Press Releases
February 11, 2016
Washington, D.C.— The House Judiciary Committee today approved H.R. 2947, the Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act (FIBA) by a vote of 25-0.
FIBA is a product of the Judiciary Committee’s long-standing oversight of our nation’s bankruptcy laws as well as the Committee’s recent examination into improving the bankruptcy laws for the resolution of financial institutions.
February 11, 2016
Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today introduced the Safe Harbor for Reporting Violent Behavior Act of 2016 (H.R.
February 11, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: In 1990, Congress created the investor visa program -- EB-5 for short. About 10,000 green cards each year go to aliens who invest in a business and will create 10 jobs.
Congress’s goal was to “create new employment for U.S.
February 10, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to examine the EB-5 investor visa program, which – while intended to create jobs and inject capital into the U.S.
February 10, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 5:00 p.m., the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Resolving Issues with Confiscated Property in Cuba, Havana Club Rum and Other Property.” At the hearing, members will examine the issue of private and religious property, including trademarks, that were seized by the Cuban government between 1959 and 1961 with l
February 10, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The murder of a 19-year-old in Massachusetts by at least two teens with suspected ties to the MS-13 gang has prompted questions about how the suspects entered the country. Seventeen-year-olds Jose Vasquez Ardon and Cristian Nunez-Flores are charged with the murder.
February 9, 2016
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February 5, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced a markup for Thursday, February 11, 2016 and revised its schedule, including time changes for two hearings, for the week of February 8-12, 2016.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1110:00 a.m. | Full Committee Markup
February 4, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee today held a hearing titled, “Another Surge of Illegal Immigrants Along the Southwest Border: Is this the Obama Administration’s New Normal?” At the hearing, members examined and heard from various witnesses on the swell of unaccompanied alien minors and family units crossing the southwest border and the Administration’s
February 4, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 10:15 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to examine the EB-5 investor visa program, which – while intended to create jobs and inject capital into the U.S.