- December 14, 2006
Schiff and twenty-four California Congressional colleagues request a ship be named in honor of the state and its veterans.
< Read more > - December 13, 2006
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) was selected by Speaker-Designate Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee to serve on the House Appropriations Committee
< Read more > - December 6, 2006
Representative Schiff introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that will ensure victims do not lose their right to restitution when a criminal defendant dies prior to the appeals process.
< Read more > - November 30, 2006
Congressman Adam Schiff issued the following statement on the agreement reached between Russia and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to take action against digital piracy.
< Read more > - October 23, 2006
Representative Adam Schiff participated in a demonstration of a new public safety communications system with Members of Congress, local public safety officers, and local public officials.
< Read more > - October 23, 2006
Congressman Schiff visited two Elementary schools with NASA astronaut Dr. James H. Newman. Every year, Congressman Schiff invites astronauts to speak at area schools to encourage students to pursue interests in math and science.
< Read more > - October 19, 2006
Representatives Adam Schiff and Mike Pence have written to Russian President Vladimir Putin calling on him to fulfill his promise to thoroughly investigate the death of journalist and author Anna Politkovskaya and to ensure the right of a free press in his country.
< Read more > - October 13, 2006
Representative Adam Schiff, Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus for the Freedom of the Press, has written to the President of Turkmenistan calling on him to investigate the death of journalist Ogulsapar Muradova and restore the right to a free press in his country.
< Read more > - October 12, 2006
Representative Adam Schiff, a leading cosponsor of bipartisan legislation that will block U.S. taxpayer funding for a proposed railroad between Turkey and Georgia that would circumvent Armenia and undermine the economic viability of the existing Caucasus railroad route through Armenia, commended the Senate on recently passing companion legislation.
< Read more > - September 29, 2006
The U.S. House of Representatives, last night, voted to establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges
< Read more > - September 28, 2006
Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Congressman Jeff Flake (R-AZ), members of the House Judiciary Committee, will offer bipartisan legislation on the House Floor today to address the President's domestic surveillance program.
< Read more > - September 27, 2006
Today, the House approved bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) that will help rebuild school systems affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
< Read more > - September 26, 2006
The House approved a measure authored by Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) to require the Secretary of Defense to submit quarterly reports to Congress regarding the threat posed by IEDs and the efforts being undertaken to eliminate such a threat.
< Read more > - September 21, 2006
Measure will criminalize border tunnel offenses in order to prevent illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and weapons smuggling
< Read more > - September 20, 2006
Congressman Adam Schiff today offered a bipartisan amendment in the House Judiciary Committee that would establish clearly defined laws to prohibit torture and cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment of military detainees.
< Read more > - September 18, 2006
Schiff, Jones Question Investigation of All Saints and Other Houses of Worship
< Read more > - September 14, 2006
Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) lauded Senator Robert Menendez's (D-NJ) effort to block a vote on Richard E. Hoagland's nomination to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Armenia.
< Read more > - September 13, 2006
The House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved H.R. 5418, a bill to create a pilot program to enhance the expertise of district court judges hearing patent cases.
< Read more > - September 6, 2006
Congressman Adam Schiff sent a letter to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Ranking Member Joseph Biden (D-DE) urging the committee to oppose the nomination of John Bolton to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
< Read more > - July 28, 2006
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) joined Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) in introducing the Intelligence Oversight Act (H.R. 5954) – a bill to strengthen the process by which information regarding classified intelligence programs is made available to Members of Congress.
< Read more > - July 28, 2006
Two proposals by Rep. Adam Schiff became law yesterday: one to protect our children from on-line predators and another to help police solve difficult murder cases.
< Read more > - July 18, 2006
In a letter to President Kocharian, 15 bipartisan Members of Congress asked for Arthur Khanzadyan to be returned to the U.S. to face murder charges
< Read more > - July 11, 2006
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) invited his constituents in the 29th Congressional District to participate in a letter writing campaign at "Camp Darfur" to raise awareness and call for action to stop the Genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan.
< Read more > - July 6, 2006
Bill is Part of Democrats' Commitment to America's Energy Independence and National Security
< Read more > - June 29, 2006
Today, the Supreme Court ruled 5-3 in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld that the President did not have the authority to set up the "military commissions" in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and that they are invalid.
< Read more > - June 29, 2006
Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) issued a statement in reaction to the Supreme Court's 5-3 ruling that the President did not have the authority to set up the "military commissions" in Guantanamo and that they are invalid.
< Read more > - June 27, 2006
Co-Chairs encourage Secretary Rice to highlight the case of Paul Klebnikov, a slain journalist, in a meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister
< Read more > - June 27, 2006
The House Committee on International Relations today passed an amendment authored by Representative Adam Schiff that would ensure that the United States' nuclear cooperation agreement with India – designed to improve safeguards on India's civilian nuclear energy program – will not be used to facilitate India's nuclear weapons program.
