Press Releases
June 14, 2018
House Judiciary Committee Intends to Subpoena Peter StrzokWashington, D.C. -- Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) sent a letter to Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray requesting documents and communications referring or relating to newly revealed text messages and DOJ and FBI communications about withholding the text messages from the Committees.
June 14, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today made the statement below on the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General Report on “A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election.”
“Today’s Inspector General report confirms that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received special treatment from the Obama Justice Department during its investigation of her use of a private e
June 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote H.R. 6029, the Reauthorizing and Extending Grants for Recovery from Opioid Use Programs Act of 2018 (the REGROUP Act). This bill, introduced by Judiciary Committee member Keith Rothfus (R-Pa.), reauthorizes a federal grant program designed to combat the opioid epidemic enacted under the landmark Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act.
In 2016, more than 64,000 Americans died from drug overdoses.
June 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today gave the following statement on the House floor in support of the REGROUP Act (H.R. 6029). This legislation reauthorizes a federal grant program designed to combat the opioid epidemic enacted under the landmark Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act.
Chairman Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr.
June 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote H.R. 4655, the Curbing Realistic Exploitative Electronic Pedophilic Robots Act of 2017, or the CREEPER Act. This bill criminalizes the importation and transportation of child sex dolls. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement in support of this bill on the House floor.
Chairman Goodlatte: “Today, we consider the Curbing Realistic Exploitative Electronic Pedophilic Robots Act of 2017.
June 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today released a video on the devastating impact of the opioid crisis.
June 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- The House Judiciary Committee 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.
June 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the Committee’s markup of the bipartisan Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act (H.R.
June 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 16-11 the North Texas Water Supply Security Act (H.R.
June 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 16-11 the North Texas Water Supply Security Act (H.R.