Press Releases

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 Oil States Energy v. Greene’s Energy.  The Court ruled 7-2 to uphold the constitutionality of the inter partes review process created in the America Invents Act. “I am pleased that the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the inter partes review (IPR) proceedings that Congress established in the America Invents Act.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s call on Congress to address the Supreme Court’s decision in Sessions v. Dimaya and close the “aggravated felony” loophole. “I agree with the Trump Administration that Congress must remedy the recent Supreme Court decision that allows some criminals convicted of serious crimes to avoid deportation.

Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) released the following statement after reaching an agreement with Department of Justice (DOJ) Assistant Attorney General Stephen E. Boyd and United States Attorney John Lausch to review and obtain documents and information pursuant to the Committees' joint investigation into decisions made in 2016 and 2017. "The Committees have reached an agreement with the Department of Justice to access the documents we have been requesting for months.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of April 23-27, 2018. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 2:00 p.m. Full Committee Markup Ratification of Subcommittee Assignments H.R. 3356, the “Prison Reform and Redemption Act” H.R.

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) released the following statement after the Committees received former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey’s memos. “We have long argued former Director Comey's self-styled memos should be in the public domain, subject to any classification redactions.

Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to examine social media filtering and policing practices.

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 403-3 the Justice for Victims of IRS Scams and Identity Theft Act (H.R. 2905). This bipartisan bill, introduced by Congressman David Young (R-Iowa), requires the Attorney General and the Treasury Secretary to report to Congress on federal prosecutions of identity theft and tax scams. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) applauded today’s House approval of this bill in the statement below. Chairman Goodlatte: “Identity theft is a problem across the United States and affects millions of Americans each year.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement after attending the Supreme Court’s oral argument in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.  Chairman Goodlatte: “As the Supreme Court listens to statistics and rhetorical arguments on both sides of this issue, I am reminded that online sales tax is first and foremost a policy issue. The Constitution’s Commerce Clause gives Congress the ultimate authority to regulate interstate commerce, and it is the responsibility of Congress—not the courts—to legislate a solution.