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April 26, 2013

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today joined Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) in introducing the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 1772) a bipartisan bill that will discourage illegal immigration by ensuring jobs are only made available to those authorized to work in the U.S.

April 24, 2013

Washington, D.C. - Today House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) announced that the Judiciary Committee will conduct a comprehensive review of U.S. copyright law over the coming months.  This announcement was made before the World Intellectual Property Day celebration at the Library of Congress. Below are his remarks as delivered:

April 24, 2013

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), along with the Chairmen of the House Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, and Oversight and Government Reform released their interim progress report on the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S.

April 24, 2013

Washington, D.C. - Today House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) announced that the Judiciary Committee will conduct a comprehensive review of U.S. copyright law over the coming months.  This announcement was made before the World Intellectual Property Day celebration at the Library of Congress. Below are his remarks as delivered:

April 24, 2013

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), along with the Chairmen of the House Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, and Oversight and Government Reform released their interim progress report on the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S.

April 18, 2013

Washington, D.C. - Following the introduction of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744) by the Senate “Gang of Eight,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the statement below on the bill.

April 17, 2013

Washington, D.C. - The House Judiciary Committee has postponed its meeting to authorize the issuance of a subpoena to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for documents pertaining to the legal justification of drone strikes on alleged terrorists overseas, including drone strikes against U.S. citizens.

April 15, 2013

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today noticed a meeting to authorize the issuance of a subpoena to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for documents pertaining to the legal justification of drone strikes on alleged terrorists overseas, including drone strikes against U.S. citizens.

April 15, 2013

Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a full Committee hearing entitled “Mismanagement at the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.” This hearing will examine a report released on March 12 by the Inspector

April 9, 2013

Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Luxury Jets and Empty Prisons: Wasteful and Duplicative Spending at the Department of Justice.”  As the March 1 sequestration deadline approached, Attorney General Eric Holder dramatically warned that the Justice Department would b