Press Releases
January 24, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released this statement following the passage of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 (H.R. 7) by a vote of 238-183.
January 24, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act (H.R.
January 23, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced subcommittee assignments for Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee in the 115th Congress:
Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice
Chairman Steve King (IA)
Vice Chairman Ron DeSantis (FL)
Trent Franks (AZ)
Louie Gohmert (TX)
Trey Gowdy (SC)
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
Chairman Darrell Issa (CA)
Vice Chairman Doug Collins (GA)
Lamar Smith (TX)
Steve Chabot (OH)
Trent Franks (AZ)
Jim Jordan (OH)
Ted Poe (TX)
Jason Chaffetz (UT)
Tom Marino (PA)
Raul Labrador (ID)
Blake Farenthold (TX)
Ron DeS
January 20, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the Senate’s confirmation of General John Kelly as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security:
January 19, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of January 23-27, 2017
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
11:00 a.m.
Full Committee Meeting: Adoption of Committee Rules and Ratification of Subcommittee Assignments2141 Rayburn House Office Building
All hearings and markups are streamed live at judiciary.house.gov. Camera crews wishing to cover must be congressionally credentialed and RSVP with the House Radio-TV Gallery at (202) 225-5214.
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January 17, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on President Obama’s commutation of Army Private Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence:
“Private Manning betrayed the United States by providing classified national security information to WikiLeaks. In leaking sensitive government documents, Private Manning jeopardized both the safety of Americans deployed overseas and the security of the United States. These treasonous actions warrant a full prison term, not a shorter sentence.
“Over the course of his presidency, President Obama has used his pen and phone to act as legislator and judge.
January 17, 2017
Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) introduced the bipartisan Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 (H.R.
January 13, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced the Judiciary subcommittee chairmen for the 115th Congress.
January 13, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) today issued the following statements on the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed changes to the EB-5 investor visa program.
Chairman Goodlatte: “While I support the overall goal of the EB-5 investor visa program, it is currently riddled with fraud and abuse and has strayed further and further away from the program Congress envisioned when creating the program a quarter century ago.
January 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) welcomed Representative Martha Roby (R-Ala.) to the House Judiciary Committee for the 115th Congress.
Chairman Goodlatte: “I am pleased to welcome Martha Roby to the House Judiciary Committee for the 115th Congress. As an attorney, Congressman Roby will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Committee. I look forward to working with Martha to advance our pro-growth agenda that is focused on making America stronger and more competitive.”
In addition to Representative Roby, it was