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January 19, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued this statement following the President signing into law a reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a critical national security tool.
Chairman Goodlatte: “I am pleased the President has signed into law the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act, which represents a good step at reforming one our nation’s most indispensable national security tools. While this legislation is not perfect, the bill requires, for the first time, a warrant to access 702-collected communications of U.S.
January 19, 2018
Update: Dionne Warwick Added to Witness ListWashington, D.C. -- On Friday, January 26, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a field hearing entitled "Music Policy Issues: A Perspective from Those Who Make It“. The hearing will take place at Fordham University School of Law located in New York City, New York.
The witnesses for this hearing are:
- Mr. Aloe Blacc, Musician, Singer, Songwriter
- Mr. Mike Clink, Record Producer
- Mr. Booker T.
January 19, 2018
Update: Dionne Warwick Added to Witness ListWashington, D.C. -- On Friday, January 26, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a field hearing entitled "Music Policy Issues: A Perspective from Those Who Make It“. The hearing will take place at Fordham University School of Law located in New York City, New York.
The witnesses for this hearing are:
- Mr. Aloe Blacc, Musician, Singer, Songwriter
- Mr. Mike Clink, Record Producer
- Mr. Booker T.
January 19, 2018
Washington, D.C. - The House of Representatives today passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 4712), which ensures that babies who survive an abortion procedure receive immediate medical care and are admitted to a hospital.
January 19, 2018
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in favor of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R.
January 19, 2018
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in favor of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R.
January 17, 2018
Washington, D.C. - The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Disclosing Foreign Influence Act (H.R. 4170) by a vote of 15-6. This bipartisan piece of legislation updates the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) to improve the transparency and give enforcement authority to the Department of Justice.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Representative Mike Johnson (R-La.), chief sponsor of H.R. 4170, have issued the following statement:
Chairman Goodlatte: “The House Judiciary Committee voted today in favor of transparency and accountability.
January 17, 2018
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks today during the markup of H.R. 4170, a bill that increases the transparency requirement for foreign agents lobbying the United States.
Chairman Goodlatte: I commend Representative Johnson for introducing H.R.
January 17, 2018
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks today during the markup of H.R. 4170, a bill that increases the transparency requirement for foreign agents lobbying the United States.
Chairman Goodlatte: I commend Representative Johnson for introducing H.R.
January 16, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement on the report issued by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security entitled “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States”.
Chairman Goodlatte: “The startling information in this report confirms what we already know: our current immigration system is broken, and it fails to protect the American people. America is a nation of immigrants, most of whom came to this country seeking a better life.