The Committee on Judiciary obtains limited information about the identity and activity of visitors to this website. The Committee's policy on this matter is provided for your information.  If you visit this site to browse, or to read, or download information like publications or press releases; The Committee collects and stores: the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet (for example, "xcompany.com or university.edu"); the Internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using; the browser software you use and your operating system; the date and time you access our site; and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to this site. The Committee uses this information to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help it make this site more useful. The Committee will not obtain personally-identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us by letter or telephone.  If you choose to provide us with personal information -- as in an e-mail to the Chairman - The Committee uses that information to respond to your message and to help get you the information you have requested. The Committee treats emails the same way it treats letters sent to the Committee. 

The Committee is required to maintain many documents for historical purposes, but it does not collect personal information for any purpose other than to respond to you. The Committee only shares the information you give us with another government agency if your inquiry relates to that agency, or as otherwise required by law.  Moreover, the Committee does not create individual profiles with the information you provide or give it to any private organizations. The Committee on Judiciary does not collect information for commercial marketing. The Committee on Judiciary has created and maintains this web site at taxpayer expense. Unless otherwise noted, all the information provided is in the public domain.  Information from this web site should be cited the same way as if it were from a paper publication.  A link can also be added if desired.  For additional information on how to cite on-line sources, see the Modern Language Association guidelines, with examples, for citing World Wide Web sources at: http://www.mla.org.

NOTE: Links to Other Sites - The Committee provides links to many other Congressional web sites.  Before leaving the Committee's web site, you will see a page informing you that you are leaving the House of Representatives or Committee's server. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.