Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are seeking more information on a man with gang ties who allegedly attacked a police officer after being released by immigration officials. Jose Misael Reyes-Reyes, a known member of the MS-13 gang, allegedly attacked a Fredrick County

Washington, D.C.  – The House Judiciary Committee has announced a new date for its oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Justice. On Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., Attorney General Loretta Lynch will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on issues facing the Justice Department.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction preventing President Obama’s executive overreach on immigration from being implemented:   “Today’s decision from the federal appeals court is a victory for the Constitution and the American people.

Chairman Goodlatte: Madam Chairwoman, I have an amendment at the desk. I and Regulatory Reform Subcommittee Chairman Marino (R-Pa.) offer this amendment to bridge the gap between two vital pieces of legislation:  Chairman Marino’s RAPID Act, (H.R.

Washington, D.C.— The House of Representatives today passed an amendment to the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 (DRIVE Act) (H.R. 22) by a voice vote.

Washington, D.C. – Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Congressman Andy Harris (R-Md.), and Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD (R-La.) today introduced a bill to reform the H-2B seasonal guestworker program.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) issued this statement following the announcement that former Rep.

Chairman Goodlatte: Today’s hearing continues the Judiciary Committee’s efforts to deliver urgently needed reforms of Washington’s regulatory system—a system that virtually every day places new obstacles in the path of American jobs and economic growth. We consider today two bills: Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Marino’s (R-Pa.) REVIEW Act (