Press Releases
September 30, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: The National Computer Forensics Institute serves a vital purpose in preparing state and local law enforcement to combat computer and cybercrime and I am proud to support this legislation.
The United States Department of Justice has declared that cyber-crime “is one of the greatest threats facing our country,” and that cybercrime has “enormous implications for our national security, economic prosperity, and public safety.” The Justice Department has also stated that, “the range of threats and the challenges they present for law enforcement expand just as r
September 29, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: America’s small businesses are some of the leading victims of frivolous lawsuits and the extraordinary costs that our legal system imposes. Everyday local business owners have lawsuits filed against them based on claims for which they are ultimately not responsible. These lawsuits impose a tremendous burden on small businesses and on our economy as a whole, as America’s small businesses are major drivers of the U.S. economy.
Just two weeks ago the House passed the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act to help rein in frivolous lawsuits.
September 28, 2015
Washington, D.C. – A bicameral group of lawmakers is questioning the constitutionality of the Department of Commerce’s plans to transition critical Internet infrastructure systems away from U.S.
September 25, 2015
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following hearings for next week.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2911:30 a.m. - Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil JusticeHearing on: H.R. ___, the “Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2015”
Witnesses:
- Ms. Elizabeth Milito, Senior Executive Counsel, NFIB Small Business Legal Center
- Mr. Cary Silverman, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
- Mr.
September 25, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement on the announcement that Speaker John Boehner will resign from the U.S. House of Representatives at the end of October:
“Speaker Boehner has been a tireless public servant for his constituents. I respect his courageous decision to step down at the end of October in an effort to unite the Republican Conference, and thank him for his leadership in the House, as well as for his personal friendship over the years.
September 25, 2015
Washington, D.C.— The House of Representatives today passed the Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 (H.R. 348) by a vote of 233-170.
September 24, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
America’s voters sent the 114th Congress to Washington to help turn around this Nation’s struggling economy.
September 23, 2015
Washington, D.C.— On Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold its second hearing on the state of competition in the health care marketplace entitled, “Healthy Competition?
September 20, 2015
Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made the following statement after Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the United States would accept ten thousand additional Syrian refugees on top of the 75,000 worldwide refugees the Secretary announced after a consultation, as required by law, between Kerry and leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to discuss the proposed annual number of refugees the Obama administration planned to admit into the United States.
September 18, 2015
Washington, D.C.— Today the House of Representatives passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 3504) by a vote of 248-177, 1 Present.