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September 23, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of September 26-30, 2016.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2710:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security
Hearing on: New Orleans: How the Crescent City Became a Sanctuary City
Witnesses:
- The Honorable Jeff Landry, Attorney General, Louisiana Department of Justice
- The Honor
September 23, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “New Orleans: How the Crescent City Became a Sanctuary City.” At the hearing, members will seek answers about the Justice Department’s involvement in crafting the New Orleans Police Department’s (NOPD) sanctuary policy.
In 2010, the mayor of the City of New Orleans requested the Justice Department to “reform” the NOPD.
September 23, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “New Orleans: How the Crescent City Became a Sanctuary City.” At the hearing, members will seek answers about the Justice Department’s involvement in crafting the New Orleans Police Department’s (NOPD) sanctuary policy.
In 2010, the mayor of the City of New Orleans requested the Justice Department to “reform” the NOPD.
September 22, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) introduced the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act (H.R. 6130) to help return to the victims’ artwork and other cultural property that was stolen by the Nazis during the Holocaust.
By establishing a six-year federal statute of limitations for these claims, the bill will help facilitate the return of Nazi-confiscated artwork to its rightful owners or heirs.
September 22, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) introduced the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act (H.R. 6130) to help return to the victims’ artwork and other cultural property that was stolen by the Nazis during the Holocaust.
By establishing a six-year federal statute of limitations for these claims, the bill will help facilitate the return of Nazi-confiscated artwork to its rightful owners or heirs.
September 22, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, September 22, 2016, Director Sarah Saldaña testified before the House Judiciary Committee at an oversight hearing on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ICE is the federal agency that is charged with enforcing U.S. immigration laws.
September 22, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, September 22, 2016, Director Sarah Saldaña testified before the House Judiciary Committee at an oversight hearing on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ICE is the federal agency that is charged with enforcing U.S. immigration laws.
September 22, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley are calling on the Justice Department to explain its role in advising the Obama Administration in its plan to relinquish authority of key internet domain name functions. In a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, the chairmen express concern about the proposal, given an abundance of unanswered questions regarding internet openness, control of government domains, the disposal of government property and antitrust considerations.
September 22, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley are calling on the Justice Department to explain its role in advising the Obama Administration in its plan to relinquish authority of key internet domain name functions. In a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, the chairmen express concern about the proposal, given an abundance of unanswered questions regarding internet openness, control of government domains, the disposal of government property and antitrust considerations.
September 22, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Today’s proceeding marks the fourth in our series of hearings focused on competition in the health care marketplace. Now, the Committee turns its attention to the pharmaceutical industry and the drugs that are used in the treatment of opioid overdose and addiction.
Competition in the addiction medicine markets, like the pharmaceutical market as a whole, involves a delicate balance. On the one hand, we want to encourage pharmaceutical companies to invest in expensive research and development in order to bring innovative and life-saving drug