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Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (H.R. 1865). Chairman Goodlatte: Today I’m pleased the Committee is considering H.R. 1865, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017. This bill provides federal, state, and local prosecutors the tools needed to combat online sex trafficking. In the past few years, we’ve seen online sex trafficking continue to grow at an alarming rate.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (H.R. 1865). Chairman Goodlatte: Today I’m pleased the Committee is considering H.R. 1865, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017. This bill provides federal, state, and local prosecutors the tools needed to combat online sex trafficking. In the past few years, we’ve seen online sex trafficking continue to grow at an alarming rate.

Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 402-2 the Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017 (H.R. 1730).

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.)  today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of theProtecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017 (H.R. 1730). Chairman Bob Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. The Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017 is a bill designed to address recent attacks on religious institutions. It amends the Church Arson Prevention Act to clarify that the Act covers religious real property, such as religious community centers.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.)  today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of theProtecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017 (H.R. 1730). Chairman Bob Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. The Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017 is a bill designed to address recent attacks on religious institutions. It amends the Church Arson Prevention Act to clarify that the Act covers religious real property, such as religious community centers.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of December 11-15, 2017. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 10:00 a.m. Full Committee MarkupH.R. 1865, the "Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017" H.R.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of December 11-15, 2017. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 10:00 a.m. Full Committee MarkupH.R. 1865, the "Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017" H.R.

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to deny review of the case of South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. Proponents of review seek a Court-imposed solution to challenges in the collection of taxes on sales by out-of-state vendors, a matter that the Court itself has previously said is within Congress’s constitutional jurisdiction.  Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Sen.