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Washington, D.C. – Adding to the House Judiciary Committee’s work to protect children from exploitation and abuse, the Committee today approved two additional bills to strengthen penalties for child predators and fight abuse of children abroad by U.S.

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 Global Child Protection Act (H.R. 1862). Chairman Goodlatte: Today, we continue our efforts to combat child exploitation by marking up legislation designed to address loopholes in current law. We must assure that those who hurt children are not permitted to evade responsibility due to oversights or unintended legal inconsistencies.

Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.), and Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Vice-Chairman Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), the original sponsor of the bill, issued the following joint statement upon House Judiciary Committee’s approval of H.R.

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 Strengthening Children’s Safety Act (H.R. 1842). Chairman Goodlatte: This legislation, introduced by our colleague Mr. Ratcliffe, a former U.S.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the markup of H.R.

Washington, D.C.  – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), former House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), and Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga.) will hold a press conference on WEDNESDAY at 10:00AM EST with Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and former law clerks of Judge Neil Gorsuch on the steps of the Supreme Court of the United States in support of the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice's hearing on "First Amendment Protections on Public College and University Campuses.” Chairman Goodlatte: On August 14, 2015, this Committee sent a letter to 160 public colleges and universities that had received a