Press Releases
January 17, 2018
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks today during the markup of H.R. 4170, a bill that increases the transparency requirement for foreign agents lobbying the United States.
Chairman Goodlatte: I commend Representative Johnson for introducing H.R.
January 16, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement on the report issued by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security entitled “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States”.
Chairman Goodlatte: “The startling information in this report confirms what we already know: our current immigration system is broken, and it fails to protect the American people. America is a nation of immigrants, most of whom came to this country seeking a better life.
January 12, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of January 15-19, 2018.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17
10:00 a.m.
Full Committee MarkupH.R. 4170, the "Disclosing Foreign Influence Act"
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
All hearings and markups are streamed live at judiciary.house.gov.
January 11, 2018
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks on the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a critical national security tool.
January 11, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) joined several national news programs to discuss the Securing America’s Future Act. This bill bolsters enforcement of existing immigration law, makes important reforms to our legal immigration programs, secures the border, and provides a legislative solution for the current beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Fox News @ Night with Shannon Bream
January 10, 2018
Bill Includes Interior Enforcement, Border Security, End to Chain Migration, and DACA Fix
January 10, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), House Judiciary Committee Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho), House Homeland Security Border, and Maritime Security Subcommittee Chairwoman Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) will hold a press conference on WEDNESDAY at 3:30 PM ET to unveil the Securing America’s Future Act.
January 10, 2018
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Judiciary Committee approved by voice vote the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017 (H.R. 506). This bipartisan legislation punishes those who knowingly scheme to defraud veterans of their federal benefits. Specifically, this bill closes a loophole that allows bad actors to escape punishment by committing the fraud in person.
January 10, 2018
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 Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017 (H.R. 506).
Chairman Goodlatte: H.R.
January 9, 2018
Washington, D.C. - Today in the Wall Street Journal, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), and Representatives Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) and Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) announced they will introduce legislation in the House to strengthen the border and enhance interior enforcement, making America more secure.
Wall Street Journal: The House Chairmen's Plan for Immigration Reform By: Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Chairman Michael McCaul, Representative Raúl Labrador, an