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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 joint investigation in

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. Census.” The hearing will examine constitutional options the federal government has in determining how the U.S.

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. This bill, introduced by Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) and approved by the House Judiciary Committee last year and passed by the House in March, establishes a grant program to provide resources to state and local law enforcement agencies to combat gang activity in their communities, authorizing $50 million annually for Fiscal Year 2019 through Fiscal Year 2021.

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. They paralyze our communities with flagrant acts of violence and flood our neighborhoods with drugs.

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.

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. Camera crews wishing to cover must be congressionally credentialed and RSVP with the House Radio-TV Gallery at (202) 225-5214.

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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. Just as the Obama Department of Labor rescinded the George W.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to protect American victims of international terrorism and ensure access to compensation for those impacted by acts of terror. The Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 (H.R. 5954) makes needed improvements to the Antiterrorism Act of 1992 to better ensure that American victims of international terrorism can obtain justice in U.S.