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11 Mar 2016, 11:56 am by CJLF Staff
  This week's order by the high court means that while the court decides whether Brown made improper, late additions to the proposed measure, supporters of the measure can continue gathering signatures to qualify it for the November ballot.Lamar Smith Argues in Favor of Mandatory Minimums:  In this Washington Times op-ed, Lamar Smith, a Republican member of the House of Representatives from Texas, defends the use of mandatory minimum sentencing, arguing that… [read post]
25 Apr 2013, 4:10 am by Jeff Foust
Lamar Smith (R-TX) about reports of delays with instruments for the James Webb Space Telescope, Bolden commented, “That’s news to me. [read post]
1 Jun 2011, 1:16 pm by David Ingram
Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said he has made two requests for information from the Justice Department since January. [read post]
6 Jul 2012, 1:14 pm by Mark Stanley
Lamar Smith (R-TX) recently introduced the Child Protection Act of 2012 (HR 6063), and unlike a similar bill he introduced last year, HR 6063 does not contain a data retention mandate.CDT has long spoken out against the troubling—and unnecessary—threats data retention mandates pose to Internet users’ privacy.Earlier this year, when Smith’s previous bill, HR 1981, was awaiting a possible floor vote, we wrote that its data retention… [read post]
17 Jun 2011, 2:00 am by Stefanie Levine
Of course, there are some amendments proposed, like going back to a 9 month window (1 year in previous version of H.R. 1249 for post grant review) (Lamar Smith R-TX). [read post]
17 Jun 2011, 2:00 am by Stefanie Levine
Of course, there are some amendments proposed, like going back to a 9 month window (1 year in previous version of H.R. 1249 for post grant review) (Lamar Smith R-TX). [read post]
20 Dec 2022, 11:44 am by Tom Kosakowski
The following organizations created or expanded (indicated in parentheses) their Ombuds programs:Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank;Boeing Company;Common Cause;Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CIGAR);CVS;Development Bank of Latin America (CAF);Elizabethtown Community and Technical College;Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service;Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts;Furman University (staff)Germanna Community College;Georgetown University (graduate… [read post]
23 Oct 2013, 9:13 am by Julie Samuels and Julie Samuels
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Howard Coble (R-NC), Peter Defazio (D-OR), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Tom Marino (R-PA), and George Holding (R-GA). [read post]
28 Feb 2013, 6:49 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Texas Congressman Lamar Smith took the opportunity to take a politicized swipe at the Obama Administration, declaring it “either incompetent and unable to prioritize spending, or reckless. [read post]
17 Jan 2012, 7:17 pm by Danielle Beach-Oswald
   Therefore, this is an executive rule that Lamar Smith shouldn’t seek to oppose but rather incorporate into congressional legislation. [read post]
17 Nov 2010, 2:47 am
    Lamar Smith was the principal architect of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA). [read post]
29 Aug 2011, 5:44 pm by James Hamilton
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX)has signed on as the bill’s lead co-sponsor. [read post]
19 Dec 2010, 8:28 am by Carl Shusterman
Representative Lamar Smith The new Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee will be Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX). [read post]
19 Dec 2010, 4:28 pm by Carl Shusterman
  Representative Lamar Smith The new Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee will be Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX). [read post]
Despite a significant error rate, pleas from multiple sectors of American business, and the heightened risk of identity theft, Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) is dead-set on pushing legislation that would make the flawed E-Verify system mandatory for every U.S. worker and today he introduced H.R. 2164, the Lawful Workforce Act, which would do just that. [read post]
11 May 2011, 7:23 am by Carter Wood
Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) of the House Judiciary Committee introduced H.R. 966 (called LARA for short) in March and the committee is expected to take up the bill early next month. [read post]
26 May 2011, 10:36 am by Sarnata Reynolds
Lamar Smith (R-TX) introduced the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA), a draconian piece of legislation that stripped immigration judges of the ability to determine whether a person should be allowed to remain, and permitted the indefinite detention of immigrants whose governments refused to issue travel documents. [read post]
7 Feb 2013, 3:58 am by Jeff Foust
Lamar Smith (R-TX), chairman of the committee, in a post-retreat press release. [read post]