United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law
- United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law is one of seven subcommittees within the Senate Judiciary Committee. It was renamed in 2007 from the Subcommittee on Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Jurisdiction
"Jurisdiction: (1) Human rights laws and policies; (2) Enforcement and implementation of human rights laws; (3) Judicial proceedings regarding human rights laws; and (4) Judicial and executive branch interpretations of human rights laws."
=Members, 110th Congress=
The Committee is chaired by Democrat Dick Durbin of Illinois, and the Ranking Minority member is Republican Tom Coburn, of Oklahoma.
"Senior Subcommittee Staff"
Joseph Zogby, Democratic Chief Counsel
Mary Harned, Republican Chief Counsel
Contact information
U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
External links
* [http://judiciary.senate.gov/subcommittees/110/humanrights110.cfm Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, official site]
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