Press Releases

Chairman Goodlatte: Regulatory reform plays a critical role in ensuring that our nation finally achieves a full economic recovery and retains its competitive edge in the global marketplace.

Bill would stop the creation of costly and partisan rules during final months of presidential administrationsWashington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.), and Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman, and sponsor of the bill, Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), issued the following statements upon the House’s passage of the Midnight Rules Relief Act (H.R.

Chairman Goodlatte: Federal bureaucrats are continuously creating new and more complicated and costly burdens on hardworking Americans in the form of unnecessarily-burdensome regulations.

Washington, D.C.— On Thursday, January 5, 2017, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) will lead the reading of the U.S. Constitution from the floor of the House of Representatives. The House Rules Package, adopted by the House on January 3, 2017, provides for the reading at the request of Chairman Goodlatte. Chairman Goodlatte will lead the reading of the Constitution beginning at 10:00 a.m. The reading is open to all Members who are interested in participating and is expected to take between one and two hours.

Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement upon the introduction of the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (H.R. 5): “If we want to see better and faster growth within our economy, reforming our regulatory system must be at the center of our nation’s focus. The runaway regulatory state is creating hidden costs on hardworking Americans and small business owners alike.

Washington, D.C. – On the first day of the 115^th Congress, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) introduced two balanced budget constitutional amendments in the U.S. House of Representatives. Chairman Goodlatte has introduced balanced budget amendments every Congress since the 110th Congress. H.J. Res. 1 is a four-part balanced budget amendment.

Washington, D.C. - House and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairmen Bob Goodlatte and Chuck Grassley today are calling on the Obama Administration to explain its management of the U visa program following significant findings of fraud and a new administrative policy that appears to violate the law.

The report contains key observations and opportunities for progressWashington, D.C. –Members of the bipartisan encryption working group – established in March 2016 by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.