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Frank James Sensenbrenner is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 5th congressional district from 1979 to 2021. During his tenure, he served on several key committees, including the Judiciary Committee, where he played a significant role in shaping legislation on issues such as immigration, intellectual property, and law enforcement. Sensenbrenner was known for his strong advocacy of conservative principles and his commitment to reducing the size of government. He was also involved in various initiatives related to technology and privacy rights.
I would like to lay to rest the fact that we have not had a full and complete debate on this. This year, on March 16, the Committee on the Judiciary had a full markup on this bill. Anybody who wished to offer amendments was allowed to do…
I recall yesterday when the death tax repeal was on the floor. It was a similar rule, and the minority was offered a chance to offer a substitute. They offered a substitute which was voted on and debated in the House of Representatives…
I move to table the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to table offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner). The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the noes…
the motion to recommit creates a blanket exemption from the bill's needs-based test, and I do not think that that is necessary because it would exempt a wealthy debtor from the needs-based test solely based on the debtor's military…
Terri Schiavo, a person whose humanity is as undeniable as her emotional responses to her family's tender care-giving, has committed no crime and has done nothing wrong. Yet, the Florida courts have brought Terri and the nation to an ugly…
I find myself wondering, why is there so much focus on this life, when we ignore the countless lives throughout the world who die minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day from hunger and disease that this Congress could address and this…
Mr. Chairman, the primary opposition to this legislation comes from people who have favored a constitutional amendment to provide for the appointment of substitute Representatives should there be a catastrophe that wipes out a significant…
The first factor is whether the claims asserted are of significant national or interstate interest. Under this factor, if a case presents issues of national or interstate significance that argues in favor of the matter being handled in…
I would like to provide a brief summary of the provisions in Sections 4 and 5 of S. 5, the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005. Section 4 gives Federal courts jurisdiction over class action lawsuits in which the aggregate amount in…
Section 4 of the bill gives Federal courts jurisdiction over class action lawsuits in which the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $5 million, excluding interests and costs and at least one proposed class member and one…
The mass action provision was included in the bill because mass actions are really class actions in disguise. They involve an element of people who want their claims adjudicated together, and they often result in the same abuses as class…
Mr. Chairman, several speakers on the other side said that if this bill was law at the time of 9/11, it would not have made any difference on what ID the terrorists used to get on the planes. That is flat out wrong. What the bill say is…
However, there is an issue of public safety involved in this bill as well. Yesterday, a criminal complaint was unsealed in the Federal Court in Chicago which showed that there was a huge scam in getting Wisconsin driver's licenses for…
it is with sadness that I recognize the death of a former colleague and a great Californian, Representative Robert Matsui, who passed away earlier this week. A third-generation Japanese-American, Bob was born in Sacramento and was just a…
Remember that the 9/11 hijackers had multiple validly issued state driver's licenses among them, and that's how they got on the airplanes. That is what we were trying to stop by changing the provisions in the conference report, and I…
H.R. 2655 would extend the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program for 2 years, from 2006 to 2008. It would also modify the provisions of the program to ensure that those aliens receiving visas are those the program was designed…
S. 2192 will help to spur the development of new technologies by making it easier for collaborative inventors who represent more than one organization to obtain the protection of the U.S. patent system for their inventions. Members should…
I am puzzled why anybody would oppose this amendment. The amendment simply states that if you cannot be admitted to the United States because you are affiliated with a terrorist organization, then you can be deported if you get in through…
Mr. Chairman, I want to quote from the 9/11 Commission staff report entitled 9/11 and Terrorist Travel. The staff found that a number of terrorists have abused the asylum system and that once terrorists have entered the United States…
Mr. Chairman, let me be blunt. Many of these extraneous and unrelated issues are designed to prevent terrorists from coming to our borders; or, if they get inside the United States, making sure that they do not game the system to be able…
And the most difficult of the issues that the manager's amendment deals with relates to the time limit for seeking post-conviction DNA testing. On one side there were a group of people who wanted to have no time limit at all, and a motion…
Mr. Speaker, S. 2742 contains three provisions that will benefit the administrative operations of the U.S. Supreme Court. First, the bill renews until 2008 authority provided under current law that allows the Supreme Court police to…
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4453, introduced by the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Moran), would extend the program under which foreign doctors can avoid having to return home for 2 years by agreeing to practice in medically underserved areas here in…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the majority leader for calling up this bill which is appropriately named in tribute to our colleague, the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Tauzin), who will retire at the end of this year after having served the citizens…
Mr. Chairman, the Judicial Conference of the United States reviews the judgeship needs of United States courts every 2 years to determine if any of the courts need additional judges. The Conference completed its last review in March of…
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