Press Releases

Washington, D.C. - Today, a bipartisan group of top lawmakers from the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to President Obama requesting that the Committee be granted the opportunity to review all Justice Department documents pertaining to the legal justification of drone strikes on Americans overseas.  Earlier this week, the Administration authorized the release of these memos to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees but has yet to provide them to the House Judiciary Committee, which is charged with oversight of the Justice Department and the U.S.

Washington, D.C. - Under much pressure, President Obama agreed last night to hand over, to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees, the Justice Department documents pertaining to the legal justification of drone strikes on Americans overseas.  The Obama Administration has stated that they will not share these documents with the House Judiciary Committee, the committee charged with oversight over the Department of Justice and the U.S. Constitution.  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) issued the following statement:

Chairman Goodlatte: Good morning.  Today, we hold the first hearing of the Judiciary Committee in the 113th Congress. 

This year, Congress will engage in a momentous debate on immigration.  This will be a massive undertaking with significant implications for the future direction of our nation. As such, we must move forward methodically and evaluate this issue in stages, taking care to fully vet the pros and cons of each piece. 

Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 10:15 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a full Committee hearing on “America’s Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws against Illegal Immigration.” This is the first hearing of the House Judiciary Committee in the 113th Congress and is also the first hearing on immigration for either chamber this Congress.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) today announced the House Judiciary Committee's Republican subcommittee assignments for the 113th Congress. The subcommittee names and jurisdictions were also approved as part of the Judiciary Committee’s rules package during today’s organizational meeting.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) issued this statement following President Obama’s announcement of the “Biden Task Force” recommendations regarding gun violence:

Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 the U.S. Constitution will be read aloud from the floor of the House of Representatives. The House Rules Package (H. Res. 5) sponsored by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) was adopted by the House on January 3, 2013, and included the reading at the urging of House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.).

Washington, D.C.: House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte released the following statement after H.R. 6671 was signed into law.  H.R. 6671, legislation introduced by Chairman Goodlatte, amends the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (VPPA) to allow videotape service providers to facilitate sharing on social media networks of the video content watched or recommended by users.