Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – The Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee today announced that it will hold two hearings in early February to examine legislative proposals introduced last Congress that strengthen the enforcement of immigration laws in the interior of the United States, reform asylum laws in order to eliminate fraud and abuse, end the Obama Administration’s policies that encourage illegal immigration, and require all U.S. employers to use E-Verify.
Washington, D.C. – Next Tuesday, February 3 at 11:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the lack of interior enforcement of immigration laws in the United States and how it has led to a broken immigration system. The hearing, entitled “Examining the Adequacy and Enforcement of Our Nation’s Immigration Laws,” will take place in 2141 Rayburn House Office Building and will be webcast live at /. Witnesses for the hearing will be announced later this week.
Chairman Goodlatte: While it goes without saying that the growth of the Internet and smartphones has proved to be of great value in many aspects of our lives, these tools can also be used by criminals to facilitate the commercial sexual exploitation of children and other victims by providing an easy way for pimps, or traffickers, to market child sex trafficking victims to those who seek to do them harm. With just a click of a button, individuals can now use websites to advertise, schedule, and purchase sexual encounters with minors, just like they would use these services to hi
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015,by a vote of 19-8. House Judiciary Committee Member and Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) is the chief sponsor of the bill. The bill passed the House of Representatives last Congress.
Chairman Goodlatte: Few nightmares equal the terrible reality that thousands of American children awake to each day. Held against their will, before the day is out they will be forced to share perhaps a dozen strangers’ beds, and be subjected to arbitrary violence for any real or imagined infraction.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Vice-Chairman Blake Farenthold (R-Tex.) introduced H.R. 526, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act (FACT Act). Similar legislation passed the House of Representatives with a bipartisan vote last Congress.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following markup for next week.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27
1:30 p.m. Full Committee Markup
H.R. __, the “Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015”
2141 Rayburn House Office Building