Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), leaders of the bipartisan Policing Strategies Working Group, today issued the following joint statement on the police-involved shootings in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Charlotte, North Carolina and subsequent protests: “The heartbreaking images from Tulsa and Charlotte remind us once again that our nation has much work to do on the issues of the use of force by police and the relationship between law enforcement and the community.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of September 26-30, 2016. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2710:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Hearing on: New Orleans: How the Crescent City Became a Sanctuary City Witnesses:

• The Honorable Jeff Landry, Attorney General, Louisiana Department of Justice
• The Honor

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “New Orleans: How the Crescent City Became a Sanctuary City.” At the hearing, members will seek answers about the Justice Department’s involvement in crafting the New Orleans Police Department’s (NOPD) sanctuary policy. In 2010, the mayor of the City of New Orleans requested the Justice Department to “reform” the NOPD.

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) introduced the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act (H.R. 6130) to help return to the victims’ artwork and other cultural property that was stolen by the Nazis during the Holocaust. By establishing a six-year federal statute of limitations for these claims, the bill will help facilitate the return of Nazi-confiscated artwork to its rightful owners or heirs.

Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, September 22, 2016, Director Sarah Saldaña testified before the House Judiciary Committee at an oversight hearing on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ICE is the federal agency that is charged with enforcing U.S. immigration laws.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley are calling on the Justice Department to explain its role in advising the Obama Administration in its plan to relinquish authority of key internet domain name functions.  In a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, the chairmen express concern about the proposal, given an abundance of unanswered questions regarding internet openness, control of government domains, the disposal of government property and antitrust considerations.

Chairman Goodlatte: Today’s proceeding marks the fourth in our series of hearings focused on competition in the health care marketplace.  Now, the Committee turns its attention to the pharmaceutical industry and the drugs that are used in the treatment of opioid overdose and addiction. Competition in the addiction medicine markets, like the pharmaceutical market as a whole, involves a delicate balance.  On the one hand, we want to encourage pharmaceutical companies to invest in expensive research and development in order to bring innovative and life-saving drug

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) today called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson to investigate and begin the process of revoking citizenship for people that obtained citizenship despite being ineligible and due to the Department’s systemic failures. Earlier this month, the DHS Office of Inspector General (IG) issued a report finding that a