Press Releases
July 13, 2016
Bipartisan bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law
July 13, 2016
The bill is part of the House Judiciary Committee’s criminal justice reform initiative
Washington, D.C. – As part of the House Judiciary Committee’s bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative, the Committee today approved by voice vote a bill to reauthorize a federal grant program targeted at reducing crime among youth.
July 13, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) today announced the establishment of a working group to examine police accountability, aggression towards law enforcement, and public safety concerns related to these issues.
July 13, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: The Committee’s Criminal Justice Reform Initiative seeks to address a number of issues, including juvenile justice reform. We continue forward with our efforts today with consideration of H.R.
July 12, 2016
Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement after today’s bipartisan passage of the Clarifying Amendment to Provide Terrorism Victims Equity (CAPTIVE) Act (H.R. 3394) by the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.
Chairman Goodlatte: “Members of Congress sent a strong message of support to U.S.
July 12, 2016
Bipartisan Bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into lawWashington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives agreed by unanimous consent to pass the Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion (POLICE) Act of 2016 (S. 2840).
July 12, 2016
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Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.), and House Judiciary Committee member and bill sponsor John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) praised today’s passage of the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA) of 2016 (H.R.
July 12, 2016
Washington, D.C. – At today’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice,” members of the Committee had many questions about Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s failure to uphold the law by not prosecuting Secretary Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified information on private email servers.
July 12, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s refusal to answer basic legal questions about the investigation of Secretary Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified information on private email servers:
“It’s clear that, a little over an hour into today’s hearing, Attorney General Lynch has no intention of answering any of our questions regarding the Department’s decision not to charge former
July 12, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Welcome, Attorney General Lynch, to your second appearance before the House Judiciary Committee.
The flags over the Capitol are flying at half-mast in recognition of the five Dallas police officers murdered in cold blood last week. This was not an arrest gone wrong. The person who carried out this appalling act of terror and hate stalked and murdered five police officers, and injured seven others and two civilians, ostensibly in retaliation for recent police shootings, including the tragic and fatal shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana las