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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Jeh Johnson requesting information about unlawful and criminal aliens who were identified by federal, state, or law enforcement authorities but

Chairman Goodlatte:  From the founding of the American republic, this country has been engaged in a profound debate about the limits of government.  In the Federalist Papers, the Founders argued passionately for a Federal Government that would protect the American people from foreign threats. 

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved several pieces of bipartisan legislation to combat the growing problem of human trafficking. Three of these bills were recently approved by the House Judiciary Committee on April 30, 2014.

Chairman Goodlatte:  There is no more vulnerable segment of this country’s population than its children.  For far too long, jurisdictions across the country have failed to adequately protect and support minor victims of commercial sex trafficking by treating them as the criminals.  This must stop.

Chairman Goodlatte:  Unfortunately, while the growth of the Internet and smartphones has proved to be of great value in many aspects of our lives, it has also been used by criminals to facilitate the commercial exploitation of children and other victims by providing an easy way for pimps, or traffickers, to market minor sex trafficking victims to potential purchasers who seek to do

Chairman Goodlatte:  There is no more vulnerable segment of this country’s population than its children.  For far too long, jurisdictions across the country have failed to adequately protect and support minor victims of commercial sex trafficking by treating them as the criminals.  This must stop.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the statement below following the announcement that President Obama will designate 500,000 acres in southern New Mexico near the U.S.-Mexico border as a national monument, half of whi

Washington, D.C. – Following the announcement of the AT&T and DirecTV proposed merger, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) issued the following joint statement: