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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 (H.R. 3438); and, Rep.

Chairman Goodlatte: Today’s hearing reflects a new twist on the same old song. U.S. companies are at the forefront of the digital economy and as our companies look to operate globally, they face new and novel non-tariff trade barriers that could make it costly or near-impossible to operate overseas. As we work to promote digital trade we must work to make sure that the international playing field is fair.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), along with other Members of the Judiciary Committee, will hold a roundtable discussion on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2015 at 2:00 PM PST at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California, and on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015 at 3:00 P.M.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are seeking more details regarding the kidnapping and repeated sexual assault of a woman by a man who is in the country illegally and was previously deported twice. According to a federal criminal complaint, Jose Amaya-Vasquez kidnapped his ex-girlfriend at knifepoint in Kansas City, Mo., and repeatedly raped her over the next two days as he drove her and their two-year-old

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following schedule for the week of November 2-6, 2015. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3

10:00 a.m.

Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Hearing on: H.R.

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 1:00 p.m., the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled International Data Flows: Promoting Digital Trade in the 21^st Century.  The hearing will examine international data flows, restrictions placed by foreign countries, and their economic implications. Witnesses for Tuesday’s hearing are:

• Mr.

Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), and House Space, Science and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced the September 11th VCF Reauthorization and U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Compensation Act (H.R.

Washington, D.C.— The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act(H.R. 3279), a bipartisan bill authored by Rep.