The Senate Judiciary Committee today voted to approve S. 1147, the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act (PACT Act) by a voice vote.

November 19, 2009 - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With unanimous support, S. 1147, the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act (PACT Act) was approved yesterday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, and will head to the full Senate.

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of a Vermont state judge to become the state's next federal judge.

Associated Press - November 19, 2009 1:45 PM ET MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of a Vermont state judge to become the state's next...

Urges immediate passage by the full Senate

MONTPELIER (AP) — The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of a Vermont state judge to become the state's next federal judge. ... - Times Argus Staff

The Senate Commerce Committee has approved the nomination of Victoria Espinel as the nation's first intellecutal property enforcement coordinator.

The Senate Commerce Committee wasted no time Thursday passing the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA), its version of the satellite reauthorization bill.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is forwarding to the full Senate the nomination of Victoria Espinel to become the nation's first copyright czar. The move comes as the United States secretly negotiates a copyright treaty that would bolster intellectual property rights.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday easily approved the nomination of Nashville attorney Jane Branstetter Stranch to become a U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the Sixth Circuit.