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Washington, D.C.— On Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at 4:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold a hearing entitled, “International Antitrust Enforcement: China and Beyond.” The hearing will focus on the enforcement of antitrust and competition laws against companies and citizens that engage in the ever-expanding global marketplace. Specifically, the hearing will focus on China’s enforcement of its competition laws and the potential impact of China’s enforcement on other international jurisdictions.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following joint statement on the one year anniversary of the enactment of the USA Freedom Act: “One year has passed since the enactment of the USA Freedom Act and the law is working.

Civil asset forfeiture reform is part of the House Judiciary Committee’s criminal justice reform initiativeWashington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote H.R.

Civil asset forfeiture reform is part of the House Judiciary Committee’s criminal justice reform initiativeWashington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote H.R.

Chairman Goodlatte: In February of 2015, this committee held a hearing on civil asset forfeiture.  In the intervening months, the committee has continuously met with and discussed this issue with reformers, law enforcement agencies, and members and staff in an attempt to find a bill that strikes the proper balance between the need to ensure that criminals do not retain the profits of their crimes and the need to protect Americans’ property rights. The bill the committee is considering today is the product of countless hours of discussions with those groups and it ad

Chairman Goodlatte: In February of 2015, this committee held a hearing on civil asset forfeiture.  In the intervening months, the committee has continuously met with and discussed this issue with reformers, law enforcement agencies, and members and staff in an attempt to find a bill that strikes the proper balance between the need to ensure that criminals do not retain the profits of their crimes and the need to protect Americans’ property rights. The bill the committee is considering today is the product of countless hours of discussions with those groups and it ad

Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 3636, the “Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act,” introduced by Mimi Walters, makes a valuable improvement to the O visa program.  It will provide needed transparency while helping to combat fraud. An O-1 visa is a temporary visa for an alien who “has extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics . . .

Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 3636, the “Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act,” introduced by Mimi Walters, makes a valuable improvement to the O visa program.  It will provide needed transparency while helping to combat fraud. An O-1 visa is a temporary visa for an alien who “has extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics . . .