Press Releases

Chairman Goodlatte:  Mr. Speaker, on May 10, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service admitted to inappropriately targeting conservative groups for “extra scrutiny” in connection with their applications for tax-exempt status.  President Obama denounced this behavior as “outrageous” and “unacceptable” and stated that the IRS “as an independent agency requires absolute integrity, and people have to have confidence that they’re ...

Chairman Goodlatte:  Today, the House Judiciary Committee will consider a bipartisan proposal that is the culmination of months of oversight and collaboration between members from both sides of the aisle to reform certain national security programs operated under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or FISA, over which this committee has primary jurisdiction. 

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives passed the strongly bipartisan H.R. 4292, the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act by a vote of 388-4. By making a change to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, this legislation strengthens the ability of U.S. museums and schools to borrow foreign government-owned artwork and cultural artifacts. The bill was approved by the House Judiciary Committee on April 2, 2014.  

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced that on Wednesday, May 7 at 1:00 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will markup the USA FREEDOM Act (H.R. 3361), legislation introduced by Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) to reform our nation’s intelligence-gathering programs operated under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).  

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today introduced a resolution (H.Res. 565) calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a Special Counsel to investigate the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) targeting of conservative groups.

Chairman Goodlatte:  H.R. 3610, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2013, was introduced by Mr. Paulsen of Minnesota and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin in November 2013.  Cosponsored by a number of members from both sides of the aisle, this bill enjoys broad bi-partisan support.

Chairman Goodlatte:  “The Security in Bonding Act is a straightforward measure that will help the federal government, subcontractors, and the American taxpayer. 

“The federal government requires prospective bidders for federal construction projects to support their bid with a variety of bonds.  These bonds guarantee payment to the federal government and to the bidders’ subcontractors should the bidder fail to perform all of its obligations.