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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of the Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act (H.R. 2480). Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.  I yield myself such time as I may consume. Today, Mr. Speaker, we continue our battle against the scourge of human trafficking with H.R. 2480, the Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act.

Washington, D.C. -- Today the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 469, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017, by a vote of 15-8.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today passed a bipartisan, bicameral bill by voice vote to combat our nation’s synthetic drug epidemic, the Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017 (H.R. 2851).

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 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act (H.R.

Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced updated subcommittee assignments for Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee in the 115^th Congress: Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice Chairman Steve King (IA) Vice Chairman Ron DeSantis (FL) Trent Franks (AZ) Louie Gohmert (TX) Karen Handel (GA) Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Chairman Darrell Issa (CA) Vice Chairman Doug Collins (GA) Lamar Smith (TX) Steve Chabot (OH)

Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the impact of bad patents on American businesses. The America Invents Act (AIA) has helped to weed out many of the worst of the worst in terms of bad patents. However, many patents of questionable merit remain. The abuse of our litigation system by patent trolls using bad patents needs to end.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of July 10-14, 2017. WEDNESDAY, JULY 1210:00 a.m.Full Committee MarkupH.R.