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SUMMARY
Executive Business Meeting
Senate Judiciary Committee
Tuesday, June 27, 2000
226 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 10:00 a.m.
I.
Nominations:
- John W. Darrah
- of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
- STATUS APPROVED FAVORABLY, EN BLOC, BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT
- STATUS APPROVED FAVORABLY, EN BLOC, BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT
- Paul C. Huck
- of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida.
- STATUSAPPROVED FAVORABLY, EN BLOC, BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT
- STATUSAPPROVED FAVORABLY, EN BLOC, BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT
- Joan Humphrey Lefkow
- of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
- STATUSAPPROVED FAVORABLY, EN BLOC, BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT
- STATUSAPPROVED FAVORABLY, EN BLOC, BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT
- George Z. Singal
- of Maine, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maine.
- STATUSAPPROVED FAVORABLY, EN BLOC, BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT
- STATUSAPPROVED FAVORABLY, EN BLOC, BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT
II.
Executive Business:
- Resolution to authorize subpoena duces tucem to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright for documents related to Elian Gonzalez.
- Sponsored by Senator Hatch
- STATUS INADVERTENTLY PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT WITH THE CHAIRMAN'S INTENTION TO NOT ISSUE THE SUBPOENA AND HOLD THE RESOLUTION OVER THE NEXT TIME THE COMMITTEE HAS A QUORUM
- Sponsored by Senator Hatch
III.
Legislation:
- S. 2448
- The Internet Integrity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2000
- Sponsored by Senators Hatch and Schumer
- STATUS HELD OVER
- Sponsored by Senators Hatch and Schumer
- S. 353
- Class Action Fairness Act of 1999 / H.R. 1875, the Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1999
- Sponsored by SenatorsGrassley and Kohl
- Sponsored by Senator Goodlatte
- STATUS ACTION NOT COMPLETED
- Sponsored by SenatorsGrassley and Kohl
- S. ___
- Violence Against Women Act of 2000
- Sponsored by Senators Biden/Hatch
- STATUS NO ACTION TAKEN.
- Sponsored by Senators Biden/Hatch
IV.
Statements:
- Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Minority Member
- Opening Statement
- Statement on Nominations
- Statement on Class Action Fairness Act, S. 353
- Statement on Subpoena to the State Department on Documents Related to Elian Gonzales
- Statement on Nominations
- Senator Joseph Biden
- “Class Action Fairness Act of 2000”