Press Releases
July 25, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the announcement from the Department of Justice that state and local governments obtaining federal law enforcement grant funding must comply with federal immigration enforcement efforts:
“I applaud Attorney General Sessions for his commitment to combating dangerous sanctuary policies that needlessly jeopardize innocent lives.
July 25, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee’s hearing on “No Regulation Without Representation: H.R.
July 24, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of July 24-28, 2017.
TUESDAY, JULY 2510:00 a.m.Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law
Hearing on: No Regulation Without Representation: H.R.
July 21, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and all Judiciary Committee Republicans today sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions requesting responses to the Committee’s unanswered oversight letters sent during the Obama Administration.
The House Judiciary Committee has oversight over the U.S. Department of Justice and its components.
July 21, 2017
Washington, D.C. -- On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the growing problem of states imposing regulatory burdens on out-of-state businesses and the No Regulation without Representation Act of 2017 (H.R.
July 20, 2017
Washington, D.C. -- Today regulatory experts from across the country sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urging them to enact comprehensive regulatory reform.
July 20, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today entered the following remarks into the record at the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on “Gangs in Our Communities: Drugs, Human Trafficking, and Violence.”
Chairman Goodlatte: For decades, gangs have been engaging in criminal activity ranging from drug distribution to extortion to prostitution to identity theft.
July 20, 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 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act (H.R. 2825).
Chairman Goodlatte: Mr.
July 19, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee’s hearing on “Agricultural Guestworkers: Meeting the Growing Needs of American Agriculture.”
Chairman Goodlatte: As former Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, I have had the opportunity to learn first-hand what farmers face in dealing with the H-2A pro
July 19, 2017
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Gangs in Our Communities: Drugs, Human Trafficking, and Violence.”
According to a 2011 FBI gang assessment report, roughly 33,000 violent street gangs, motorcycle gangs, and prison gangs with about 1.4 million members are criminally active in the United States and Puerto Rico today.