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Washington, D.C. -- On Friday, September 28, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.

Washington, D.C. – Due to a change in the House schedule, tomorrow’s Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee hearing has been postponed.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced the introduction of the Injunctive Authority Clarification Act of 2018 (H.R. 6730). The Committee intends to markup the legislation this week. The Injunctive Authority Clarification Act restores the traditional understanding that a federal court’s injunctive power extends only to the protection of the parties before it.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.