Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, January 12^th at 8:30 a.m., House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) will join The Atlantic’s Washington Editor-at-Large Steve Clemons for a discussion on the Committee’s bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative.  The House Judiciary Committee has already approved numerous bills to reform federal s

Washington, D.C.  – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on the arrest of two refugees from Iraq for allegedly attempting to provide material support to ISIS and for lying to U.S.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of January 11-15, 2016, including the markup of two criminal justice reform bills. TUESDAY, JANUARY 1210:15 a.m.

Chairman Goodlatte: It has been years since federal officials declared that the “Great Recession” had ended and recovery had begun.  It has been years since the Obama Administration took office, promising to deliver prosperity and security once more to our Nation. We are now approaching American voters’ next choice of leadership for the United States.  And the Obama Administ

Washington, D.C.— The House of Representatives today passed the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R.

Washington, D.C.— Today the House of Representatives passed the Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 (H.R. 712), by a vote of 244-173.

Chairman Goodlatte: As we begin 2016, we face the same difficulty we have faced since the beginning of the Obama Administration.

Washington, D.C.  – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on President Obama’s executive actions on firearms: Chairman Goodlatte: “The right of the people to keep and bear arms is one of the fundamental principles of our Republic and is not to be infringed.