Press Releases
July 26, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued a statement criticizing the Obama Administration’s expansion of its policy that allows certain aliens, including those who have received executive amnesty, to bring their relatives who currently reside in Honduras, Guatemala, or El Salvador to the United States.
Chairman Goodlatte: “Once again, the Obama Administration has decided to blow wide open any small discretion it has in order to reward individuals who have no lawful presence in the United States with the ability to bring their family members here. Today’s expansion of the Obama Administration’s policy is
July 15, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The bipartisan working group on policing strategies - announced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) – met to discuss the issues of the use of excessive force by police, aggression towards law enforcement, and public safety concerns related to these issues.
Also attending the working group meeting were Reverend Doctor DeForest B. Soaries, Jr., the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey, and Deborah A.
July 14, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: I want to begin by thanking Ambassador Patterson and Mr. Egan for appearing before the Committee today on behalf of the State Department.
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. 68, the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act. This bill reauthorizes the Justice Department’s Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) program, strengthens the JABG program to reduce youth crime and contains a robust accountability and oversight mechanism to ensure taxpayer dollars are used efficiently and appropriately.
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. victims of terror who are in the constant pursuit of justice against those who have carried out horrible acts against our citizens.
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). This bipartisan bill allows law enforcement and medical personnel across the country to use federal grant funds to train and better prepare for active shooter situations, including training civilians how to respond if confronted by an active shooter.
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. 4768) by the House of Representatives by a vote of 240-171.
“When the Framers created three equal branches of government, they did so in order to prevent one from taking power from the others.