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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.

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.

Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 (H.R. 5954), authored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.).  This legislation protects American victims of international terrorism and ensures access to compensation for those impacted by acts of terror.  The Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act makes needed improvements to the Antiterrorism Act of 1992 to better ensure that American victims of international terrorism can obtain justice in U.S.

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. 5954).  This legislation protects American victims of international terrorism and ensures access to compensation for those impacted by acts of terror. Chairman Goodlatte: Congress enacted the Antiterrorism Act of 1992 in order to help combat international terrorism and to provide some level of financial justice to American victims of terrorism.

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.