Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on the Obama Administration’s new hostage policy that allows families of Americans held by terrorist groups to pay ransom without fear of prosecution by the U.S. government.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee recently learned that the Obama Administration has begun to implement its Priority Enforcement Program (PEP), which replaces the successful Secure Communities program and allows significant numbers of criminal aliens to remain in the United States. PEP is part of the unilateral changes to the U.S. immigration system announced by President Obama on November 20, 2014.
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, June 25, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a criminal justice reform listening session. At the listening session, any Member of the House of Representatives who has an idea or proposal for criminal justice reform is invited to present his or her proposal for five minutes, or submit a proposal in writing.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following listening session and hearing for next week.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Full Committee
10:00 a.m. Full Committee
Markup of: H.R. 1927, the “Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015”
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
10:00 a.m. Full Committee
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a legislativehearing on the Rapid DNA Act (H.R. 320). This bill, authored by Crime Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), updates current law to establish a system for the integration of Rapid DNA technology.
- Ms. Deborah Garza, Esq., Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
- Mr. David A.
Washington, D.C.— On Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold a hearing on the re-introduced H.R. 2745, the Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act (SMARTERAct).