Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 10:30 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to examine the Syrian refugee crisis and its impact on the security of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. President Obama has set the overall refugee ceiling at 85,000 for Fiscal Year 2016 and announced that the Administration will admit 10,000 Syrian refugees over the coming year.

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today passed by voice vote the Adoptive Family Relief Act (S.1300).

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following hearings for next week.   WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7**POSTPONED**  10:30 a.m. | Full CommitteeThe Syrian Refugee Crisis and Its Impact on the Security of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program Witnesses TBA 2141 Rayburn House Office Building   THURSDAY, OCTOBER 82:00 p.m.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today sent a letter to Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy expressing deep concern over the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General’s report detailing Secret Service personnel’s inappropriate access to the personal information of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), which was a violation of federal law.  In the letter Chairman Goodlatte writes:

“Dear Director Clancy:

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued this statement following the release of the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General’s report detailing U.S.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act (H.R. 3490).

Chairman Goodlatte: In 1914, Congress passed the Federal Trade Commission Act, marking the beginning of a dual antitrust enforcement regime in the United States. Because both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FTC enforce our nation’s antitrust laws, companies may, and often do, have different experiences when interacting with one agency relative to the other.

Washington, D.C. –Today the House Judiciary Committee approved the Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act (H.R. 2745) by a bipartisan vote of 18-10.