Mr. Speaker. the concentration of the activities and operations of the Committee on the Judiciary is evidenced not only by the number of bills considered. but by the very nature of the legislation itself. Major legislation enacted into law which came out of this committee includes. among others. the civil rights legislation. which bears the chairmans name. the first revisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act since 1952. the legislation dealing with the production of statements and reports of witnesses arising out of the case of Jencks against United States. Out of the total of 10.711 bills. joint resolutions. concurrent resolutions. and House resolutions included. 4.181 were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Add to that 375 Senate bills referred to this committee and we find that 4.556 were referred to this committee. Thus. 39 percent of all bills and resolutions introduced in the House came before us. Thirtythree bills were enacted into public law. Approximately 2.660 individuals were beneficiaries of private bills and resolutions who. otherwise. would have been inadmissible of permanent residence in this country under the immigration law. Private laws enacted arising out of the work of our subcommittee on claims totaled 105. granting to these people equitable relief for losses sustained. A list of the special reports issued by this committee during the first session reveals the scope of the operations of this committee in addition to the consideration of the bills routinely referred.
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