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Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary CommitteeChairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today pressed the Justice Department to make senior officials available for interviews with the Committee regarding the Department’s knowledge of ATF’s Operation Fast and Furious following the shooting death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in December 2010. Specifically, Chairman Smith requested to interview Monty Wilkinson, former Deputy Chief of Staff to the Attorney General, and Lanny Breuer, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division.
Washington, D.C. - A federal appeals court today overturned President Obama’s controversial recess appointments. The judges ruled that the appointments made to the National Labor Relations Board are illegal, and the board no longer has a quorum to operate. The court also clarified that presidential recess appointment powers only apply after the Senate has adjourned sine die. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) responded to the court ruling in the statement below.
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary CommitteeChairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today pressed the Justice Department to produce documents related to the appointments of Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and three individuals to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Washington, D.C. -Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today announced that the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on February 15 to examine questions regarding the constitutionality of recent recess appointments by the Obama administration. Chairman Smith released the following statement regarding the President’s recess appointments of Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and three individuals to the National Labor Relations Board.
Washington, D.C. - According to a press report, an immigrant from Haiti who was ordered deported by an immigration judge in 2007 for two convicted felonies was released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in October 2010 and went on to kill three Americans in Miami, Florida two months later. This criminal immigrant was released because the Obama administration halted deportations to Haiti in January 2010 and the federal government was not ab
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary CommitteeChairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in response to the Senate decision to postpone consideration of legislation to help combat online piracy.
Washington, D.C. - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released preliminary data on the administrative amnesty pilot programs in Baltimore and Denver which shows thousands of illegal immigrants who are deportable can remain in the United States and apply for work authorization.
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary CommitteeChairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) released the following statement on the Wyden-Issa OPEN Act.
Retains Strong Provisions to Protect American Technology and Consumers
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today said he plans to remove a provision in the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261) that requires Internet Service Providers to block access to certain foreign websites.
Washington, D.C. - Obama administration officials at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today outlined their plan to allow illegal immigrant spouses and children with U.S.