Press Releases

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 daughter to New Jersey.  According to the document, Amaya-Vasquez had illegally entered the country and had been d

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. 3438, the “Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2015”; 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. Peter Allgeier, President, Coalition of Services Industries
• 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. 3858) to compensate the first responders and other victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks and other terrorist attacks against Americans facilitated by state sponsors of terrorism.

**POSTPONED AND TO BE RESCHEDULED**

Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 9:30 a.m., Attorney General Loretta Lynch will testify before the House Judiciary Committee at an oversight hearing of the Department of Justice (DOJ). This is Attorney General Lynch’s first appearance before the Committee in her capacity as our nation’s top law enforcement officer.

Washington, D.C.— The House Judiciary Committee today approved the creation of a new title within the United States Code to better organize the nation’s environmental laws by a vote of 20-13. Introduced by Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.), H.R. 2834consolidates existing environmental laws into a single title within the United States Code. The streamlining of the statutes into a single title of the U.S.

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. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.). The bill reinstates tracking and reporting requirements of payments made by the federal government under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) in order to increase transparency and inform Congress of the impact and effectiveness of the law.