Press Releases
Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the statement below regarding the capture of one of the suspected leaders, Ahmed Abu Khattala, of the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya that resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the statement below following the Obama Administration’s announcement of a process for renewing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Additionally, Administration officials quietly made several changes to DACA. They have loosened the educational requirements to allow those who are enrolled in an “alternative program” (without defining what this means) to benefit from the program.
Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the statement below following the Obama Administration’s announcement of the creation of an inter-agency Unified Coordination Group lead by FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate to coordinate the federal response effort to address the influx of “unaccompanied alien children” arriving at the U.S-Mexico border.
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 302-121 the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 3361), a bipartisan bill authored by Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) that ends bulk collection of data by the government and reforms our nation’s intelligence-gathering programs operated under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Jeh Johnson requesting information about unlawful and criminal aliens who were identified by federal, state, or law enforcement authorities but not removed from the United States due to the Obama Administration’s lax immigration enforcement policies.
Chairman Goodlatte: From the founding of the American republic, this country has been engaged in a profound debate about the limits of government. In the Federalist Papers, the Founders argued passionately for a Federal Government that would protect the American people from foreign threats.
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved several pieces of bipartisan legislation to combat the growing problem of human trafficking. Three of these bills were recently approved by the House Judiciary Committee on April 30, 2014.
Chairman Goodlatte: There is no more vulnerable segment of this country’s population than its children. For far too long, jurisdictions across the country have failed to adequately protect and support minor victims of commercial sex trafficking by treating them as the criminals. This must stop.
Chairman Goodlatte: Unfortunately, while the growth of the Internet and smartphones has proved to be of great value in many aspects of our lives, it has also been used by criminals to facilitate the commercial exploitation of children and other victims by providing an easy way for pimps, or traffickers, to market minor sex trafficking victims to potential purchasers who seek to do them harm. With the 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 rent a car
Chairman Goodlatte: There is no more vulnerable segment of this country’s population than its children. For far too long, jurisdictions across the country have failed to adequately protect and support minor victims of commercial sex trafficking by treating them as the criminals. This must stop.