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Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, March 20, 2018, the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee held a hearing on “Preventing Violence in America: An Examination of Law Enforcement Information Sharing and Misguided Public Policy.” Witnesses at this hearing discussed lapses in information sharing between local and federal law enforcement, as well as public policy guidance that

Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks at the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee hearing on “Assessing the Effectiveness of the Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents.” Chairman Goodlatte: A strong and healthy patent system is important to the economy and to American technological leadership.  A strong patent system requires high quality patents that are clear, precise, and claim actual innovations. Congress passed

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks at a Crime Subcommitte Hearing on “Preventable Violence in America: An Examination of Law Enforcement Information Sharing and Misguided Public Policy.” This hearing will examine misguided public policy decisions that prevent law enforcement from interceding against violent individuals at schools, including problems with information sharing that occurred at the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High S

Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) appeared on “Sunday Morning Futures” on Fox News to discuss the firing of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and renew the call for a second special counsel to investigate inconsistencies in decisions made by the Department of justice in 2016. “I think the Attorney General did the right thing. It was the appropriate decision given the reports of his having leaked internal information to the media and then giving false information about that misleading information to those investigating the matter.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of March 19-23, 2018. TUESDAY.

Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Preventable Violence in America: An Examination of Law Enforcement Information Sharing and Misguided Public Policy.” The hearing will examine the lapses that occur at federal, state, and local law enforcement levels with regards to information sharing about potential mass shooting events, including the recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Dou

Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released this statement following the announcement that former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has been dismissed from the Bureau. “I applaud Attorney General Jeff Sessions for taking action and firing former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe prior to his scheduled retirement. “Mr. McCabe’s actions have tarnished the reputation of the FBI, America’s premier law enforcement agency.  In his capacity as Deputy Director, Mr. McCabe reportedly leaked internal information to the media and subsequently misled investigators about his actions. This is simply unacceptable and warrants dismissal. “Mr.

Washington, D.C. -- On Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at 2:00 p.m., the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee will hold a hearing to review the Covered Business Method (CBM) patent program, which was designed to address the problem of low quality business method patents being used to harass and extort companies providing, or even just using, financial services such as processing online payments and other financial transactions. In July 2014, the House Judiciary Committee requested that the GAO study and provide a report to Congress on th