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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. 5203) – introduced by Representative J.

Chairman Goodlatte: During a Judiciary Committee hearing late last year, a State Department Assistant Secretary testified that “Applicants to the U.S.

Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Chairman King, for convening this fifth hearing of the Task Force on Executive Overreach, this one focusing on executive overreach in federal regulations. Federal regulations take a huge toll on small business.  Warren Meyer, the owner of a company who runs campgrounds, said recently “In one year, I literally spent more personal time on compliance with a single regulatory issue -- implementing increasingly detailed and draconian procedures so I could prove … my employees were not working over their 30-minute lunch breaks -- than I did

Washington, D.C.  – The House Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on “Examining the Allegations of Misconduct Against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, Part I.” At the hearing, members of the House Judiciary Committee examined the findings of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s investigation of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. Background:

• In May 2013, the American people first l

Chairman Goodlatte: The Constitution sets forth a system of checks and balances which grants each branch of government tools to ensure that no one branch of government attains too much power.  The legislative branch’s tools include the power to write the laws, the power of the purse, the impeachment power, and the power to censure, among others.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of May 23-27, 2016. TUESDAY, MAY 2410:00 a.m. | Full CommitteeHearing on: Examining the Allegations of Misconduct Against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, Part I Witnesses: First Panel

• The Honorable Jason Chaffetz, Member of Congress
• The Honorable Ron DeSantis, Member of Co

Washington, D.C.  – On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 3:00 p.m., the Task Force on Executive Overreach will hold a hearing titled, “The Federal Government on Autopilot: Delegation of Regulatory Authority to an Unaccountable Bureaucracy.” Since the 1960’s, the portion of the federal budget dedicated to federal regulatory agencies, and their staffing levels, has grown dramatically.

Washington, D.C.  – On Tuesday, May 24 at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled, “Examining the Allegations of Misconduct Against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, Part I." At the hearing, members of the House Judiciary Committee will examine the findings of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s investigation of IRS Commissioner Koskinen.