Press Releases
September 7, 2017
Washington, D.C. -- Today the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 3229, bipartisan legislation to protect the safety of federal judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports. The legislation passed Committee by voice vote.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr.
September 7, 2017
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of H.R. 620, a bill to reform the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Chairman Goodlatte: H.R.
September 7, 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 H.R.
September 6, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, an op-ed by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) appeared in Farm Policy Facts on the need to reform our nation’s agricultural guestworker program so that American farmers and ranchers have access to a reliable workforce when not enough Americans can be found to fill the jobs.
September 5, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on President Trump’s decision to end former President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
September 5, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of September 4-8, 2017.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 710:00 a.m. Full Committee MarkupH.R.
August 22, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement in advance of President Trump’s visit to the Border Patrol station in Yuma, Arizona:
“President Trump has demonstrated his commitment to restoring the rule of law by directing his Administration to enforce our nation’s immigration laws. The President’s strong action has caused illegal immigration to drop significantly at the U.S.-Mexico border.
August 19, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement upon the signing of the Rapid DNA Act of 2017 (H.R. 510) into law:
August 18, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Following a letter sent by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.), Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Darrell Is
August 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement condemning the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia:
“I am deeply saddened and revolted by the hate and violence taking place in Charlottesville, and am praying for the victim killed and others injured. The racist and anti-Semitic views embraced by white supremacists have no place in our nation and do not reflect core American values of equality and religious freedom.