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Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 1772) in a vote of 22-9.  This bipartisan bill discourages illegal immigration by ensuring jobs are only made available to those authorized to work in the U.S. Specifically, the bill requires employers to check the work eligibility of all future hires though the E-Verify system.  The Legal Workforce Act is one of several bills the House Judiciary Committee has introduced and approved to help address various issues within our immigration system. 

House Judiciary Committee Approves Subcommittee Assignments for Rep. Jason Smith

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced Representative Jason Smith’s (R-Mo.) subcommittee assignments for the 113th Congress.  Representative Smith’s assignments were approved by the full Judiciary Committee during today’s markup.

For the 113th Congress, Representative Jason Smith will serve on the following subcommittees:

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released this statement following the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in the case of United States v.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Agricultural Guestworker “AG” Act (H.R. 1773) in a vote of 20-16.  This bill creates a new temporary agricultural guestworker program to provide American farmers with access to a reliable workforce.  The AG Act is one of several bills the House Judiciary Committee has introduced to address problems within our immigration system.  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), chief sponsor of the AG Act, praised today’s Committee vote.

Chairman Goodlatte:  As we seek to reform our immigration system as a whole, we must take the time to look at each of the individual issues within this system to ensure that we get immigration reform right. Today the Committee will consider the second in a series of bills that represent the judicious and thorough, step-by-step approach to immigration reform that this Committee has undertaken.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) issued this joint statement upon receipt of a letter from Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the discrepancy between his sworn testimony before the House Judiciary Committee last month and the Department of Justice’s decision to obtain a search warrant for the emails of James Rosen, the chief Washington correspondent

Chairman Goodlatte:  Today the House Judiciary Committee will mark up its first immigration bill. Over the past six months, the Committee has convened numerous hearings on immigration and introduced several pieces of legislation that address many of the issues plaguing our immigration system. We have, and will continue, to take a step by step approach to immigration reform, thoroughly examining each piece in detail.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee tonight approved legislation in a vote of 20-15 to provide a robust interior enforcement strategy and strengthen the security of our country and communities.  The Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act (H.R. 2278), also known as the SAFE Act, is one of several bills the House Judiciary Committee has proposed to address various issues within our immigration system and is a critical component of immigration reform.