Press Releases

Goodlatte Leads Letter to ATF Raising Concerns About Administration’s Backdoor Ban on Bullets

March 4, 2015

Washington, D.C. – In a bipartisan letter led by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), 239 Members of Congress express strong concern to Bureau of Al

House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Protect Children Crossing the Border Alone

March 4, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 17-13 the Protection of Children Act (H.R. 1149), a bill to ensure that unaccompanied alien minors (UAMs) who make the dangerous journey to the United States are safely returned home.

House Judiciary Committee Passes First Immigration Enforcement Bill

March 3, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 20-13 the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 1147). This bill, authored by Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) preserves jobs for legal workers by requiring U.S.

Goodlatte on House Passage of DHS Funding Bill: We Must Stand Firm to Defend the Constitution

March 3, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below following House approval of a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year 2015: “Senator Reid and Senate Democrats have defied the will of the American people by repeatedly obstructing debate on a House-passed bill that would provide critical funding for homeland s

Member Spotlight: Rep. Dave Trott

March 2, 2015

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte welcomed five new Republican members to the House Judiciary Committee for the 114th Congress. We will profile each new member in a five-part series.

Biography

The Week Ahead for the House Judiciary Committee

March 2, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following hearings and markups for next week.

MONDAY, MARCH 2

4:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law

Hearing on:

House Judiciary Committee Unveils Bills to Strengthen Enforcement and Integrity of Immigration Laws

February 27, 2015

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House Judiciary Committee Members Oppose FCC Approval of Net Neutrality

February 26, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and members of the House Judiciary Committee today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman (FCC) Tom Wheeler expressing deep concern with the FCC’s approval of net neutrality r

Sensenbrenner, Jackson Lee, Goodlatte, Conyers Introduce Bill to Implement Nuclear Terrorism Treaties

February 25, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) today introduced the Nuc

Crime Subcommittee to Examine ISIL and Threat of Domestic Terrorism

February 25, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled “ISIL in America: Domestic Terror and Radicalization.” At the hearing, members of the subcommittee will examine dom