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Washington, D.C. – This morning, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) appeared on America’s Newsroom on Fox News to discuss the diversity visa lottery and the terrorist attack in New York City. Sayfullo Saipov, an immigrant from Uzbekistan who came to the United States in 2010 through the Diversity Visa Program, plowed a rental truck into people using a bicycle path near One World Trade Center on Halloween, killing eight and injuring another 11 people.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the Combat Online PredatorsAct (H.R. 4203). This bill, introduced by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), protects children by combating the stalking and cyberstalking of minors. The Combat Online Predators Act increases the maximum term of imprisonment by up to five years for the most serious forms of stalking and cyberstalking of a minor.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the Combat Online PredatorsAct (H.R. 4203). This bill, introduced by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), protects children by combating the stalking and cyberstalking of minors. The Combat Online Predators Act increases the maximum term of imprisonment by up to five years for the most serious forms of stalking and cyberstalking of a minor.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the Combat Online PredatorsAct (H.R. 4203). This bill, introduced by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), protects children by combating the stalking and cyberstalking of minors. The Combat Online Predators Act increases the maximum term of imprisonment by up to five years for the most serious forms of stalking and cyberstalking of a minor.

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 Combat Online Predators Act (H.R. 4203). Chairman Goodlatte: Every year, about 7.5 million people are stalked in the United States. Of these victims, 11 percent have been stalked for 5 years or more and 46 percent experience at least one unwanted contact per week.

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 Combat Online Predators Act (H.R. 4203). Chairman Goodlatte: Every year, about 7.5 million people are stalked in the United States. Of these victims, 11 percent have been stalked for 5 years or more and 46 percent experience at least one unwanted contact per week.

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 Combat Online Predators Act (H.R. 4203). Chairman Goodlatte: Every year, about 7.5 million people are stalked in the United States. Of these victims, 11 percent have been stalked for 5 years or more and 46 percent experience at least one unwanted contact per week.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the Stopping Abusive Female Exploitation Act (H.R. 3317). This bill, introduced by Congressman Dave Trott (R-Mich.) and also known as the SAFE Act, prevents discrimination against women and young girls by increasing the maximum penalty for female genital mutilation. The Center for Disease Control estimates that at least half a million females in the United States have undergone genital mutilation or are at risk of having it done.