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October 3, 2017
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, October 4, 2017, the House Judiciary Committee will consider the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 3711). This bill, introduced by Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), and Congressman Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), preserves jobs for citizens and legal workers by requiring U.S.
October 2, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today unveiled a bill to create a new, workable agricultural guestworker program for America’s farmers and ranchers.
The Agricultural Guestworker Act, or the AG Act, replaces the outdated and broken H-2A guestworker program with a reliable, efficient, and fair program and will be marked up by the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, October 4, 2017.
October 2, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today unveiled a bill to create a new, workable agricultural guestworker program for America’s farmers and ranchers.
The Agricultural Guestworker Act, or the AG Act, replaces the outdated and broken H-2A guestworker program with a reliable, efficient, and fair program and will be marked up by the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, October 4, 2017.
October 2, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of October 2-6, 2017.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 310:00 a.m.Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and InvestigationsHearing: Online Sex Trafficking and the Communications Decency Act
Witnesses:
- The Honorable Chris Cox, Outside Counsel, NetChoice
September 29, 2017
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Online Sex Trafficking and the Communications Decency Act.”
In recent years, there has been a spate of criminal and civil litigation against Backpage.com, a website that offers classified listings, including an extensive adult services section in which minors and women forced into prostitution are
September 29, 2017
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Online Sex Trafficking and the Communications Decency Act.”
In recent years, there has been a spate of criminal and civil litigation against Backpage.com, a website that offers classified listings, including an extensive adult services section in which minors and women forced into prostitution are
September 27, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) met with Department of State Secretary Rex Tillerson and Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Elaine Duke regarding the Trump Administration’s refugee ceiling for Fiscal Year 2018.
September 27, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) met with Department of State Secretary Rex Tillerson and Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Elaine Duke regarding the Trump Administration’s refugee ceiling for Fiscal Year 2018.
September 27, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) met with Department of State Secretary Rex Tillerson and Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Elaine Duke regarding the Trump Administration’s refugee ceiling for Fiscal Year 2018.
September 27, 2017
Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote H.R. 3229, bipartisan legislation to protect the safety of federal judges. This bill, authored by Representatives Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and a product of the House Judiciary Committee, extends the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive personal information contained in the financial disclosure reports of federal judges.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr.