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June 11, 2015

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Innovation Act (H.R. 9) by an overwhelming vote of 24-8.  This bipartisan bill takes steps to combat the ever increasing problem of abusive patent litigation.  The legislation addresses abusive practices taking place in our courts.

June 10, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) today announced a criminal justice reform initiative. Over the coming months, the House Judiciary Committee, which has primary jurisdiction over the U.S.
June 9, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 235, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (PITFA), by a voice vote.
June 9, 2015

Washington, D.C.— Today, the House Judiciary Committee approved the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (H.R. 889) by a voice vote.

June 9, 2015

Chairman Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

The clock is ticking down on a key law that protects Internet freedom.  On October 1, 2015, a temporary moratorium on state taxation of Internet access will expire.   

June 9, 2015

Chairman Goodlatte: I would like to begin by thanking the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Green, and the gentleman from Missouri, Mr. Cleaver, for introducing this resolution and commend them for their work on this important issue.

June 9, 2015
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following markup for this week. THURSDAY, JUNE 1110:00 a.m. Full Committee MarkupH.R.
June 3, 2015

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement upon House passage of the Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act (H.R.

June 3, 2015
Washington, D.C.—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) introduced an amendment that will prevent the Department of Justice (DOJ) from using settlements to funnel money to third-party groups.
June 2, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) issued the following statement on the resignation of Middle District of Alabama Judge Mark Fuller, who was arrested in August 2014 for physically assaulting his wife in a hotel room in Atlanta, Georgia, a violation of state criminal law. “It is a rare occasion whe