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Congressional Testimony

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A sampling of Georgetown University Law Center faculty who have testified before the U.S. Congress:

    2012
 
Professor Adam Levitin testified about rising regulatory compliance costs and their impact on the health of small financial institutions before the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, May 9, 2012.
Professor Chris Brummer testified about the Dodd-Frank Act before the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, February 8, 2012.
Adjunct Professor Marc Rotenberg testified about the Video Privacy Protection Act before the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, January 31, 2012.
 
    2011
 
Professor Donald Langevoort testified about insider trading and congressional accountability before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, December 1, 2011.
Professor Adam Levitin testified about the Communities First Act before the House Financial Services Committee, November 16, 2011.
Adjunct Professor Kenneth R. Feinberg, the Gulf Coast claims facility administrator, testified about President Obama's BP compensation fund before the House Natural Resources Committee, October 27, 2011.
Visiting Professor Brian Wolfman testified about the Government Litigation Savings Act before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law, October 11, 2011.
Professor Adam Levitin testified about housing finance reform before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, September 13, 2011.
Professor Adam Levitin testified about the impact of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on small business before the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulation, July 28, 2011.
Professor Adam Levitin testified about enhanced consumer financial protection after the financial crisis before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, July 19, 2011.
Professor Rosa Brooks testified about the evolution of strategic communication and information operations since 9/11 before the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, July 12, 2011.
Adjunct Professor Marc Rotenberg testified about consumer data protection legislation before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, June 15, 2011.
Adjunct Professor Jonathan C. Fritts testified about the impact of union pressure on job creation before the House Education & the Workforce Committee's Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, May 26, 2011.
Professor Adam Levitin testified about oversight of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services, and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs, May 24, 2011.
Visiting Professor Brian Wolfman testified in opposition to H.R. 5, the Health Act of 2011 before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Health, April 6, 2011.
Professor Adam Levitin testified about legislative proposals to improve the structure of the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau before the House Financial Services Committee's Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, April 6, 2011.
Adjunct Professor Marc Rotenberg testified about TSA's body scanner program before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense & Foreign Operations, March 16, 2011.
Professor Randy Barnett testified about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act before the Senate Judiciary Committee, February 2, 2011.
 
    2010
 
Professor Adam Levitin testified about mortgage servicing before the House Financial Services Committee's Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, November 18, 2010.
Professor Adam Levitin testified about problems in mortgage servicing from modification to foreclosure before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, November 16, 2010.
Adjunct Professor Marc J. Zwillinger testified about ECPA reform and the revolution in cloud computing before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, September 23, 2010.
Adjunct Professor Marc Rotenberg testified about online privacy, social networking, and crime victimization before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, July 28, 2010.
Adjunct Professor Marc Rotenberg testified about cyber security and attribution before the House Science and Technology Committee's Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, July 15, 2010.
Professor Peter Edelman testified about the role of the TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) program in providing assistance to low-income families before the House Ways and Means Commitee's Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, March 11, 2010.
 
    2009
 
Professor Adam Levitin testified about home foreclosures and voluntary mortgage modification before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, December 11, 2009.
Adjunct Professor David Saperstein testified about the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 before the House Committee on Education and Labor, September 23, 2009.
Professor Adam Levitin testified about the foreclosure crisis and bankruptcy reform before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Administrative Oversights and the Courts, July 23, 2009.
Professor Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz testified at the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, July 16, 2009.
Professor Sherman Cohn testified about the Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the House Judiciary Committee, June 4, 2009.
Professor David Luban testified about torture and the Office of Legal Counsel in the Bush administration before the Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, May 13, 2009.
Professor David Vladeck testified about the Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 before the Subcommittee on Health of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 12, 2009.
Professor Jay Thomas testified about the Patent Reform Act of 2009 before the House Committee on the Judiciary, April 30, 2009.
Professor Adam Levitin testified about consumer debt and credit cards before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, April 2, 2009.
Professor Adam Levitin testified about abusive credit card practices and bankruptcy before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, March 24, 2009.
Professor Adam Levitin testified about credit card billing practices and merchant fees before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, February 12, 2009.
Professor Adam Levitin testified about bankruptcy and homeownership before the House Committee on the Judiciary, January 22, 2009.
 
    2008
 
Professor Adam Levitin testified about the role of bankruptcy law in helping families save their homes before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, November 19, 2008.
Professor Neal Katyal testified about implications of the Supreme Court's Boumediene decision for detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, before the House Committee on Armed Services, July 30, 2008.
Professor Chai Feldblum testified about determining the proper scope of coverage for the Americans with Disabilities Act before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on July 15, 2008.
Adjunct Professor Mark Young testified about the Commodity Exchange Act Revision before the House Committee on Agriculture, July 11, 2008.
Adjunct Professor Marc Rotenberg testified about privacy protection for passport files before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on July 10, 2008.
Adjunct Professor Andrew Small testified about oversight of U.S. trade preference programs before the Senate Committee on Finance, June 12, 2008.
Professor David Vladeck testified about whether FDA regulation of drugs and medical devices should bar state liability claims before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 14, 2008.
Professor David Luban testified about the role of administration lawyers in torture and detainee abuse before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 6, 2008.
Professor Chai Feldblum testified about making government a model for hiring and retaining older workers before the Senate Special Committee on Aging on April 30, 2008.
Professor Lisa Heinzerling testified about the strengths and weaknesses of regulating greenhouse gas emissions using existing Clean Air Act authorities before the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 10, 2008.
Adjunct Professor Kenneth Feinberg testified about the status of compensation for 9/11 health effects before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law and the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 1, 2008.

Professor Adam J. Levitin testified about a credit cardholder's bill of rights before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit on March 13, 2008.

Professor Lisa Heinzerling testified about the legal implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Massachusetts v. EPA and the administration’s response to that decision before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on March 13, 2008.

Professor Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz testified about the impact of the Presidential signing statement on the Department of Defense’s implementation of the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Act before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on March 11, 2008. 
Professor Neal Katyal testified about implementation of the U.S. Department of Justice's Special Counsel regulations before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 26, 2008.
 
    2007
 
Professor Chai Feldblum testified about restoring Congressional intent and protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on November 15, 2007.
Professor David Cole testified about the case of Maher Arar before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 18, 2007.
Professor Chai Feldblum testified about the ADA Restoration Act of 2007 before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 4, 2007.
Professors Viet Dinh and David Vladeck testified about regulatory preemption before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 12, 2007.
John D. Echeverria, executive director of the Georgetown Environmental Law & Policy Institute, testified about the Homeowners Defense Act of 2007 before the Joint Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity and Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises Hearing of the House Committee on Financial Services, on September 6, 2007.

Professor Daniel Tarullo testified about reform of the World Bank and the IMF before the Subcomitttee on Security and International Trade and Finance of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, on August 2, 2007.

Professor Robert Pitofsky testified on the Leegin decision before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, on July 24, 2007.

Professor Viet Dinh testified on providing voting rights to the District of Columbia before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, on May 15, 2007.

Professor Jay Thomas testified on process patents before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, on May 1, 2007.
Professor Neal Katyal testified on legal issues regarding individuals detained by the Department of Defense as unlawful enemy combatants before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, on April 26, 2007.
Professor Jay Thomas testified on the Patent Reform Act of 2007 before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the House Committee on the Judiciary, on April 26, 2007.


Revised May 24, 2007 (kat)