Press Releases

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement following the announcement that H.J.Res 2 will be brought to the House Floor for a vote. Chairman Goodlatte: “A balanced budget amendment has been one of the highest priorities of my tenure in Congress.  A constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget would finally bring discipline to federal spending and would benefit generations to come.  I have demonstrated my commitment to fiscal responsibility by introducing constitutional amendments to mandate a balanced budget every congress since 2007.

Washington, D.C. – Today, President Trump signed into law the Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act (H.R. 3731). This bipartisan bill, authored by Congressman John Katko (R-N.Y.), ensures that the men and women of the United States Secret Service are paid for the overtime they worked in 2017 and 2018. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) applauded today’s action on this important bill in the statement below. Chairman Goodlatte: “Today, President Trump signed into law a bipartisan bill to ensure that the men and women of the Secret Service are rightfully compensated for the work they do.

Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) released this statement following the announcement that Attorney General Jeff Sessions will tap U.S. Attorney John W. Huber to investigate the actions of the Department of Justice in 2016 and 2017. "We are encouraged that Attorney General Sessions has designated U.S. Attorney John W. Huber to investigate the actions of the Department of Justice and FBI in 2016 and 2017. While we continue to believe the appointment of a second Special Counsel is necessary, this is a step in the right direction. We expect that U.S.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the announcement from the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General that it will investigate the Justice Department’s and FBI’s compliance with legal requirements and procedures in applications filed with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court relating to Carter Page and the FBI’s relationship with Christopher Steele and Fusion GPS: “I welcome the announcement from the Inspector General’s office that it will investigate potential abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and use of political opposition research to obtain a warrant

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) recently sat down with AgDay TV host Clinton Griffiths to discuss his bill, the Agricultural Guestworker Act. This bill creates a new, workable agricultural guestworker program for America’s farmers and ranchers and is also contained in the Securing America’s FutureAct (H.R.

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, today made the following statement on the failure of congress to reform the deeply flawed and fraud-ridden EB-5 Visa Regional Center program. “We, as chairmen of the Senate and House committees of jurisdiction, have been working in good faith with stakeholders for years on a compromise solution to fix the corrupt and fraud-ridden EB-5 regional center program.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today subpoenaed the Department of Justice for documents regarding charging decisions in the investigation surrounding former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server, potential abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility recommendation to fire former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. Last year, the House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced a joint investigation