Press Releases
September 27, 2017
Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 9:30 a.m., the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold a hearing titled “Rulemakers Must Follow the Rules Too: Oversight of Agency Compliance with the Congressional Review Act.”
The Congressional Review Act of 1996 establishes procedures for Congress to disapprove of fed
September 26, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Judiciary Committee Republicans today renewed the House Judiciary Committee’s request for the appointment of a second special counsel to investigate unaddressed matters that appear to be outside the scope of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
In July, Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Att
September 22, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) today wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray and U.S.
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. Gaziano, Esq., Executive Director, Pacific Legal Foundation DC Center
- Mr. Paul J.
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. Transnational criminal gangs have declared war on the United States. Their tactics of intimidation and unspeakable mutilation and killing have permeated most every part of our country, including multiple instances in my own district.
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. Johnson, Esq., Attorney, Institute for Justice
- Ms. Sarah O.
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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