Press Releases

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 thinking about expanding the business or getting new contracts.” On a larger scale, a Mercatus Working Paper concludes

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 learned that the IRS had been singling out conservative groups for heightened review as they applied for tax exempt statu

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 Congress
• A Democratic witness to be determined

Second Panel:

• The Honorable John Koskinen,

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.

Civil asset forfeiture reform is part of the House Judiciary Committee’s criminal justice reform initiativeWashington, D.C. – As part of the House Judiciary Committee’s bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative, Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Representative Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), and Representa

Washington, D.C.  – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) have pressed Attorney General Loretta Lynch on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) efforts to make New Orleans a sanctuary city. In 2010, the mayor of the City of New Orleans requested DOJ to “reform” the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD).