Press Releases
September 9, 2016
Washington, D.C.— Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), and House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) introduced the Midnight Rules Relief Act (H.R.
September 9, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2laGc0kemAE
Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (S. 2040).
Chairman Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act has been introduced over several successive Congresses and has twice passed the Senate.
September 8, 2016
“The transition of the IANA functions to the global multi-stakeholder community is a serious, groundbreaking, and potentially unalterable action.”Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.), U.S.
September 8, 2016
Washington, D.C. — The House Judiciary Committee today approved the “Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2015 (REVIEW Act)” (H.R.
September 8, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Washington’s regulatory system is a system that virtually every day places new obstacles in the path of American jobs and economic growth.
September 7, 2016
Washington, D.C. —House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) praised the bipartisan passage of the “Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016” (H.R.
September 7, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORYEm4Ur0Fs
Chairman Goodlatte: Two years ago, the House Judiciary Committee commenced a “pattern or practice” investigation into the Justice Department’s (DOJ) mortgage lending settlements.
September 6, 2016
This bill provides protections for survivors of sexual assault
September 6, 2016
Promotes Transparency for the American PeopleWashington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement following the passage of a series of bills that reflect recent updates to the United States Code undertaken by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. The legislation, which would provide necessary updates to laws governing Congress, national security, and voting and elections, were passed by the House of Representatives by voice vote.
“The United States Code is constantly changing, which requires periodic updates. The updates made to the U.S.
September 6, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of the Survivors’ Bill of Rights Act of 2016 (H.R. 5578).
Chairman Goodlatte: This summer, the harrowing account of the Stanford rape victim sparked outrage across the United States and around the globe. The survivor’s letter documented in graphic and painstaking detail the complicated, emotional, and overwhelming process facing victims of sexual assault. In her letter the victim writes:
“The next thing I remember I was in a gurney in a hallway.