Press Releases
September 7, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved the Community Safety and Security Act (H.R. 6691) by a vote of 247-152 to remedy a recent Supreme Court decision and strengthen public safety.
Earlier this year, in United States v. Dimaya, the Supreme Court ruled that a clause in the U.S. Code which defines “crime of violence” is unconstitutionally vague, making it necessary for Congress to specify circumstances when a criminal offense should be deemed a crime of violence.
September 6, 2018
Washington, D.C. - The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018 (H.R. 5468) by a vote of 13-11. This legislation, sponsored by Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.) and cosponsored by Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), eliminates bureaucratic delays and reforms litigation processes that will allow needed infrastructure projects to be completed in a timely manner.
The state of our economy is always at the forefront of American minds.
September 6, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the Committee’s markup of the Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018 (H.R.
September 4, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of September 4-7, 2018.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 610:30 a.m.Full Committee MarkupH.R. 5468, the “Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018”
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
All hearings and markups are streamed live at judiciary.house.gov.
August 21, 2018
Lawmakers push for sanction authority targeting anticompetitive petroleum cartelWASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Judiciary Committee Chairmen Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today requested input from the Justice Department’s antitrust division on a proposal to hold OPEC members accountable for antitrust violations.
August 3, 2018
Washington, D.C. – In an op-ed in today’s edition of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) writes about the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees’ joint investigation into decisions made by the Justice Department in 2016, explaining that it is not about politics – it is about how investigations of U.S.
July 25, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the Committee’s markup of the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017 (H.R. 1872). The Committee approved this bill by voice vote.
Chairman Goodlatte: H.R.
July 24, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on "Examining the Wayfair Decision and its Ramifications for Consumers and Small Businesses.”
Chairman Goodlatte: Welcome to this hearing examining the Wayfair decision and its ramifications for con
July 23, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of the KIWI Act (S. 2245). The House approved the bill by voice vote.
Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Mr.
July 23, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act (H.R. 4100). The House approved this bill by voice vote.
Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Mr.