News

Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.) issued the following joint statement upon House Judiciary Committee approval of the Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act (FIBA) of 2017 (H.R.

Washington, D.C.—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act (H.R. 1695).Chairman Goodlatte: The Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 fills a critical gap that currently exists in the selection process for all future Registers of Copyright.

Washington, D.C.—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act (FIBA) of 2017 (H.R. 1667).Chairman Goodlatte: In 2008, our economy suffered one of the most significant financial crises in history.

Washington, D.C.—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act (FIBA) of 2017 (H.R. 1667).Chairman Goodlatte: In 2008, our economy suffered one of the most significant financial crises in history.

Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement upon the signing of the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 (S. 305) into law by President Donald J.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee hearing to examine the state of forensic science in the United States. Chairman Goodlatte: I want to thank Chairman Gowdy for holding this very important hearing today. The use of forensic science to solve crimes has existed for centuries. One of the first recorded examples occurred in the year 1248.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee hearing to examine the state of forensic science in the United States. Chairman Goodlatte: I want to thank Chairman Gowdy for holding this very important hearing today. The use of forensic science to solve crimes has existed for centuries. One of the first recorded examples occurred in the year 1248.

Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, March 30, 2017, at 9:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice will hold a legislative hearing on the Private Property Rights Protection Act (H.R. 1689). The hearing will examine the state of property rights in the United States since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Kelo v. City of New London. Eleven years ago, the Supreme Court of the United States announced its now infamous decision in Kelo v.