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Washington, D.C. - The House Judiciary Committee today approved the “Private Property Rights Protection Act” (H.R. 1689) by voice vote. This bill provides important limits on the government’s ability to seize private property using eminent domain. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement: Chairman Goodlatte: “Eminent domain has grown far beyond the vision of our nation’s founders.

Washington, D.C. - The House Judiciary Committee today approved the “Private Property Rights Protection Act” (H.R. 1689) by voice vote. This bill provides important limits on the government’s ability to seize private property using eminent domain. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement: Chairman Goodlatte: “Eminent domain has grown far beyond the vision of our nation’s founders.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced updated subcommittee assignments for Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee in the 115th Congress: Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice Chairman Steve King (IA) Vice Chairman Ron DeSantis (FL) Louie Gohmert (TX) Karen Handel (GA) Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Chairman Darrell Issa (CA) Vice Chairman Doug Collins (GA) Lamar Smith (TX) Steve Chabot (OH) Jim Jordan (OH) Ted Poe (TX) Tom Marino (PA)

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following opening statement at the markup of the "Private Property Rights Protection Act" (H.R.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following opening statement at the markup of the "Private Property Rights Protection Act" (H.R.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today gave the following statement on the House floor in support of the Music Modernization Act (H.R. 5447). Today, the House brings early 20th Century music laws for the analog era into the 21st Century digital era. These changes are a culmination of years of effort by interested parties as well as by many Members of the Judiciary Committee. The problems and failures in our nation’s music laws have imposed real financial costs upon artists and creators.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on a D.C. federal judge’s ruling ordering the Trump Administration to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was unilaterally created in a memorandum by the Obama Administration, and accept new applicants. “For a federal judge to rule that the current administration cannot change a memo from the previous administration is absurd.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on a D.C. federal judge’s ruling ordering the Trump Administration to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was unilaterally created in a memorandum by the Obama Administration, and accept new applicants. “For a federal judge to rule that the current administration cannot change a memo from the previous administration is absurd.