Press Releases

House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill that Helps Small Businesses

January 27, 2015

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.

Statement of Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte House Consideration of H.R. 181, the “Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015”

January 27, 2015

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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.

Bill Introduced to Increase Relief for Victims of Asbestos

January 26, 2015

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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.

Schedule for January 26-30, 2015

January 26, 2015

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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

House Passes Bill that Frees Taxpayers from Subsidizing Abortion

January 22, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives passed H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, by a vote of 242-179 on the 42nd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in the United States. The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act was introduced by Congressman Chris Smith (R-N.J.). Similar legislation passed in the House of Representatives last Congress.

Goodlatte, McCaul Statement on Efforts to Improve Border Security, Interior Enforcement

January 22, 2015

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Washington, D.C. –Today, U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, and U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following joint statement on legislative efforts to improve border security and interior enforcement:

House Judiciary Committee Approves Bills to Combat Human Trafficking

January 21, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved four bills to combat the growing problem of human trafficking in the United States. The Committee first approved by voice vote the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (H.R. 181), a comprehensive anti-human trafficking bill authored by Congressman Ted Poe (R-Texas).

Schedule for January 20 - 25, 2015

January 20, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following organizational meeting and markup for next week. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 10:30 a.m. Full Committee Organizational Meeting and Markup Adoption of Committee Rules Ratification of Subcommittee Assignments H.R. 181, the “Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015” (Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas) H.R.

Chairman Goodlatte Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address

January 20, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statements below on several issues following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.

Chairman Goodlatte Statement on Religious Freedom Day

January 16, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on Religious Freedom Day: