House Committee on the Judiciary Report
November 9, 1979
There are over 200 committees within Congress to distribute the work that must be done. Each committee is required to report on their activity regularly. One of these committees is the House Committee on the Judiciary. The House Committee on the Judiciary has jurisdiction over many issues within the government. They create reports for the House of Representatives that “discuss and explain the purpose of measures and contain other, related information” (United states senate). For a report on a bill, the report “describes the purpose and scope of the bill and the reasons for its recommended approval” (The library of congress). This particular report is in relation to the Refugee Act of 1979.
This report relates to the overall theme of our project: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The Refugee Act of 1979 is entirely about regulations for refugees. Refugees come to the US to obtain a better life than the one that they had in their country. Our country was founded on the idea that every person has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as stated in the Constitution. This report explains the details of the proposed bill at the time, and so it is related to the idea that refugees, upon entrance to the US, will obtain the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
This report relates to the overall theme of our project: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The Refugee Act of 1979 is entirely about regulations for refugees. Refugees come to the US to obtain a better life than the one that they had in their country. Our country was founded on the idea that every person has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as stated in the Constitution. This report explains the details of the proposed bill at the time, and so it is related to the idea that refugees, upon entrance to the US, will obtain the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Sources:
The library of congress. (n.d.). Search committee reports 113th congress. Retrieved on October 26, 2013. http://thomas.loc.gov/home/LegislativeData.php?&n=Reports.
The library of congress. (n.d.). How laws are made. Retrieved on October 26, 2013. http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.bysec/reported.bills.html.
The role of the legislative process in protecting rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness: Selections from the endres collection. (n.d.). House judiciary committee report. Retrieved on October 26, 2013. http://regis778.wix.com/lawgroup204#!house-judiciary-committee-report/ccii.
United states senate. (n.d.). Report. Retrieved on October 26, 2013. http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/report.htm.
The library of congress. (n.d.). Search committee reports 113th congress. Retrieved on October 26, 2013. http://thomas.loc.gov/home/LegislativeData.php?&n=Reports.
The library of congress. (n.d.). How laws are made. Retrieved on October 26, 2013. http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.bysec/reported.bills.html.
The role of the legislative process in protecting rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness: Selections from the endres collection. (n.d.). House judiciary committee report. Retrieved on October 26, 2013. http://regis778.wix.com/lawgroup204#!house-judiciary-committee-report/ccii.
United states senate. (n.d.). Report. Retrieved on October 26, 2013. http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/report.htm.
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