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June 6, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act (H.R. 3249). This bill establishes a grant program to provide resources to state and local law enforcement agencies to combat gang activity in their communities.
Chairman Goodlatte: Gangs are a poison in America. They bring violence, drugs, and death.
June 4, 2018
Washington, D.C. - In an op-ed on FoxNews.com, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), and House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Vice Chairman Doug Collins (R-Ga.) call on the U.S.
June 1, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of June 4-8, 2018.
FRIDAY, JUNE 89:00 a.m.Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice
Hearing on: Questions Regarding the U.S. Census
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
All hearings and markups are streamed live at judiciary.house.gov.
May 24, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte issued the following statement on the joint announcement from the Departments of State, Agriculture, Homeland Security, and Labor regarding regulatory changes to the H-2A temporary agricultural workers program.
“Today the Departments of State, Agriculture, Homeland Security, and Labor announced that they intend to make changes to the failed H-2A system. I applaud the Administration’s intention to improve the current program. However, these reforms are only good while the current Administration is in office.
May 24, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte issued the following statement on the joint announcement from the Departments of State, Agriculture, Homeland Security, and Labor regarding regulatory changes to the H-2A temporary agricultural workers program.
“Today the Departments of State, Agriculture, Homeland Security, and Labor announced that they intend to make changes to the failed H-2A system. I applaud the Administration’s intention to improve the current program. However, these reforms are only good while the current Administration is in office.
May 24, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to protect American victims of international terrorism and ensure access to compensation for those impacted by acts of terror. The Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 (H.R.
May 24, 2018
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act (H.R. 5904).
May 24, 2018
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act (H.R. 5904).
May 22, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 360-59 a bill to reform the federal prison system, the FIRST STEP Act (H.R. 5682). This legislation, sponsored by Representatives Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), improves the federal prison system through the implementation of corrections policy reforms.
May 22, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 360-59 a bill to reform the federal prison system, the FIRST STEP Act (H.R. 5682). This legislation, sponsored by Representatives Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), improves the federal prison system through the implementation of corrections policy reforms.