Press Releases
October 25, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 17-16 a bill to create a new, workable agricultural guestworker program for America’s farmers and ranchers.
H.R. 4092, the Agricultural Guestworker Act (AG Act), authored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), replaces the outdated and broken H-2A guestworker program with a reliable, efficient, and fair program. The H-2A program is widely known to be expensive, time-consuming, and flawed. Each year, employers using the H-2A program have to comply with a lengthy labor certification process that is slow and plagued with red tape.
October 25, 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 Legal Workforce Act (H.R.
October 25, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today’s markup for the House Judiciary Committee will now begin at 11:00 a.m. Below is the Committee’s schedule for the remainder of the week.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2511:00 a.m.Full Committee MarkupH.R. 4092, the “Agricultural Guestworker Act”
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October 24, 2017
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 (H.R. 732), a product of the House Judiciary Committee, by a vote of 238-183.
October 24, 2017
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) spoke on the House Floor regarding his bill, the Stop Settlement Slush Fund Act of 2017 (H.R. 732).
October 24, 2017
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing on the United States Refugee Admissions Program.
The Refugee Admissions Program is tasked with vetting and resettling refugees in the United States and is administered by the Department of State in conjunction with the Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services.
October 24, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee begun consideration of the Agricultural Guestworker Act (H.R. 4092) and will reconvene its markup tomorrow. This bill, introduced by Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), creates a new, workable agricultural guestworker program for America’s farmers and ranchers and enjoys broad support from America’s agricultural community. The AG Act provides access to a legal, stable supply of workers for seasonal as well as year-round work.
October 24, 2017
Washington, DC – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) released the following statement after opening a joint investigation into decisions made by the Department of Justice in 2016.
“Our justice system is represented by a blind-folded woman holding a set of scales. Those scales do not tip to the right or the left; they do not recognize wealth, power, or social status. The impartiality of our justice system is the bedrock of our republic and our fellow citizens must have confidence in its objectivity, independence, and evenhandedness.
October 24, 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 AG Act (H.R. 4092).
Chairman Goodlatte: If we want to ensure that America can continue to feed itself and much of the rest of the world, we must ensure a stable labor supply for agriculture.
October 23, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act (H.R.