Speech #830001735

Of 2.121 written reports filed in the Senate by all committees. the Judiciary Committee has filed 1.226. which represents 57.8 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 7.145 individual immigration cases. involving suspension of deportation. and 2.216 cases involving adjustment of status under section 4 of the Displaced Persons Act. as amended. Each case is equivalent to a bill. At the close of the Eightysecond Congress. the Judiciary Committee had received 1.936 Senate bills and resolutions and 854 House bills and resolutions. making a total of 2.790 bills and resolutions. As of the close of the Eightysecond Congress. the committee had disposed of 1.185 Senate bills and resolutions and 722 House bills and resolutions. or a total of 1.907 bills and resolutions. Of the bills thus disposed of. 173 were general bills. other than claims or immigration. 453 were private relief bills. 1.230 were private immigration bills. 18 were general claims bills. and 33 were general immigration bills. Committee approval was granted to 598 Senate bills and resolutions and 632 House bills and resolutions. or a total of 1.230 bills and resolutions of both Houses. It will be noted. Mr. President. that written reports were filed by the com-. mittee with respect to all but 4 of the 1.230 bills and resolutions approved. Of the bills and resolutions acted upon favorably. 107 were general bills. other than claims or immigration. 280 were private relief bills. 821 were private immigration bills. 11 were general claims bills. and 11 were general immigration bills. Bills postponed indefinitely by the committee included 587 Senate bills and resolutions. 90 House bills and resolutions. or a total of 677 bills and resolutions of both Houses. Of the bills thus acted upon unfavorably 66 were general bills. other than claims or immigration bills. 173 were private relief bills. 409 were private immigration bills. 7 were general claims bills. and 22 were general immigration bills. Measures pending before the committee as of the close of the Eightysecond Congress included 751 Senate bills and resolutions and 132 House bills and resolutions. ora total of 883 bills and resolutions of both Houses. Of these bills 148 are general bills. other than immigration and claims bills. 134 are private relief bills. 581 are private immigration bills. 15 are general claims bills. and 5 are general immigration bills. Committee action. Mr. President. in most cases must await reports from interested departments and agencies in ^the executive branch. As of July 7. 1952. the number of bills and resolutions pending before the committee. with respect to which reports have been requested. but not received. was 609. of which 60 were general bills. other than claims or immigration measures. 49 were private relief bills. 491 were private immigration bills. 8 were general claims bills. and 1 was a general immigration bill. Thus. Mr. President. it will be seen that of the 2.790 bills and resolutions referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in the Eightysecond Congress. the number of cases in which the committee has not acted. but in which the committee either had received the reports or deemed reports unnecessary. totaled 274. of which 88 were general bills. other than claims or immigration measures. 85 were private relief bills. 90 were private immigration bills. 7 were general claims bills. and 4 were general immigration bills. It will be noted. Mr.