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Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, September 27, 2018, at 11:30 a.m., the Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “The State of Intellectual Freedom in America.” At the hearing, witnesses will share their stories about alleged political bias, including alleged bias by social media companies on the Internet and college administrators on college campuses targeting professors. This hearing follows two recent House Judiciary Committee hearings on the filtering practices of social media platforms.

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (H.R. 5075) by voice vote to create an alert system for missing adults. The bill is named after Ashanti Billie, who went missing at the age of 19 in September 2017 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Ashanti was abducted shortly after arriving to work and tragically was murdered by her captor. The Ashanti Alert Act assists local and regional law enforcement in locating missing adults, like Ashanti Billie.

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (H.R. 5075) by voice vote to create an alert system for missing adults. The bill is named after Ashanti Billie, who went missing at the age of 19 in September 2017 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Ashanti was abducted shortly after arriving to work and tragically was murdered by her captor. The Ashanti Alert Act assists local and regional law enforcement in locating missing adults, like Ashanti Billie.

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved H. Con. Res. 72 by voice vote to express the sense of Congress that child safety should be the first priority in custody and visitation adjudications at family state courts. There is concern that state family courts are not adequately hearing and evaluating claims of child abuse and domestic violence during custody disputes. According to the Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence, an estimated 58,000 children a year are court-ordered into the unsafe custody or care of abusive parents.

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved H. Con. Res. 72 by voice vote to express the sense of Congress that child safety should be the first priority in custody and visitation adjudications at family state courts. There is concern that state family courts are not adequately hearing and evaluating claims of child abuse and domestic violence during custody disputes. According to the Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence, an estimated 58,000 children a year are court-ordered into the unsafe custody or care of abusive parents.

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved the Preventing Child Exploitation Act (H.R. 6847) by voice vote to fight child abuse and exploitation and bring perpetrators to justice. The bill, sponsored by Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-Ala.), contains four Judiciary Committee bills that have previously been approved by the House of Representatives, sending them to the Senate in one package for a vote. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) applauded today’s vote to protect children in the statement below. “Today, the House of Representatives has taken action once again to protect children and bring those who hurt or exploit them to justice.

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved the Preventing Child Exploitation Act (H.R. 6847) by voice vote to fight child abuse and exploitation and bring perpetrators to justice. The bill, sponsored by Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-Ala.), contains four Judiciary Committee bills that have previously been approved by the House of Representatives, sending them to the Senate in one package for a vote. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) applauded today’s vote to protect children in the statement below. “Today, the House of Representatives has taken action once again to protect children and bring those who hurt or exploit them to justice.

Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (S. 2559), bipartisan legislation to help ensure the visually impaired and those with print disabilities, such as dyslexia, have access to published works.  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) praised today’s passage of the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act in the statement below. Chairman Goodlatte: “The Marrakesh Treaty, which was signed by over 50 countries in 2013, ensures that all individuals, regardless of the visual impairment, have access to modified formats of copyrighted works.