Press Releases
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.
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