Press Releases
June 8, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: The modern federal administrative state is an institution unforeseen by the Framers of our Constitution and rapidly mushrooming out of control.
The “Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016” takes square aim at one of the biggest roots of this problem – the Chevron doctrine, under which federal courts regularly defer to regulatory a
June 7, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: The Judiciary Committee routinely exercises its oversight authority to ensure that our nation’s antitrust laws are applied in a manner that is transparent, fair, predictable, and reasonably stable over time. A natural extension of this oversight is ensuring that our nation’s companies and citizens receive comparable treatment in foreign jurisdictions
June 3, 2016
June 2, 2016
Washington, D.C.— On Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at 4:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold a hearing entitled, “International Antitrust Enforcement: China and Beyond.”
The hearing will focus on the enforcement of antitrust and competition laws against companies and citizens that engage in the ever-expanding global marketplace.
June 2, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following joint statement on
May 25, 2016
Civil asset forfeiture reform is part of the House Judiciary Committee’s criminal justice reform initiativeWashington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote H.R.
May 25, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: In February of 2015, this committee held a hearing on civil asset forfeiture. In the intervening months, the committee has continuously met with and discussed this issue with reformers, law enforcement agencies, and members and staff in an attempt to find a bill that strikes the proper balance between the need to ensure that criminals do not retain t
May 25, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: H.R.
May 25, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 14-10 legislation to strengthen visa security, curb fraud, and enhance the integrity of the immigration system. The Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 (H.R.
May 25, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: During a Judiciary Committee hearing late last year, a State Department Assistant Secretary testified that “Applicants to the U.S.