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Washington, D.C. - The Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice today approved legislation in a vote of 5-3 that prohibits state and local governments that receive federal economic development funds from using eminent domain to transfer private property from one private owner to another for the purpose of economic development, the Private Property Rights Protection Act (H.R. 1944).  This legislation is in response to the 2005 Supreme Court decision in the case of Kelo v. City of New London, which gives local governments broad authority to seize private property under the guise of economic development just to generate tax revenue.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) today sent a letter to Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Peter Kadzik in response to the letter they received from him yesterday.  On May 29, Chairman Goodlatte and Subcommittee Chairman Sensenbrenner wrote to

Washington, D.C. - The Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice today approved legislation in a vote of 6-4 that would ban abortions in the United States after 20 weeks, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797).  Since the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Roe v. Wade in 1973, medical knowledge regarding the development of unborn babies and their capacities at various stages of growth has advanced dramatically.  Extensive research conducted by Dr.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued this statement following the White House’s release of reforms to combat abusive patent litigation.

Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the Department of Justice’s handling of known or suspected terrorists admitted into the Witness Security Program, a federal program designed to protect witnesses and their dependents that are in danger as a result of their agreement to testify for the government in a variety of cases.  Last month, the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General released a scathing report on DOJ’s systemic mismanagement of the Witness Security Program, finding that the number

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) today received a letter from Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Peter Kadzik in response to a recent letter they sent to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the discrepancy between his sworn testimony before the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month and his decision to obtain a se

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) today sent the following letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the discrepancy between his sworn testimony before the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month and the Department of Justice’s decision to obtain a search warrant for the emails of James Rosen, the chief Washington correspondent for Fox News.   To read the signed letter, click here.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today joined Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) in introducing a bill to spur job creation, economic growth, and American competitiveness by increasing and improving high-skilled immigration programs.  The Supplying Knowledge Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act (H.R. 2131), also known as the SKILLS Visa Act, provides American employers with access to the world’s best talent by allocating green cards to foreign graduates of U.S.