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Washington, D.C.  – On Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., the Task Force on Executive Overreach will hold a hearing titled, “Executive Overreach in Domestic Affairs Part II – IRS Abuse, Welfare Reform, and Other Issues.” Th

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of April 11-15, 2016.   WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1310:30 a.m. | Full Committee Markup

House Judiciary Committee to Consider Legislation in the Coming WeeksWashington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement on Senate passage of S.

GAO Findings Show HUD Officials’ Attempts to Silence Employees During Congressional InquiryWashington, D.C.—The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that two Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) employees illegally interfered with a Congressional investigation and has recommended sanctions. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va

Legislation will ensure fairness in merger reviews for American businessesWashington, D.C.— Today House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.), and Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Vice-Chairman Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), th

Chairman Goodlatte: In 1914, Congress passed the Federal Trade Commission Act, marking the beginning of a dual antitrust enforcement regime in the United States. Because both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforce our nation’s antitrust laws, companies may, and often do, have different experiences when interacting with one agency relat

Chairman Goodlatte: The bill before us today, known as the HEALTH Act, is modeled on California’s highly successful litigation reforms that have lowered health care costs and made health care much more accessible to the people of that state. Because the evidence of the effects of those reforms on lowering health care costs is so overwhelming, the Congressional Budget Office