Press Releases

Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Jackson Lee Unveil Secret Service Reform Legislation

March 26, 2015

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) today introduced the Secret Service Improvements A

Goodlatte Statement on Misconduct at the Drug Enforcement Administration

March 26, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General’s report regarding sexual misconduct and harassment allegations at four federal law enforcement agencies.

House Judiciary Committee Approves SCRUB Act to Eliminate Outdated Regulations

March 24, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 (H.R. 1155) by a vote of 17-12.

Goodlatte Statement on DHS IG Report Regarding Deputy Secretary Mayorkas

March 24, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General’s report, which found that Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas allegedly exerted improper influence in the processing and approval of EB-

House Judiciary Committee Approves Legislation to Prevent Back Door Regulation

March 24, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – Today the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 712, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015, by a vote of 20-11. This bill will limit the manipulation of lawsuits and sue-and-settle decrees and settlements agreements that force regulators to issue new regulations.

House Judiciary Committee Approves Legislation to Increase Transparency and Accountability in Regulations

March 24, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – Today the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 690, the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2015, by a voice vote.

House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Facilitate Art & Cultural Artifact Exchange

March 24, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee approved the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (H.R. 889) by a voice vote. Through a change in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, this legislation bolsters the ability of U.S.

House Judiciary Committee Approves RAPID Act to Expedite Federal Permit Approval

March 24, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 15-11 the Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 (H.R. 348).

Goodlatte, Sessions, Gowdy, Cornyn Demand DHS Provide Information on Criminal Aliens

March 23, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and The National Interest, Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee’s Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee, and Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas)

Goodlatte Statement on the Resignation of ATF Director B. Todd Jones

March 20, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – Following the announcement of the resignation of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director B. Todd Jones, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement: