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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 . . . and seeks to enter the United States to continue work in the area of extraordinary ability.”  An O-2 visa is a temporary visa for an alien who “seeks to enter the United States [to] accompany[] and assist[] in the . . .

Washington, D.C.  – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 14-10 legislation to strengthen visa security, curb fraud, and enhance the integrity of the immigration system. The Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 (H.R. 5203) – introduced by Representative J.

Washington, D.C.  – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 14-10 legislation to strengthen visa security, curb fraud, and enhance the integrity of the immigration system. The Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 (H.R. 5203) – introduced by Representative J.

Chairman Goodlatte: During a Judiciary Committee hearing late last year, a State Department Assistant Secretary testified that “Applicants to the U.S.

Chairman Goodlatte: During a Judiciary Committee hearing late last year, a State Department Assistant Secretary testified that “Applicants to the U.S.

Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Chairman King, for convening this fifth hearing of the Task Force on Executive Overreach, this one focusing on executive overreach in federal regulations. Federal regulations take a huge toll on small business.  Warren Meyer, the owner of a company who runs campgrounds, said recently “In one year, I literally spent more personal time on compliance with a single regulatory issue -- implementing increasingly detailed and draconian procedures so I could prove … my employees were not working over their 30-minute lunch breaks -- than I did thinking about expanding the business or getting new contracts.” On a larger scale, a Mercatus Working Paper concludes

Washington, D.C.  – The House Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on “Examining the Allegations of Misconduct Against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, Part I.” At the hearing, members of the House Judiciary Committee examined the findings of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s investigation of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. Background:

• In May 2013, the American people first learned that the IRS had been singling out conservative groups for heightened review as they applied for tax exempt statu

Washington, D.C.  – The House Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on “Examining the Allegations of Misconduct Against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, Part I.” At the hearing, members of the House Judiciary Committee examined the findings of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s investigation of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. Background:

• In May 2013, the American people first learned that the IRS had been singling out conservative groups for heightened review as they applied for tax exempt statu