Press Releases
May 18, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Adding to the House Judiciary Committee’s work to protect children from exploitation and abuse, the Committee today approved two bills to protect young athletes from sexual abuse and provide victim-centered support to survivors of human trafficking.
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May 18, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017 (H.R. 2473).
Chairman Goodlatte: Human trafficking has permeated communities and neighborhoods across America.
May 18, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act (H.R.
May 18, 2017
May 17, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the announcement that Former FBI Director Robert Mueller has been named as special counsel to oversee the FBI’s investigation of Russia’s efforts to influence the U.S.
May 17, 2017
Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), the bill’s chief sponsor, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.), and Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Ranking Member David Cicilline (D-R.I.) issued the following
May 17, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today gave the following statement on the House floor in support of the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvement Act (S. 419).
Chairman Goodlatte: In 1976, Congress passed, and the President signed into law, the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) Act.
May 17, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today gave the following statement on the House floor in support of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (H.R.
May 17, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on “Challenges Facing Law Enforcement in the 21st Century.”
May 16, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Vice-Chairman Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) introduced a robust immigration enforcement bill to enhance public safety, protect national security, and ensure the rule of law. This bill, the Michael Davis, Jr.