Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) praised the enactment of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644) conference report, which contained a provision permanently banning state taxation of Internet access. The legislation was originally introduced by Chairman Goodlatte and Rep.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement upon enactment of the Judicial Redress Act:

“A strong relationship with our allies in Europe is key to restoring trust between our citizens and law enforcement officials. The Judicial Redress Act increases privacy protections and ensures continued law enforcement cooperation between the United States and Europe.

Washington, D.C.  – On Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., the Task Force on Executive Overreach will hold its first hearing titled “The Original Understanding of Congress’ Role and How Far We’ve Drifted from It.” In writing the U.S. Constitution, the Founders provided the House of Representatives – known as the “People’s House” for its most direct connection to the will of the people – legislative power and the authority to originate revenue bills.

[embed]https://youtu.be/fRobC3JC8BM[/embed] Chairman Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of S. 238, the “Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015.” Eric Williams was born on August 24, 1978, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Donald and Jean Williams. Eric spent most of his life in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania where he attended the Nanticoke public schools and graduated from Greater Nanticoke Area High School in 1996.

Washington, D.C.  – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 17-10 the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2015 (H.R. 3892), which calls on the State Department to recognize the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization in order to better protect national security. The Muslim Brotherhood, which was founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna, remains headquartered in Egypt but operates throughout the world.

Chairman Goodlatte: I was troubled to learn that the State Department has never designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization. Since the Muslim Brotherhood formed in Egypt in 1928, it has sought to foster the establishment of a global Islamic state and jihadism in Muslims around the world.  The Brotherhood’s strategic goal “in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and ‘sabotaging’ its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God’s religion is

Chairman Goodlatte: The Nation’s legal lights faded recently, with the loss of the great Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. But they will not be dimmed for long.  For Justice Scalia left a legacy of illumination that will continue far beyond his mortal years. Although Justice Scalia is no longer with us on Earth, his cogent, witty, and plain-spoken writings will continue to educate law students and good citizens everywhere for centuries to come. Justice Scalia was no mere legal technician.