U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary

11/06/2009
Lost: 190,000 Jobs Last Month. Found: Seven Million Jobs for Citizens and Legal Immigrants

Washington, DC – As the administration announced that the unemployment rate hit 10.2% and 190,000 jobs were lost last month alone, Ranking Member Lamar Smith (TX-21) released a letter that he and 21 other Members of Congress sent earlier this week to White House. The members recommend enforcing current immigration laws to open as many as seven million jobs for citizens and legal immigrants.

11/06/2009
Loopholes for Illegal Immigrants Remain in House Healthcare Bill
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith issued the following statement in response to the Democrats’ latest healthcare bill, H.R. 3962. The legislation contains loopholes that will allow illegal immigrants to receive taxpayer-funded benefits.

11/02/2009
Republicans Call for Hearing on ACORN
Washington, D.C. – Judiciary Committee Republicans today sent a letter to Chairman John Conyers calling for a hearing on ACORN. Specifically, Republican members expressed concern about allegations of voter registration fraud and activities that undermine the integrity of our election process.

10/27/2009
54 Members of Congress to Obama: We Support 287(g) Program
Washington, DC – Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-TX) and 53 other Members of Congress sent a letter to President Obama today expressing their support for a broadly-applied 287(g) program. The letter comes just days after the Obama administration implemented limits on state and local law enforcement agencies who participate in the 287(g) program. The limits prevent state and local law enforcement officers from arresting many of the illegal immigrants with whom they come into contact.

11/05/2009
Hearing on: Combating Organized Retail Crime -- The Role of Fedreal Law Enforcement

11/05/2009
Hearing on: H.R. 2811, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal

10/29/2009
Hearing on: Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System

10/29/2009
Classified Hearing on: the Patriot Act and Related Matters