< Read more > - June 22, 2006
Congressman Adam Schiff sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urging her to help reduce the international transfer of small arms and light weapons (SALW) to deadly conflict zones and terrorist organizations.
< Read more > - June 20, 2006
Representative Adam Schiff offered a bipartisan amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations bill that would block any funds from being used by the NSA and other Defense Department agencies for electronic surveillance in the United States unless the surveillance complies with Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) laws.
< Read more > - June 14, 2006
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that the House Appropriations Committee passed a measure that includes funds for an emergency room expansion and equipment upgrades at Glendale Adventist Medical Center (GAMC).
< Read more > - June 14, 2006
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that the House Appropriations Committee passed a measure that includes funds for family services and after-school arts education activities for low-income children in Pasadena.
< Read more > - June 8, 2006
The House Judiciary Committee took up a bill that would require federal agencies to inform the public of the impact on personal privacy of any proposed regulations.
< Read more > - June 7, 2006
Funds will be used to improve, expand and furnish youth facility
< Read more > - May 25, 2006
Coming just days after reports of stolen Veterans Affairs data the House Committee on the Judiciary today passed the "Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2006" (H.R. 5318).
< Read more > - May 22, 2006
Measure to improve foster care courts and require greater accountability
< Read more > - May 19, 2006
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy & Water has agreed to provide funds for research to be conducted at the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and for the Arroyo Seco Watershed Study.
< Read more > - May 19, 2006
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced the introduction of H.R. 5418, a bill to create a pilot program to enhance the expertise of district court judges hearing patent cases.
< Read more > - May 17, 2006
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) wrote a letter to Egyptian President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak asking him to release democracy activist and opposition politician Ayman Nour from jail.
< Read more > - May 12, 2006
Representative Adam Schiff announced that he has joined in introducing bipartisan legislation that would better combat cyber crime and protect data security.
< Read more > - May 11, 2006
Members of the Congressional Caucus on the Judicial Branch discuss ways to improve the relationship between the Courts and Congress
< Read more > - May 11, 2006
The House unanimously approved Representative Adam Schiff's (D-CA) amendment to require the Secretary of Defense to submit quarterly reports to Congress regarding the threat posed by IEDs and the efforts being undertaken to eliminate such a threat as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5122).
< Read more > - May 10, 2006
The following is the statement made by Representative Adam Schiff in support of the bill during the debate in the House Judiciary Committee.
< Read more > - May 9, 2006
Reacting to continuing news reports dating back to the beginning of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan that have highlighted the catastrophic dangers associated with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and continuing concerns over the Defense Department's response to the problem, Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) offered an amendment in the House Rules Committee that requires the Secretary of Defense to submit quarterly reports to Congress regarding the threat posed by IEDs and the efforts being undertaken to eliminate such a threat.
< Read more > - May 3, 2006
In honor of World Press Freedom Day, Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Mike Pence (R-IN) kicked off a new bipartisan, bicameral caucus aimed at advancing press freedom around the world.
< Read more > - April 25, 2006
Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Congressman Jeff Flake (R-AZ), members of the House Judiciary Committee, offer an amendment in the House Rules Committee to address the President's domestic surveillance program.
< Read more > - April 6, 2006
During a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) questioned Attorney General Alberto Gonzales about the NSA's secret domestic wiretapping program.
< Read more > - April 5, 2006
Piracy Threatens Russia's Bid For Accession into World Trade Organization (WTO)
< Read more > - March 29, 2006
Legislation will restore fairness among judicial salaries
< Read more > - March 16, 2006
Two members of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Congressman Jeff Flake (R-AZ), introduced legislation to address the NSA's surveillance program.
< Read more > - March 9, 2006
Several important measures authored by Rep. Schiff became law when the president signed a comprehensive terrorism prevention bill.
< Read more > - March 9, 2006
Includes Schiff Provisions to Reduce Demand, Improve Treatment
< Read more > - March 7, 2006
Includes several Schiff measures
< Read more > - March 3, 2006
Spearheads Letter from 56 Members of Congress to Security Council
< Read more > - March 1, 2006
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) joined Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), and Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) to introduce legislation in both the House and Senate to criminalize the construction or financing of border tunnels.
< Read more > - March 1, 2006
The House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 97th anniversary.
< Read more > - February 28, 2006
The House of Representatives passed a bill to bestow the Congressional Gold Medal on the Tuskegee Airmen for their patriotism and sacrifices for our nation.
< Read more > - February 24, 2006
Suspect in April 29, 2002 murder of Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff David March is captured in Mexico.
< Read more > - February 7, 2006
Congressman Adam Schiff was part of the official Congressional Delegation attending the funeral of Coretta Scott King.
< Read more > - January 20, 2006
Congressman Adam Schiff and Judiciary Committee Democrats held a briefing on the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance procedures.
< Read more > - January 5, 2006
Bill Includes Several Provisions Authored by Schiff
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