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Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote a bill that provides important limits on the government’s ability to seize private property using eminent domain, the Private Property Rights Protection Act (H.R. 1689). House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) applauded today’s House approval of the bill in the statement below. Chairman Goodlatte: “Our nation’s founders would be dismayed at how eminent domain operates in present day America.

Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today gave the following statement on the House floor in support of the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act (H.R.

Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today gave the following statement on the House floor in support of the Private Property Rights Protection Act (H.R. 1689). This legislation provides important limits on the government’s ability to seize private property using eminent domain. Chairman Goodlatte: The protection of private ownership of property is vital to individual freedom and national prosperity.

Washington, D.C. -- On Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled “Examining the Wayfair decision and its Ramifications for Consumers and Small Businesses.” The hearing will examine the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Wayfair v. South Dakota which reversed the long-standing physical presence rule of Quill Corp. v.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today released a video on the impact the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) is having to stop online sex trafficking and protect women, children, and men from this heinous crime.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of July 23-27, 2018. TUESDAY, JULY 2410:00 a.m.Full Committee Hearing on: Examining the Wayfair Decision and its Ramifications for Consumers and Small Businesses Witnesses:

• Mr. Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)
• Mr.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) sent a letter to U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth Mapp, requesting information about Mapp’s executive order that allows the National Guard to seize firearms from citizens. “On September 4, 2017, in preparation for the Hurricane Irma’s landfall, you signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency for the U.S.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Representatives Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Michael Conaway (R-Texas), and Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) today introduced the bipartisan AG and Legal WorkforceAct (H.R. 6417).