Press Releases

Washington, D.C. - The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Disclosing Foreign Influence Act (H.R. 4170) by a vote of 15-6. This bipartisan piece of legislation updates the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) to improve the transparency and give enforcement authority to the Department of Justice. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Representative Mike Johnson (R-La.), chief sponsor of H.R.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks today during the markup of H.R. 4170, a bill that increases the transparency requirement for foreign agents lobbying the United States. Chairman Goodlatte: I commend Representative Johnson for introducing H.R.

Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement on the report issued by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security entitled “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States”. Chairman Goodlatte: “The startling information in this report confirms what we already know: our current immigration system is broken, and it fails to protect the American people. America is a nation of immigrants, most of whom came to this country seeking a better life.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of January 15-19, 2018. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17 10:00 a.m. Full Committee MarkupH.R.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks on the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a critical national security tool.

Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), House Judiciary Committee Immigration and Border Security  Subcommittee Chairman Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho), House Homeland Security Border, and Maritime Security Subcommittee Chairwoman Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) will hold a press conference on WEDNESDAY at 3:30 PM ET to unveil the Securing America’s Future Act.