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September 6, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of September 6-9, 2016.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 710:30 a.m. | Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil JusticeHearing on: Oversight of the Judgment Fund: Iran, Big Settlements, and the Lack of Transparency
Witnesses:
- Professor Paul Figley, Associate Director of Le
September 6, 2016
Subcommittee Will Examine Transparency and Application of the Judgment FundWashington, D.C. — On Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at 10:30 A.M., the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice will hold an oversight hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Judgment Fund: Iran, Big Settlements, and the Lack of Transparency.” The hearing will examine the history and use of the government’s Judgment Fund, which is a permanent and indefinite appropriation for the Department of Justice to pay settlements and judgments made against the United States.
The use of the J
September 6, 2016
Subcommittee Will Examine Transparency and Application of the Judgment FundWashington, D.C. — On Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at 10:30 A.M., the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice will hold an oversight hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Judgment Fund: Iran, Big Settlements, and the Lack of Transparency.” The hearing will examine the history and use of the government’s Judgment Fund, which is a permanent and indefinite appropriation for the Department of Justice to pay settlements and judgments made against the United States.
The use of the J
September 1, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Members of the bipartisan Policing Strategies Working Group traveled to Detroit, Michigan on August 29-30, 2016 to meet with local community leaders and law enforcement to discuss police accountability, aggression towards law enforcement, and public safety concerns related to these issues.
September 1, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Members of the bipartisan Policing Strategies Working Group traveled to Detroit, Michigan on August 29-30, 2016 to meet with local community leaders and law enforcement to discuss police accountability, aggression towards law enforcement, and public safety concerns related to these issues.
August 31, 2016
Washington, D.C. — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte’s (R-Va.) bipartisan “Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016” (H.R.
August 29, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson for information about a criminal alien known by federal authorities who carjacked and robbed two elderly women at gunpoint in Kansas City, Missouri.
Eduardo Irhneis Escobar, an unlawful immigrant from Honduras, was convicted for felony assault in 2010 and has been encountered by federal immigration authorities since then.
August 25, 2016
FCC Fails to Recognize Market Realities and Reduces Competition through Excessive RegulationWashington, D.C.— Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement regarding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) release of its Media Ownership Rules:
Chairman Goodlatte: “Today, the FCC continues its recent tradition of advancing unnecessary and burdensome regulation
August 25, 2016
FCC Fails to Recognize Market Realities and Reduces Competition through Excessive RegulationWashington, D.C.— Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement regarding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) release of its Media Ownership Rules:
Chairman Goodlatte: “Today, the FCC continues its recent tradition of advancing unnecessary and burdensome regulation
August 22, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Several members of the bipartisan Policing Strategies Working Group will be traveling to Detroit, Michigan to meet with local community leaders and law enforcement to discuss police accountability, aggression towards law enforcement, and public safety concerns related to these issues. Members of the working group plan to hold their first photo spray and press conference following their private roundtable with community leaders on Tuesday, August 30 beginning at 12:00 p.m.