Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Howard Coble (R-N.C.), and Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) today applauded the announcement that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Leahy and Ranking Member Grassley have reached an agreement on legislation to allow consumers to unlock their cell phones.

Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, June 25^th at 2:00 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing entitled “An Administration-Made Disaster: The South Texas Border Surge of Unaccompanied Minors.” The hearing will examine the sudden surge of children, teenagers, and families arriving at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border.  The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Immigration Statistics estimates that the illegal migration of minors will grow fro

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law

10:30 a.m. in 2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing on: The Proposed Merger of AT&T and DIRECTV

Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet

Washington, D.C. — The Obama Administration today announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will expand the number of family detention beds and send trial attorneys and immigration judges to the border to address the sudden surge of children, teenagers, and families seeking to enter the United States illegally. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) criticized the Administration’s solution to this crisis in the statement below.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte released a statement today regarding actions this week by the Judicial Conference, the principal policy-making body concerned with the administration of the U.S. Courts, to identify deficiencies in the General Services Administration’s (GSA) service at federal court facilities. On Monday, as part of a joint service validation initiative, the Judicial Conference issued a request to all Chief Judges around the country for information regarding any space and facilities-related issues.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Co-Chairs of the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Internet Caucus are urging House and Senate Leadership to pass bipartisan legislation before the August recess to permanently eliminate new state and local taxes on Internet access. In a letter from Reps. Anna G.

Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson demanding answers about the influx of children, teenagers, and families seeking to enter the United States illegally along the southern border and the Department’s response to this immigration and national security crisis. House Judiciary Committee staff has sought answers from DHS on this issue repeatedly but has not been provided complete answers.

Washington, D.C. –The House Judiciary Committee today approved H.R. 4874, the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2014 (SCRUB Act), by a vote of 17-10. A member of the Judiciary Committee, Congressman Jason Smith (R-Mo.), serves as the chief sponsor of the bill.