Press Releases
June 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the bipartisan No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act (NOPEC) (H.R. 5904), authored by Representative Steve Chabot (R-Ohio). This legislation makes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) subject to U.S.
June 11, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- The House Judiciary Committee has postponed Tuesday's hearing until further notice.
June 8, 2018
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, June 12, 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.
June 7, 2018
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, June 19, 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 the FBI and DOJ Actions in Advance of the 2016 Election.” At the hearing, Inspector General Michael Horowitz will testify before the Committees on the findings of the forthcoming report on Justice Department and FBI actions in advance of the 2016 presidential election.
In October 2017, the House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced a
June 7, 2018
Washington, D.C. - On Friday, June 8 at 9:00 a.m., the Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Questions Regarding the U.S.
June 6, 2018
The bill now heads to the President’s desk to become law
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 394-13 the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act (H.R. 3249) to curb the rise in gang activity and violence in the United States.
June 6, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act (H.R. 3249). This bill establishes a grant program to provide resources to state and local law enforcement agencies to combat gang activity in their communities.
Chairman Goodlatte: Gangs are a poison in America. They bring violence, drugs, and death.
June 4, 2018
Washington, D.C. - In an op-ed on FoxNews.com, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), and House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Vice Chairman Doug Collins (R-Ga.) call on the U.S.
June 1, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of June 4-8, 2018.
FRIDAY, JUNE 89:00 a.m.Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice
Hearing on: Questions Regarding the U.S. Census
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
All hearings and markups are streamed live at judiciary.house.gov.
May 24, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte issued the following statement on the joint announcement from the Departments of State, Agriculture, Homeland Security, and Labor regarding regulatory changes to the H-2A temporary agricultural workers program.
“Today the Departments of State, Agriculture, Homeland Security, and Labor announced that they intend to make changes to the failed H-2A system. I applaud the Administration’s intention to improve the current program. However, these reforms are only good while the current Administration is in office.