Verhältnis der Bundesstaaten untereinander sowie Ansprüche gegen die USA, übt die Aufsicht über die Gefängnisse aus, sorgt für die Einhaltung des Schutzes von Patenten und Markennamen, wacht über „subversive“ Aktionen, die die innere Sicherheit der USA bedrohen, regelt die Nachfolge der Präsidenten und wacht über die ordnungsgemäße Ausübung des Amtes von gewählten Mandatsträgern, einschließlich des Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten. Es ist darüber hinaus das Gremium des Kongresses, welches Anhörungen über eine Amtsenthebung („Impeachment“) von Mandatsträgern durchführt.[1] [2]
Mitglieder (112. Kongress)
Lamar S.
Smith,
Vorsitzender des Ausschusses
Republikaner |
Demokraten |
- Lamar S. Smith, Texas, Chairman
- Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin
- Howard Coble, North Carolina
- Elton Gallegly, Kalifornien
- Bob Goodlatte, Virginia
- Dan Lungren, Kalifornien
- Steve Chabot, Ohio
- Darrell Issa, Kalifornien
- Mike Pence, Indiana
- Randy Forbes, Virginia
- Steve King, Iowa
- Trent Franks, Arizona
- Louie Gohmert, Texas
- Jim Jordan, Ohio
- Ted Poe, Texas
- Jason Chaffetz, Utah
- Tom Reed, New York
- Timothy Griffin, Arkansas
- Tom Marino, Pennsylvania
- Trey Gowdy, South Carolina
- Dennis A. Ross, Florida
- Sandy Adams, Florida
- Ben Quayle, Arizona
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- John Conyers, Michigan, Ranking Member
- Howard Berman, Kalifornien
- Jerrold Nadler, New York
- Bobby Scott, Virginia
- Mel Watt, North Carolina
- Zoe Lofgren, Kalifornien
- Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas
- Maxine Waters, Kalifornien
- Steve Cohen, Tennessee
- Hank Johnson, Georgia
- Pedro Pierluisi, Puerto Rico
- Michael Quigley, Illinois
- Judy Chu, Kalifornien
- Ted Deutch, Florida
- Linda Sánchez, Kalifornien
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Florida
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Derzeit bestehen folgende Unterausschüsse (Subcommittees):
Unterausschuss
United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on … |
Vorsitz (chair) |
Oppositionsführer
(Ranking member) |
…Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law |
Howard Coble (R-NC) |
Steve Cohen (D-TN) |
…Constitution |
Trent Franks (R-AZ) |
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) |
…Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet |
Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) |
Mel Watt (D-NC) |
…Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security |
Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) |
Bobby Scott (D-VA) |
…Immigration Policy and Enforcement |
Elton Gallegly (R-CA) |
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) |
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ house.gov: Jurisdiction, abgerufen am 10. Februar 2010
- ↑ house.gov: Geschichte des United States House Committee on the Judiciary, abgerufen am 10. Februar 2010
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- Recht (Vereinigte Staaten)
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