Judicial Nominations

The Senate Judiciary Committee

Under Chairman Grassley

By the Numbers…

·         74 committee and subcommittee hearings

·         30 business meetings

·         54 nominees reported out of committee

·         27 bills discharged from committee

·         27 bills have been bipartisan

·         18 bills from committee have passed the Senate

·         8 bills from committee have been signed into law

·         324 Obama judicial nominees approved (326 judges approved in all of Bush two terms)

Bills Cleared Include…

·         FOIA Improvement Act

·         Justice for Victims of Trafficking

·         PATENT Act

·         Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act

·         Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act

·         Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA)

·         Defend Trade Secrets Act

·         Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act

·         Transnational Drug Trafficking Act

·         National Blue Alert Act

·         Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation

·         Judicial Redress Act

·         Criminal Antitrust Anti-retaliation Act

·         FBI Whistleblower Protection Act

·         Need-Based Educational Aid Act

·         Adoptive Family Relief Act

·         Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act

·         Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Act

·         Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act

·         Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act

·         Kevin and Avonte’s Law

Oversight…

·         U.S. Marshals Service

·         FBI

·         Border security

·         Sanctuary cities

·         Criminal immigrants

·         Guantanamo Bay detainees

·         Excessive regulations

·         National Security

·         Accountability for Sexual Assault

·         Second Amendment

·         Competitive business practices

·         Federal Judiciary

·         Inspector General access

·         Executive branch transparency