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June 19, 2013

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) issued this joint statement upon receipt of a letter from Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the discrepancy between hi

June 18, 2013

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee tonight approved legislation in a vote of 20-15 to provide a robust interior enforcement strategy and strengthen the security of our country and communities.  The Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act (H.R.

June 18, 2013

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee tonight approved legislation in a vote of 20-15 to provide a robust interior enforcement strategy and strengthen the security of our country and communities.  The Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act (H.R.

June 18, 2013

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee tonight approved legislation in a vote of 20-15 to provide a robust interior enforcement strategy and strengthen the security of our country and communities.  The Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act (H.R.

June 18, 2013

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved legislation, in a bipartisan vote of 228-196, which would ban abortions, with limited exceptions, in the United States after 20 weeks post fertilization, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797).  Since the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Roe v.

June 18, 2013

Chairman Goodlatte:  Today the House Judiciary Committee will mark up its first immigration bill. Over the past six months, the Committee has convened numerous hearings on immigration and introduced several pieces of legislation that address many of the issues plaguing our immigration system.

June 18, 2013

Chairman Goodlatte:  Today the House Judiciary Committee will mark up its first immigration bill. Over the past six months, the Committee has convened numerous hearings on immigration and introduced several pieces of legislation that address many of the issues plaguing our immigration system.

June 18, 2013

Chairman Goodlatte:  Today the House Judiciary Committee will mark up its first immigration bill. Over the past six months, the Committee has convened numerous hearings on immigration and introduced several pieces of legislation that address many of the issues plaguing our immigration system.

June 13, 2013

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today offered an amendment to H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2014, which further protects the rights of U.S. citizens by ensuring that in any habeas proceedings for U.S.

June 12, 2013

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today welcomed Representative Jason Smith (R-Mo.) as the newest member of the House Judiciary Committee.  Representative Smith was sworn in as a Member of the 113th Congress on June 5, 2013.