Press Releases
February 22, 2017
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to examine Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which is set to expire at the end of the year.
FISA Section 702 is a statute that allows the government to target the communications, such as emails or phone calls, of foreigners o
February 21, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the Department of Homeland Security’s plan to implement President Trump’s executive orders on border security and immigration enforcement:
“I appl
February 16, 2017
Washington, D.C. - Since the birth of our nation, debates about religious liberty have been centered on the relationship between religion and government. Indeed, the founding fathers feared the effect of government on religion.
February 15, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement upon the House Judiciary Committee’s approval of the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 (H.R.
February 15, 2017
Washington, D.C.—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of H.R.
February 15, 2017
Legislation will bring transparency to asbestos trusts to assist deserving victims
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Vice-Chairman Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) released the following statements upon the House Judiciary Committee’s approvFebruary 15, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement after the Senate passed a joint resolution to repeal an Obama Administration rule that restricted Americans’ right to bear arms and due process under the law.
February 15, 2017
Washington, D.C.—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of H.R.
February 14, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the announcement that U.S. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy plans to retire in March:
“Director Clancy has served our nation honorably for decades by protecting several Presidents, their families, and the White House complex from harm.
February 14, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced a time change for the Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee hearing on “The State of Religious Liberty in America.” Below is the Committee’s schedule for the week of February 13-17, 2017.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1410:00 a.m.Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Propert