Press Releases
May 21, 2015
Washington, D.C. — United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently disclosed that aliens with terrorist connections may be attempting to take advantage of the United States’ asylum system.
May 19, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following statement urging the S
May 19, 2015
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 420-3 the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (S. 178) and the bill is now headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
May 18, 2015
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following hearings for next week.
TUESDAY, MAY 1910:00 a.m. Full CommitteePolicing Strategies for the 21st Century2141 Rayburn House Office Building1:00 p.m.
May 18, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: We are here today to consider comprehensive legislation that will help address the scourge of human trafficking generally, and child sex trafficking specifically, that is occurring in every corner of the United States as we stand here today.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, sex trafficking is the fastest-growing business of organized crime and the
May 14, 2015
Washington, D.C.— The House Judiciary Committee today approved H.R. 758, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (LARA) by a vote of 19-13.
May 14, 2015
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote H. Con. Res. 13, which asks the State Department to recognize the Afghan Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization in order to better protect national security.
May 14, 2015
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at 10:00 a.m.
May 14, 2015
Washington, D.C.—The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 526, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2015 (FACT Act), by a vote of 19-9.
The FACT Act reduces fraud in the asbestos bankruptcy trust system through increased transparency measures.
May 14, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Senat