Press Releases
February 25, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Hard-working Americans are some of the leading victims of frivolous lawsuits and the extraordinary costs that our legal system imposes. Everyday local business owners routinely have lawsuits filed against them based on claims they have no substantive connection to, as a means of forum shopping on the part of the lawyers filing the case.
February 25, 2016
Washington, D.C. – In advance of their first idea forum today, the chairs of the Task Force on Restoring Constitutional Authority released their mission statement.
February 25, 2016
Washington, D.C—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), and the bill’s sponsor and House Judiciary Committee member Rep.
February 24, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) praised the enactment of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R.
February 24, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement upon enactment of the Judicial Redress Act:
“A strong relationship with our allies in Europe is key to restoring trust between our citizens and law enforcement officials.
February 24, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., the Task Force on Executive Overreach will hold its first hearing titled “The Original Understanding of Congress’ Role and How Far We’ve Drifted from It.”
In writing the U.S.
February 24, 2016
BILL EQUIPS FEDERAL PRISON OFFICIALS WITH PEPPER SPRAY TO QUELL ACTS OF VIOLENCE IN PRISONS
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote the Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015 (S. 238).
February 24, 2016
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Chairman Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of S. 238, the “Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015.”
Eric Williams was born on August 24, 1978, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Donald and Jean Williams.
February 24, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 17-10 the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2015 (H.R.
February 24, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: I was troubled to learn that the State Department has never designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization.
Since the Muslim Brotherhood formed in Egypt in 1928, it has sought to foster the establishment of a global Islamic state and jihadism in Muslims around the world. The Brotherhood’s strategic goal “in America is a kind of grand Ji