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The full committee shall have jurisdiction over the following subject matters: copyright, patent and trademark law, information technology, tort liability, including medical malpractice and product liability, legal reform generally, and such other matters as determined by the chairman.
There shall be five standing subcommittees of the Committee on the Judiciary, with jurisdictions as follows:
The Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy shall have jurisdiction over: antitrust law, monopolies, and restraints of trade, administration of U.S. courts, Federal Rules of Evidence, Civil and Appellate Procedure, judicial ethics, other appropriate matters as referred by the chairman, and relevant oversight.
See Courts Subcommittee membership
The Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties shall have jurisdiction over: constitutional amendments, constitutional rights, federal civil rights, ethics in government, other appropriate matters as referred by the chairman, and relevant oversight
See Constitution Subcommittee membership
The Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law shall have jurisdiction over: bankruptcy and commercial law, bankruptcy judgeships, administrative law, independent counsel, state taxation affecting interstate commerce, interstate compacts, other appropriate matters as referred by the chairman, and relevant oversight.
See CAL Subcommittee membership
The Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security shall have jurisdiction over: Federal Criminal Code, drug enforcement, sentencing, parole and pardons, internal and homeland security, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, prisons, criminal law enforcement, and other appropriate matters as referred by the chairman, and relevant oversight.
See Crime Subcommittee membership
The Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law shall have jurisdiction over: immigration and naturalization, border security, admission of refugees, treaties, conventions and international agreements, claims against the United States, federal charters of incorporation, private immigration and claims bills, non-border enforcement, other appropriate matters as referred by the chairman, and relevant oversight.
See Immigration Subcommittee membership
The Task Force on Judicial Impeachment – The chairman of the task force is Representative Adam Schiff, and the ranking minority member is Representative Bob Goodlatte. The task force differs from a subcommittee in that (1) it does not have legislative jurisdiction, but is limited to oversight, and (2) it is limited to a term of six months, although another task force can be established for a similar purpose at any time.
See Impeachment Task Force membership
The chairman of the committee and ranking minority member thereof shall be ex officio members, but not voting members of each subcommittee to which such chairman or ranking minority member has not been assigned by resolution of the committee. Ex officio members shall not be counted as present for purposes of constituting a quorum at any hearing or meeting of such subcommittee.
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