Press Releases
November 7, 2017
Washington, D.C.
November 7, 2017
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold an oversight hearing on the Department of Justice where Attorney General Jeff Sessions will testify.
November 6, 2017
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 10:00 AM, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a full committee hearing entitled “Examining Anti-Semitism on College Campuses.”
This hearing will explore the nature of anti-Semitism on college campuses, how existing federal civil rights laws address harassment based on anti-Semitism, and what impact additional legislation would have on freedom of speech, student relations, and academic freedom.
Witnesses at the hearin
November 3, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced a markup for Wednesday, November 8. Below is the Committee’s schedule for the week of November 6-10, 2017.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 710:00 a.m.Full Committee
Hearing: Examining Anti-Semitism on College Campuses
Witnesses:
- Rabbi Baker, Director, International Jewish Affairs, American Jewish Committee
- Dr.
November 3, 2017
Washington, D.C. – This morning, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) appeared on America’s Newsroom on Fox News to discuss the diversity visa lottery and the terrorist attack in New York City. Sayfullo Saipov, an immigrant from Uzbekistan who came to the United States in 2010 through the Diversity Visa Program, plowed a rental truck into people using a bicycle path near One World Trade Center on Halloween, killing eight and injuring another 11 people.
November 2, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the Combat Online PredatorsAct (H.R. 4203). This bill, introduced by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), protects children by combating the stalking and cyberstalking of minors. The Combat Online Predators Act increases the maximum term of imprisonment by up to five years for the most serious forms of stalking and cyberstalking of a minor.
November 2, 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 Combat Online Predators Act (H.R. 4203).
Chairman Goodlatte: Every year, about 7.5 million people are stalked in the United States. Of these victims, 11 percent have been stalked for 5 years or more and 46 percent experience at least one unwanted contact per week.
November 2, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the Stopping Abusive Female Exploitation Act (H.R. 3317). This bill, introduced by Congressman Dave Trott (R-Mich.) and also known as the SAFE Act, prevents discrimination against women and young girls by increasing the maximum penalty for female genital mutilation.
The Center for Disease Control estimates that at least half a million females in the United States have undergone genital mutilation or are at risk of having it done.
November 2, 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 Stopping Abusive Female Exploitation Act (H.R. 3317).
Chairman Goodlatte: The Stopping Abusive Female Exploitation Act, or SAFE Act, addresses the internationally-recognized human rights violation of female genital mutilation (FGM).
November 2, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act (H.R. 1730). This bipartisan bill, introduced by Congressman David Kustoff (R-Tenn.), protects religious institutions and centers from threats and acts of violence.
According to the Anti-Defamation League, the number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States skyrocketed by 86 percent in the first three months of this year, including vandalism incidents, cemetery desecrations, and numerous bomb threats against community centers.