Speech #810259827

Of 1.754 written reports filed in the Sefiate by all committees. the Judiciary Committee filed 840. which represents 47.8 percent. The total of reports filed to the Senate does not give the whole picture of committee activity. because committee consideration of many bills resulted in adverse action and .indefinite postponement. Furthermore. the committee has handled and disposed of more than 4.000 individual immigration cases. involving suspension of deportation. Each immigration case is equivalent to a bill. Through May 31. 1950. during the Eightyfirst Congress. the Judiciary Committee has received 1.713 Senate bills and resolutions and 637 House bills and resolutions. making a total of 2.350 bills and resolutions. As of May 31. 1950. the committee had disposed of 1.043 Senate bills and resolutions and 528 House bills and resolutions. or a total of 1.571 bills and resolutions. Of the bills thus disposed of. 199 were general bills other than claims or immigration. 676 were private relief bills. 631 were private immigration bills. 14 were general claims bills. and 51 were general immigration bills. Committee approval was granted to 410 Senate bills and resolutions and 439 House bills and resolutions. or a total of 849 bills and resolutions of both Houses. It will be noted that written reports were filed by the committee with respect to all but 9 of the 849 bills and resolutions approved. Of the bills and resolutions acted upon favorably. 102 were general bills other than claims or immigration. 407 were private relief bills. 320 were private immigration bills. 12 were general claims bills. and 8 were general immigration bills. Bills indefinitely postponed by the committee included 633 Senate bills and resolutions and 89 House bills and resolutions. or a total of 722 bills and resolutions of both Houses. Of the bills thus acted upon unfavorably. 97 were general bills other than claims or immigration. 269 were private relief bills. 311 were private immigration bills. 2 were general claims bills. and 43 were general immigration bills. Measures pending before the committee as of Ma 31. 1950. included 670 Senate bills and resolutions and 109 House bills and resolutions. or a total of 779 bills and resolutions of both Houses. Of these bills. 103 are general bills other than immigration and claims. 194 are privaterelief bills. 451 are privateimmigration bills. 23 are generalclaims bills. and 8 are generalimmigration bills. It will be noted the committee disposed of 528 House bills and resolutions out of 637 such measures referred to it. leaving only 109 House bills and resolutions pending as of May 31. 1950. In comparison. out of 1.713 Senate bills and resolutions referred to it. the committee acted upon 1.043. leaving 670 Senate bills and resolutions pending. In this connection it should be noted the committee received 160 Senate bills and 103 House bills subsequent to March 31. 1950. Suspensions of deportation by the Attorney General. under authority delegated by the Congress. are submitted in groups. but in the committee. each individual case requires separate investigation. appraisal. and action. At the beginning of the first session. there were pending in the committee 1.501 cases of suspension of deportation. to which were added 5.723 additional cases submitted during the Eightyfirst Congress. making a total of 7.224 cases. of which 4.180 were approved. 38 were rejected. and 135 were screened out and held for further consideration. and 10 were withdrawn by the Attorney General. leaving 2.861 cases in process as of May 31. 1950. Through May 31. 1950. the committee received 207 executive nominations. of which 95 were Federal judges. 49 were United States district attorneys. 46 were United States marshals. 1 was Attorney General of the United States. 1 was an Assistant Solicitor General. 3 were Assistnt Attorneys General. 1 was a Commissioner of Patents. 3 were members of the Displaced Persons Commission. 4 were members of the War Claims Commission. and 4 were members of the Motor Carrier Claims Commission. As of May 31. 1950. nominations not yet acted upon totaled 10.