Press Releases

Washington, D.C. — The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014 (H.R. 4323) by voice vote. This bipartisan bill, introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.), extends a federal grant program for state and local governments to reduce the backlog of DNA test kits through 2019.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved the strongly bipartisan H.R. 4292, the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act,passed by a voice vote. By making a minor 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.

Washington, D.C. – On Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in 2141 Rayburn House Office Building, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on National Security will hold a joint hearing entitled, “Overturning 30 Years of Precedent: Is the Administration Ignoring the Dangers of Training Libyan Pilots and Nuclear Scientists?”

Witnesses for the hearing will be:

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) and Crime Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-Va.) issued the joint statement below following President Obama’s proposal to end the bulk telephone data collection program operated under the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act (FISA) and reform other aspects of our nation’s intelligence gathering programs.

Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.) today introduced the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014 (H.R. 4323) to extend a federal DNA backlog processing grant program through 2019. 

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary CommitteeChairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on the Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius and Conestoga Wood v. Sebelius religious freedom cases in the Supreme Court, which center around the government mandate that businesses provide insurance coverage that includes contraceptives that could end human life after conception, despite their religious beliefs.

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, March 26th at 4:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold an oversight hearing on “Exploring Chapter 11 Reform: Corporate and Financial Institution Insolvencies; Treatment of Derivatives.” The hearing will allow the Subcommittee to review Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and discuss whether reforms are necessary to ensure that the bankruptcy process is utilized effectively.

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing entitled, “Innocence for Sale: Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking.” The hearing will examine the growing crisis of child sex trafficking, including the role that technology has played in its growth, the challenges law enforcement face in investigating and prosecuting this crime, how states handle victims of minor sex trafficking, and the unique s