Press Releases
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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January 13, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Today the House of Representatives passed H.R. 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA), by a vote of 250-175. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congressman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) introduced the legislation.
The RAA is a strong, bipartisan solution to the problem of overreaching, ill-considered, and excessively costly federal regulation. The bill requires the Executive Branch to fulfill the goals set by Congress in the least costly way with better public input to find the most efficient regulatory solutions.
January 13, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today spoke in favor of the FY 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations bill (H.R. 240) and the five amendments that will be offered to the underlying legislation that would defund President Obama’s unilateral immigration actions.
Text of Chairman Goodlatte’s prepared remarks:
President Obama has embarked on some of the biggest executive power grabs in American history by unilaterally rewriting our nation’s immigration laws.
January 9, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.), Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), and Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) introduced H.R. 235, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (PITFA). Last Congress, the House of Representatives passed PITFA by voice vote.
January 9, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) gave the following speech today in the House of Representatives to honor and recognize our nation’s law enforcement officers on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.
Text of Chairman Goodlatte’s remarks:
On National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, I want to extend my support and gratitude to the law enforcement officers across the country who serve our communities and the American people daily.
Our nation was founded on the rule of law and every day, law enforcement officers carry out this legacy.
January 8, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced subcommittee assignments for the Committee’s Republican members for the 114th Congress.