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September 22, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of September 25-29, 2017.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 289:30 a.m.Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law
Hearing on: Rulemakers Must Follow the Rules, Too: Oversight of Agency Compliance with the Congressional Review Act
Witnesses:
- Mr. Todd F.
September 14, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed by a vote of 233-175 the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 3697). This bill, introduced by Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-Va.), Congressman Peter King (R-N.Y.), Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho), and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) combats gang violence by criminal aliens and enhances public safety.
September 14, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 3697).
Chairman Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, I thank the Gentleman from Idaho for yielding.
I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3697, the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act.
September 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. - The following remarks were delivered by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) during a Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law oversight hearing on "Occupational Licensing: Regulation and Competition."
Chairman Goodlatte: The United States has been and continues to be a champion of free and open markets. An open marketplace cultivates competition among service providers and is the very foundation of maintaining lower prices, higher quality products and services, and superior innovation.
September 11, 2017
Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 3:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold an oversight hearing to examine potential antitrust concerns with the expansion of state occupational licensing.
Although the original purpose of occupational licensing was to protect public health and safety, an increasing number of states require licensure for a variety of tangentially related occupations.
September 11, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of September 11-15, 2017.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 123:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust
Hearing on: “Occupational Licensing: Regulation and Competition”
Witnesses:
- Ms. Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Acting Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
- Mr. Robert E.
September 8, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), and Congressman Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) today introduced the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 3711) to preserve jobs for citizens and legal workers by requiring U.S. employers to check the work eligibility of all future hires through the E-Verify system.
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Comstock, King, Labrador, Goodlatte Introduce Bill to Combat Gang Violence and Enhance Public Safety
September 8, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-Va.), Congressman Peter King (R-N.Y.), Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho), and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today introduced the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 3697) to combat gang violence by criminal aliens and enhance public safety.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has found that membership of violent transnational gangs is comprised largely of foreign-born nationals.
September 8, 2017
Washington, D.C. - This week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Regulatory Reform and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.), and Regulatory Reform and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Ranking Member David Cicilline (D-R.I.) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking it to investigate price gouging in the afte
September 7, 2017
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Judiciary Committee approved legislation to improve the Americans with Disabilities Act. H.R.