Press Releases
March 2, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson on his department’s policy that allowed three unlawful, criminal immigrants charged with drunk driving go free.
On February 24, 2016, Esmid Valentine Pedraza was arrested in
March 2, 2016
Task Force on National Security Releases Mission Statement
March 2, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on “The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy.” At the hearing, members of the House Judiciary Committee closely examined the concerns raised by law enforcement and Am
March 2, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The Task Force on Executive Overreach today held its first hearing on “The Original Understanding of the Role of Congress and How Far We’ve Drifted From It.” At the hearing, members heard from several experts and examined the House of Representatives’ legislative and budge
March 2, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: We welcome everyone today to this timely and important hearing on encryption.
Encryption is a good thing. It prevents crime, it prevents terrorist attacks. It keeps our most valuable information safe. Yet it is not used as effectively today as is necessary to protect against the ever increasing sophistication of foreign governments, criminal enter
March 2, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: James Madison wrote in Federalist No.
March 2, 2016
FBI IS INVESTIGATING THE CRIME AS A POSSIBLE TERRORIST ATTACK
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS
February 26, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of February 29 –March 4, 2016
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 201610:00 a.m.
February 25, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 1:00 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled “The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy.” The House Judiciary Committee previously held member briefings on encryption, which included a brief
February 25, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Today’s hearing will examine international conflicts of law and how these conflicts impact law enforcement access to data both here and abroad. This is an extremely important issue that affects individuals, technology companies, law enforcement, and the economy.
In the digital age where the Internet knows no boundaries, U.S.