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Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved three bills to protect children from abuse and sexual exploitation. These bills ensure youth-serving organizations have access to background checks for prospective staff and volunteers, investigators have efficient access to critical evidence needed to stop child predators, and reauthorize and improve critical programs to track sex offenders. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on today’s Committee approval of these bills: “Children are among the most vulnerable and innocent among us and deserve the highest protection of the law.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved three bills to protect children from abuse and sexual exploitation. These bills ensure youth-serving organizations have access to background checks for prospective staff and volunteers, investigators have efficient access to critical evidence needed to stop child predators, and reauthorize and improve critical programs to track sex offenders. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on today’s Committee approval of these bills: “Children are among the most vulnerable and innocent among us and deserve the highest protection of the law.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved three bills to protect children from abuse and sexual exploitation. These bills ensure youth-serving organizations have access to background checks for prospective staff and volunteers, investigators have efficient access to critical evidence needed to stop child predators, and reauthorize and improve critical programs to track sex offenders. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on today’s Committee approval of these bills: “Children are among the most vulnerable and innocent among us and deserve the highest protection of the law.

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 statement following House passage of the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 372) by a vote of  416-7. “Hardworking Americans are hurting because of the failures of Obamacare. Since Obamacare was signed into law seven years ago this week, the health care marketplace has been collapsing and consolidating because of this poorly designed law.

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 statement following House passage of the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 372) by a vote of  416-7. “Hardworking Americans are hurting because of the failures of Obamacare. Since Obamacare was signed into law seven years ago this week, the health care marketplace has been collapsing and consolidating because of this poorly designed law.

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 Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017 (H.R. 1188). Chairman Goodlatte: It has been over a decade since President George W. Bush signed into law the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act. The Walsh Act was a monumental bill, changing how this nation addresses registering, monitoring, and apprehending sex offenders. Research shows that sexual crimes reported to police decline by an average of 13% within a jurisdiction after enacting a registry.

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 Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017 (H.R. 1188). Chairman Goodlatte: It has been over a decade since President George W. Bush signed into law the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act. The Walsh Act was a monumental bill, changing how this nation addresses registering, monitoring, and apprehending sex offenders. Research shows that sexual crimes reported to police decline by an average of 13% within a jurisdiction after enacting a registry.

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 Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017 (H.R. 1188). Chairman Goodlatte: It has been over a decade since President George W. Bush signed into law the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act. The Walsh Act was a monumental bill, changing how this nation addresses registering, monitoring, and apprehending sex offenders. Research shows that sexual crimes reported to police decline by an average of 13% within a jurisdiction after enacting a registry.