Press Releases
January 26, 2015
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
All hearings and markups are streamed live at judiciary.house.gov.
January 22, 2015
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.
January 22, 2015
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:
“For decades, Americans have been promised that our borders will be secured and our immigration laws will be enforced. But these promises have not been kept: our border remains porous and our immigration laws have not been fully enforced by presidents of both parties.
“For decades, Americans have been promised that our borders will be secured and our immigration laws will be enforced. But these promises have not been kept: our border remains porous and our immigration laws have not been fully enforced by presidents of both parties.
January 21, 2015
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).
January 20, 2015
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. 350, the Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act (Rep.
January 20, 2015
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.
January 16, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on Religious Freedom Day:
January 15, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below on the Department of Justice’s revised guidelines regarding obtaining information from, or records of, members of the media:
“I applaud the Justice Department for strengthening its guidelines to better protect journalists and the freedom of the press.
January 14, 2015
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today passed the Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations bill (H.R. 240) by a vote of 236-191. The House-passed bill includes several amendments that will cut off all funding for President Obama’s unconstitutional actions on immigration, whether it be appropriations funds, agency-collected fees, or anything else.
January 14, 2015
Washington, D.C. -- Today House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) laid out his policy vision for the Committee in a speech at the Christian Science Monitor Breakfast. Below are his remarks as delivered:
Chairman Goodlatte: First, let me start by saying that I am proud of the numerous legislative accomplishments we had in the 113th Congress, including the House passage of the bipartisan USA Freedom Act, the bipartisan Innovation Act, numerous bills aimed at reducing burdensome regulations that are stifling economic growth and legislation to impose mandatory sanctions for attorneys who file frivolous lawsuits.
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