Press Releases
December 14, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today praised the Trump Administration for its Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions:
Chairman Goodlatte: “I commend President Trump for following through on his commitment to rein in the regulatory state. In less than one year, the President has succeeded in rolling back costly, job-killing regulations and withdrawing or postponing additional regulatory actions that had previously been planned by the federal government.
December 14, 2017
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) vote in favor of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order.:
Chairman Goodlatte: “I want to thank FCC Chairman Pai for liberating Internet service providers and small businesses from the stranglehold of overly burdensome regulations. The Restoring Internet Freedom Order will encourage investment in Internet infrastructure, promote competition, and ultimately benefit consumers.
December 13, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee's oversight hearing with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Chairman Goodlatte: Good morning. Thank you, Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein, for appearing for the first time in front of this Committee. There is much to discuss today, and we look forward to your testimony and answers to our questions.
As Chairman of the Committee with primary
December 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 1865, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 by voice vote.
December 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. -- The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act (H.R. 2595).
Currently, immigration documents are delivered via Priority mail through the U.S. Postal Service. And while delivery can be monitored through use of a tracking number, there are numerous incidents of individuals not in fact receiving the document that the U.S.
December 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act (H.R. 2595).
Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 2595, the Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act, directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to allow immigration benefits recipients to elect to pay a fee to have their immigration documents sent to them via U.S.
December 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (H.R. 1865).
Chairman Goodlatte: Today I’m pleased the Committee is considering H.R. 1865, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017. This bill provides federal, state, and local prosecutors the tools needed to combat online sex trafficking.
In the past few years, we’ve seen online sex trafficking continue to grow at an alarming rate.
December 11, 2017
Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 402-2 the Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017 (H.R. 1730).
December 11, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of theProtecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017 (H.R. 1730).
Chairman Bob Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume.
The Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017 is a bill designed to address recent attacks on religious institutions. It amends the Church Arson Prevention Act to clarify that the Act covers religious real property, such as religious community centers.
December 8, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of December 11-15, 2017.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12
10:00 a.m.
Full Committee MarkupH.R. 1865, the "Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017"
H.R.