Press Releases
September 17, 2015
Washington, D.C.— The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 758, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (LARA) by a vote of 241-185. Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), chief sponsor of LARA, praised the House’s approval of the legislation that will reduce frivolous lawsuits in the United States. The bill imposes mandatory sanctions on attorneys who file baseless lawsuits in federal courts.
Chairman Goodlatte: “Frivolous lawsuits have no place in the American courtroom, and current loopholes allow too many lawyers to take advantage of innocent victims.
September 17, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: Many Filipinos bravely served with the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II in the Philippine Scouts.
The U.S. Army writes that:
[Early in World War II, General] MacArthur had his entire Army withdraw to the Bataan Peninsula and to Corregidor Island to hold off the [Japanese Army] until the U.S. Navy could bring reinforcements and supplies. The Philippine Scouts, side-by-side with U.S. National Guard and Philippine army infantry units, defeated the Japanese army in numerous actions in the interior and on the coastlines of Bataan. Survivors of the Battle of Bataan, to a man, describe the Philippine scouts as the backbone of the American defense there.
September 17, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: Since 1920, Disabled American Veterans has been serving American veterans who were wounded in the line of duty. It provides free assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining federal benefits and services earned through military service. It represents the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before the federal, state and local governments. And it provides a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.
The organization received a federal charter in 1932. DAV is seeking enactment of H.R.
September 17, 2015
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Judicial Redress Act of 2015 (H.R. 1428) by voice vote.
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 Civil Justice Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-Wash.), and a
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 criticize sanctuary cities while at the same time refusing to take the steps necessary to end these reckless policies.
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 later date.
Chairman Goodlatte and Ranking Member Conyers issued the following statement on the upcoming copyright revi