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February 23, 2015
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte welcomed five new Republican members to the House Judiciary Committee for the 114th Congress. We will profile each new member in a five-part series.
Biography
John Ratcliffe is the Congressman representing the Fourth District of Texas. He is a limited government conservative with a well-established record of defending the Constitution and balancing budgets without raising taxes.
February 23, 2015
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte welcomed five new Republican members to the House Judiciary Committee for the 114th Congress. We will profile each new member in a five-part series.
Biography
John Ratcliffe is the Congressman representing the Fourth District of Texas. He is a limited government conservative with a well-established record of defending the Constitution and balancing budgets without raising taxes.
February 20, 2015
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 1:30 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the resources and functions of the Copyright Office. Currently, the Copyright Office is located within the Library of Congress and the Register of Copyrights reports to the Librarian of Congress. This hearing, which is part of the House Judiciary Committee’s ongoing review of U.S. copyright law, will also examine the merits of this dependent structure.
Witnesses for Thursday’s hearing are below.
Witnesses for Thursday’s hearing are below.
February 20, 2015
Washington, D.C. – On Friday, February 27, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., the Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the state of class action lawsuits ten years after the enactment of the Class Action Fairness Act, legislation authored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte. The Class Action Fairness Act, which was signed into law on February 18, 2005, was designed to curb the widespread abuse of frivolous class action lawsuits, while prese
February 20, 2015
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 1:30 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the resources and functions of the Copyright Office. Currently, the Copyright Office is located within the Library of Congress and the Register of Copyrights reports to the Librarian of Congress. This hearing, which is part of the House Judiciary Committee’s ongoing review of U.S. copyright law, will also examine the merits of this dependent structure.
Witnesses for Thursday’s hearing are below.
Witnesses for Thursday’s hearing are below.
February 20, 2015
Washington, D.C. – On Friday, February 27, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., the Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the state of class action lawsuits ten years after the enactment of the Class Action Fairness Act, legislation authored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte. The Class Action Fairness Act, which was signed into law on February 18, 2005, was designed to curb the widespread abuse of frivolous class action lawsuits, while prese
February 20, 2015
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 1:30 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the resources and functions of the Copyright Office. Currently, the Copyright Office is located within the Library of Congress and the Register of Copyrights reports to the Librarian of Congress. This hearing, which is part of the House Judiciary Committee’s ongoing review of U.S. copyright law, will also examine the merits of this dependent structure.
Witnesses for Thursday’s hearing are below.
Witnesses for Thursday’s hearing are below.
February 19, 2015
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 11:30 a.m., the Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act (H.R. 870), a bill authored by Congressman Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico), which would allow Puerto Rico the ability to utilize chapter 9 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
February 19, 2015
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 11:30 a.m., the Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act (H.R. 870), a bill authored by Congressman Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico), which would allow Puerto Rico the ability to utilize chapter 9 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
February 19, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below after South Dakota became the 25th state to call for a convention to amend the U.S.