Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) introduced H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 2655, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (LARA) by a vote of 17-10. LARA helps reduce frivolous lawsuits in the United States' legal system. The bill holds attorneys accountable for lawsuit abuse by imposing mandatory sanctions on lawyers who file baseless lawsuits in federal courts. LARA is one of several bills that House Judiciary Committee members have introduced to make the United States' legal system more efficient and fair.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below following the Obama Administration’s policy directive to U.S.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) sent a letter today to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano expressing concern regarding the recent surge in foreign nationals, largely from Mexico, claiming asylum at U.S. ports of entry and a potential correlation between the Obama Administration’s decisions to issue policies contrary to law. In recent years, “credible fear” requests at U.S.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below following Attorney General Eric Holder’s speech to the American Bar Association.
Chairman Goodlatte: “Unfortunately, the Obama Administration has a pattern of overstepping its constitutional bounds by selectively enforcing our laws and attempting to change them through executive fiat in blatant disregard for the limitations the U.S. Constitution places on the Executive Branch.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below following President Barack Obama’s remarks and proposed changes to some of the National Security Administration’s (NSA) intelligence-gathering programs. Last week, Chairman Goodlatte and other Members of the House of Representatives and Senate met with President Obama to discuss our nation’s surveillance programs.
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives approved H.R. 367, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS Act) by a vote of 232-183. The REINS Act curbs unnecessary major regulations from agencies and holds federal bureaucrats accountable for imposing the heaviest burdens on America's economy.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and other Members of the House of Representatives and Senate today met with President Barack Obama to discuss our nation’s surveillance programs. Chairman Goodlatte released the following statement reacting to today’s meeting.
Chairman Goodlatte: “Today I joined several Members of the House and Senate in having a frank conversation with President Obama regarding the National Security Agency’s (NSA) intelligence-gathering programs.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved the bipartisan Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act (H.R. 1123), legislation that restores the exemption that permits consumers to unlock their cell phones without the approval of their wireless provider. The Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, which passed by voice vote, also allows third parties to assist consumers, when necessary, in unlocking their cell phones further ensuring that all consumers have the ability to unlock their cell phone.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 2641, the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 (RAPID) by a vote of 18-9. The RAPID Act will streamline the approval process for infrastructure, energy and other construction projects.