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The House Judiciary subcommittee held hearings on professional baseball’s antitrust exemption. Testifying were Bud Selig, acting baseball commissioner, and Orel Hershiser, pitcher for the Lo…

The Senate-House Conference Committee met to work out a final version of the Omnibus Crime Bill. Members sought compromises to the language and amendments between the House and Senate versio…

The House and Judiciary Subcommittee held a Hearing on Assault Weapons and crimes.

Witnesses testified in front of the House Judiciary Subcommittee concerning the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the possible long-term effects of ratification on immigration,…

House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice held a hearing on gun control legislation. The committee members spoke about the six-year effort to garner committee approval for t…

Members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee made opening statements, after which Philip Heymann, Deputy Attorney General, testified on the proposed crime legislation. Issues included the dea…

Witnesses testified concerning the Brady Bill and efforts to limit the availability of firearms to those who have a tendency for violence. The witnesses described their experiences and the e…

The House Judiciary Subcommittee held a hearing to hear testimony concerning the National Child Protection Act of 1993 which would establish procedures for national criminal background check…

The subcommittee heard testimony on a draft report from the National Commission on Judicial Discipline and Removal on the removal process for lifetime judicial appointments. Witnesses talked…

The House Judiciary Committee considered U.S. policy on abortion in a hearing on the Freedom of Choice Act, legislation that would codify a woman’s right to an abortion and strike down state…

In an excerpt from a National Summit on Drug Policy sponsored by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Attorney General Reno discussed U.S. drug control policy, including drug trafficki…

Civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson spoke on U.S. drug control policy in the 1993 National Summit on U.S. Drug Policy sponsored by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime. In his …

Law enforcement officials spoke at the 1993 National Summit on U.S. Drug Policy, sponsored by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime headed by Rep. Schumer, who spoke briefly to begin the…

Law enforcement officials and drug treatment counselors spoke in a forum on “The Domestic Front: Law Enforcement, Treatment and Prevention,” during the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime …

Several drug policy analysts spoke in a forum on the U.S. war on drugs during the 1993 National Summit on U.S. Drug Policy sponsored by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime. The speaker…

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime heard testimonies on the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, which would seek to prohibit the practice by opponents of abortion from preventi…

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice investigated the World Trade Center bombing. Representative Charles Schumer, D-New York, chaired the committee.