Press Releases
September 17, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Sensenbrenner and Ranking Member Conyers for introducing this important, bi-partisan legislation to help ensure that the flow of law enforcement information between the European Union and the United States continues unimpeded.
In recent years, several broad and highly publicized leaks of classified U.S. intelligence information have eroded the global public’s trust in the United States government and our technology sector. As a result, both the federal government and U.S.
September 17, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: H.R.
September 17, 2015
Washington, D.C. –The House Judiciary Committee released the following video after its initial hearing on “Planned Parenthood Exposed: Examining the Horrific Abortion Practices at the Nation's Largest Abortion Provider.”
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Subcommittee on the Constitution and
September 16, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below regarding comments made yesterday by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson on sanctuary city policies during a talk at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.
Chairman Goodlatte: “While I agree that sanctuary city policies are unacceptable, it’s hypocritical for Secretary Johnson to critic
September 15, 2015
September 10, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) today announced that the House Judiciary Committee will conduct a listening tour as part of the Committee’s comprehensive copyright review. The House Judiciary Committee will kick-off the copyright review listening tour with a roundtable discussion in Nashville, Tennessee on September 22nd. The roundtable is expected to include a wide range of professionals from the music industry. Future roundtable locations will be announced at a
September 9, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: Recently, the nation’s attention has been drawn to a series of undercover videos recorded by members of a group called the Center for Medical Progress. These videos contain discussions with representatives of the abortion-providing organization Planned Parenthood regarding the exchange of money for the body parts of unborn children to be used in research.
Any discussion of abortion is inherently difficult, as it is unquestionably the taking of a human life. That discussion becomes even more difficult when it turns to the monetary value of the
September 9, 2015
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 3:00 p.m., the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee will hold ahearing to examine unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and the public policy implications for this new area of technology.
Witnesses for Thursday’s hearing are:
- Mr. Brian Wynne, President and CEO, Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
- Mr.
September 9, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the statement below on the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General report on DOJ’s efforts to scale back spending on conferences during sequestration.
In its report, the IG found that DOJ’s overall conference spending fell from almost $92 million for 1,740 events in Fiscal Year 2010 to less than $20 million for 445 events in Fiscal Year 2014. Although conference spending dropped, the IG identified
September 9, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below on today’s ruling from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia finding that the House of Representatives has standing in court to challenge the Obama Administration’s use of unappropriated funds to implement the Affordable Care Act.
Chairman Goodlatte: “I am pleased that the DC federal court has ruled that the House’s lawsuit challenging President Obama’s executive overreach can move forward in court.