Press Releases

Goodlatte on Fifth Circuit Ruling: Another Victory for the Constitution and the American People

May 26, 2015

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit refused to lift the injunction against President Obama’s unilaterally created programs that shield millions of unlawful immigrants from removal and grant them affirmative benefits. “Today’s decision from the federal appeals court is another victory for the Constitution and the American people.

Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Nadler on Senate Rejection of the USA Freedom Act

May 23, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – By a vote of 57-42, the bipartisan USA Freedom Act failed to reach the 60-vote threshold to advance in the Senate. Following the Senate’s rejection of the USA Freedom Act, 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 joint statement:

Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Nadler: Eleventh Hour FISA Proposals Not Options

May 22, 2015

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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 regarding attempts at a short-term extension in the Senate of the Patriot Act and other reported proposals.

House Committee Chairmen Request Information on Aliens in U.S. with Possible Terrorist Connections

May 21, 2015

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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.

Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Nadler Press Senate to Pass USA Freedom Act

May 19, 2015

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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 Senate to pass the USA Freedom Act of 2015. “The House of Representatives passed the USA Freedom Act last week by an overwhelming, bipartisan vote of 338-88. If the Senate rejects the USA Freedom Act, Section 215—and likely the NSA program that some in the Senate are tryin

Goodlatte Applauds House Approval of Bill to Combat Human Trafficking

May 19, 2015

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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. This comprehensive anti-human trafficking bill provides additional resources to law enforcement and service providers, helps to facilitate human trafficking investigations, criminalizes the demand side of this crime, and strengthens the existing federal criminal laws against trafficking.

The Week Ahead for the House Judiciary Committee

May 18, 2015

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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. Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust LawOngoing Oversight: Monitoring the Activities of the Justice Department’s Civil, Tax and Environment and Natural Resources Divisions and the U.S.

Chairman Goodlatte Floor Statement on S. 178, the “Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015”

May 18, 2015

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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 third-largest criminal enterprise in the world.

House Judiciary Committee Approves FACT Act to Combat Asbestos Lawsuit Abuse

May 14, 2015

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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. These measures ensure that asbestos bankruptcy trusts have the tools to combat fraud, which limits funds available for asbestos victims. The FACT Act is a measured approach that strikes the proper balance between achieving transparency and protecting victims’ privacy.

Following Overwhelming House Vote, Bipartisan, Bicameral Authors of the USA Freedom Act Call For Senate to Pass the Legislation

May 14, 2015

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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 Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) issued the following statement Thursday urging the Senate to take up and pass the USA Freedom Act of 2015: