Press Releases
Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, June 25th 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 from 6,000 last year to an estimated 142,000 in 2015.
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. Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), as well as Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and John Thune (R-S.D.), the members cite an impending November 1, 2014, expiration of current law that since 1998 has placed a moratorium on the ability of state and local governments to impose new taxes on Internet access.
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.
The SCRUB Act institutes an independent regulatory review commission to examine regulatory programs that could be repealed to reduce unnecessary regulatory cost burdens. According to a recent estimate, the federal regulatory burden has reached $1.86 trillion, which adds up to approximately $15,000 annually per U.S. household.
Washington, D.C. –The House Judiciary Committee today approved H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (PITFA), by a vote of 30-4. PITFA is a strong bipartisan bill with more than 220 cosponsors. The bill makes permanent the provisions of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA) that temporarily bans states from taxing Internet access or placing multiple or discriminatory taxes on e-commerce.
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.