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Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 407-10 the Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act of 2018. This bipartisan bill, introduced by Judiciary Committee Member Representative John Rutherford (R-Fla.), creates a grant program administered by the Department of Justice to train students, teachers, school personnel, and local law enforcement how to identify and intervene early when signs of violence arise, creates an anonymous reporting system, and implements school threat assessment protocols to prevent school shootings from occurring.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) spoke today on the House floor in support of the STOP School Violence Act (H.R. 4909). This bill creates a  Department of Justice grant program to train students, teachers, school personnel, and local law enforcement how to identify and intervene when they encounter potential threats. Chairman Goodlatte: Today I rise in strong support of H.R.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) was joined at a press conference by conservative Hispanic leaders, who announced their support for the Securing America’s Future Act (H.R.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) was joined at a press conference by conservative Hispanic leaders, who announced their support for the Securing America’s Future Act (H.R.

Washington, D.C.  – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and conservative Hispanic leaders will hold a press conference on TUESDAY at 12:30PM ET on the Securing America’s Future Act (H.R. 4760).

Washington, D.C.  – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and conservative Hispanic leaders will hold a press conference on TUESDAY at 12:30PM ET on the Securing America’s Future Act (H.R. 4760).

Washington, D.C. – Due to the change in the House schedule, the Judiciary Committee has postponed Friday's hearing until further notice. ***POSTPONED*** FRIDAY. MARCH 169:00 a.m.Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Witness: Director Mark Inch 2141 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, D.C. – On Friday, March 16 at 9:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing on the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) where Director Mark Inch will testify. The BOP protects communities by confining offenders in the controlled environments of prisons and community-based facilities that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and appropriately secure, and that provide work and other self-improvement opportunities to assist offenders in becoming law-abiding citizens.