Press Releases
October 17, 2017
McAllen, Texas – Members of the House Judiciary Committee traveled to the Rio Grande Valley Sector of the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday, October 16, 2017 to seek information about security along the U.S.-Mexico border, enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws, and the application of asylum laws. Members who traveled to the Rio Grande Valley include House Judiciary Committ
October 16, 2017
Washington, D.C. - Today, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a directive and memorandum instructing the agency to take strong steps to help end abus
October 13, 2017
Washington, D.C. — Next week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) will lead a bipartisan trip to the Rio Grande Valley and San Diego Sectors of the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday, October 16 through Wednesday, October 18, 2017 to seek information about the security situation at the border and the implementation of our nation’s immigration laws, including the app
October 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. -- The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote a bipartisan bill to protect taxpayers' rights by allowing judges to transfer taxpayers' lawsuits against the government to the correct court when they are initially filed in the incorrect court by mistake.
The Protecting Access to the Courts for Taxpayers Act (H.R.
October 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee's markup of the Protecting Access to the Courts for Taxpayers Act (H.R.
October 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote a bipartisan bill to improve mental health services for law enforcement officers.
The Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 (H.R.
October 12, 2017
The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 26-0 the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2017 (H.R. 4010). This legislation requires recipients of congressional subpoenas to either comply with such information requests or provide a valid, specific legal reason for not complying.
October 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 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (H.R.
October 12, 2017
Chairman Goodlatte: Although the power of Congress to investigate is not set forth in any particular clause in the Constitution, congressional investigations trace their roots back to the earliest days of our Republic. In fact, what is thought to be the first congressional investigation occurred in 1792, when the House appointed a select committee to investigate the massacre
October 11, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today in the Washington Examiner, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) explains in an op-ed how the