Press Releases
July 9, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement upon the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh by President Donald Trump to be the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
“The next Supreme Court Justice will help shape the legal landscape of our nation for decades to come and it is vital that the Senate confirm an eminently qualified, honorable jurist who will strictly uphold the original intent of our Constitution, will respect the proper role of the courts in our federal system, and who
July 9, 2018
Washington, D.C. – On Monday, July 16, 2018 at 9:30 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a field hearing on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Canine Training Center in Front Royal, Virginia. At the hearing, Deputy Director Thomas Brandon will testify about the ATF’s National Canine Division. Following the hearing, there will be a live explosives detection demonstration with some of the ATF’s canines and a tour of the facility.
July 9, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of July 9-13, 2018.
THURSDAY, JULY 1210:00 a.m.Joint House Judiciary Committee and Oversight & Government Reform Committee Hearing
Hearing on: Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Su
July 5, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- Members of the bipartisan Policing Strategies Working Group will be traveling to Chicago, Illinois to meet with local community leaders and law enforcement to discuss police accountability, aggression towards law enforcement, and public safety concerns related to these issues. Members of the working group plan to hold a press conference on Monday, July 9 at 11:45 a.m. CDT.
July 3, 2018
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., the House Committees on the Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform will hold a joint hearing on “Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election: Testimony by FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok.”
Last year, the House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced a joint investigation into decisions made by the Just
June 28, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the Committee’s hearing on “Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election.”
Chairman Goodlatte: The Church Committee was established on a bipartisan basis and chaired by Democratic Senator Frank Church in 1975 to review CIA, FBI, and NSA surveillance abuses, including the improper surveillance of
June 27, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement upon the announcement that Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire.
“I commend Justice Kennedy for his many years of distinguished service. During his thirty years on the Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Kennedy often added a unique perspective to decisions in which he was a pivotal vote.
“I look forward to President Trump’s nomination to fill this new vacancy on the high court.
June 27, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives failed to advance two immigration bills, the Securing America’s Future Act (H.R. 4760) and the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act (H.R. 6136).
“Immigration reform is a very complicated, difficult, and emotional issue. While the failure of these two bills is disappointing, what is most disappointing is that not a single Democratic member voted for either bill.
June 26, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The Border Security and Immigration Reform Act (H.R. 6136) – a consensus immigration bill that is the product of negotiations between Republicans of all perspectives – has been improved to include the Agricultural Guestworker Act, or the AG Act, which creates a new, workable agricultural guestworker program to provide America’s farmers and ranchers access to a legal, stable supply of workers for seasonal as well as year-round work. Here are what some of our nation’s leading agricultural groups are saying about these provisions.
June 26, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of National Institute of Family and Life Advocates vs. Becerra.