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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 Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017 (H.R. 1039). Chairman Goodlatte: Under current law, a federal probation officer may arrest a probationer, meaning an offender on supervised release, if the officer has probable cause to believe that the offender has violated a condition of his or her probation or release.

Washington, D.C. – Adding to the House Judiciary Committee’s work to protect children from exploitation and abuse, the Committee today approved a bill to combat child pornography and bring perpetrators to justice. The Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act (H.R. 1761), authored by Representative Mike Johnson (R-La.), was approved by voice vote. The bill protects child pornography victims by remedying a federal court ruling in United States v. Palomino-Coronado.

Washington, D.C. – Adding to the House Judiciary Committee’s work to protect children from exploitation and abuse, the Committee today approved a bill to combat child pornography and bring perpetrators to justice. The Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act (H.R. 1761), authored by Representative Mike Johnson (R-La.), was approved by voice vote. The bill protects child pornography victims by remedying a federal court ruling in United States v. Palomino-Coronado.

Washington, D.C. – Adding to the House Judiciary Committee’s work to protect children from exploitation and abuse, the Committee today approved a bill to combat child pornography and bring perpetrators to justice. The Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act (H.R. 1761), authored by Representative Mike Johnson (R-La.), was approved by voice vote. The bill protects child pornography victims by remedying a federal court ruling in United States v. Palomino-Coronado.

Washington, D.C.—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks during the markup of H.R. 2266, the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017. Chairman Goodlatte: A well-functioning bankruptcy system is an essential element of our economy, providing relief to consumers and allowing businesses to reorganize, preserve jobs and maximize the value of assets. A strained bankruptcy judiciary will slow that system down and undermine the essential benefits it provides. There are presently twenty-nine temporary bankruptcy judgeships in the bankruptcy system with a lapse date of May 25, 2017.

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 Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 (H.R. 1761). Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 1761, the “Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017,” fixes a regrettable, judicially-created loophole in the federal production of child pornography statute.  In U.S. v.

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 Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 (H.R. 1761). Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 1761, the “Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017,” fixes a regrettable, judicially-created loophole in the federal production of child pornography statute.  In U.S. v.

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 Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 (H.R. 1761). Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 1761, the “Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017,” fixes a regrettable, judicially-created loophole in the federal production of child pornography statute.  In U.S. v.