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The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on assault weapons and their use in recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Witnesses testified on the proposed bans on assaul…

The House Judiciary Committee considered a series of gun violence prevention bills. The three bills debated were H.R.1236, the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019; H.R.1186, the Keep A…

President Trump signed two criminal justice reform bills, the First Step Act and the Juvenile Justice Reform Act, in an Oval Office ceremony with lawmakers, faith leaders, law enforcement of…

Federal, state, and local law enforcement officials testified at a hearing examining gang violence, sex trafficking, and drugs. They spoke about the relationship between gangs, sex trafficki…

President Bill Clinton, joined by Jim and Sarah Brady and a number of congressional leaders, signed the long-debated Brady Bill. The Brady Bill created a five-day waiting period for a backgr…

Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Al Franken (D-MN), Representatives James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and Danny Davis (D-IL), and others talked about efforts to reform the criminal justice system. E…

Legal academics and advocates testified at a House Judiciary Committee Over-Criminazation Task Force hearing on the the nation’s criminal code and the civil consequences convicts face such a…

The House Judiciary Committee Over-Criminaliztion Task Force held a hearing on the growing number of new federal crimes and Congress' enactment of new criminal statutes. The witnesses focuse…

Witnesses testified about a proposal which would require Internet providers to retain information on all Internet users in an effort to stop child pornography and other crimes. Deputy Assist…

Congressional Republican leaders reacted to the signing of the president’s crime bill earlier today. Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) and his colleagues announced that they opposed the bill and that …

Several Republican House members spoke to reporters about the status of the crime bill.

Representative Bill McCollum spoke about proposed Republican changes to the crime legislation currently before the House. Other Republican representatives made brief remarks about the crime …

House members spoke about the defeat of the crime legislation rule and the impact that this will have on further crime legislation during this session of Congress.

Representative James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and Mayor of San Francisco Frank Jordan (D) discussed the current crime legislation and its prospects in the House. They also discussed the possible…

The panelists discussed the problems of crime and violence in cities and towns and how to restore safety for all citizens.

In an excerpt from the U.S. House of Representatives, members took up the rule to allow for the consideration of H.R. 3371, the Omnibus Crime Control Act. The rule allows for 48 specific ame…

Seven Republican members of Congress briefed reporters on the status of domestic legislation in Congress. President Bush had challenged Congress during his March 6 address to a joint session…

Members of the House Rules Committee heard testimony on rules concerning the debate of gun control measures in the House of Representatives.

The House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 479, amended, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the California National Historic Trail and Pony Express National Histori…

The House filed a report to amend title 18, to require a waiting period before the purchase of a handgun. The House passed H.R. 1988, to authorize appropriations to NASA for research and ope…