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April 28, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Eighteen months ago, this Committee commenced a “pattern or practice” investigation into the Justice Department’s mortgage lending settlements. We found that DOJ is systematically subverting Congress’s spending power by requiring settling parties to donate money to activist groups.
In just the last two years, DOJ has directed nearly a billion dollars to third-parties entirely outside of Congress’s spending and oversight authority. Of that, over half-a-billion has already been disbursed or is committed to being disbursed.
April 28, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has obtained detailed information about the criminal aliens released by the Obama Administration during Fiscal Year 2015. This new information shows that U.S.
April 28, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has obtained detailed information about the criminal aliens released by the Obama Administration during Fiscal Year 2015. This new information shows that U.S.
April 27, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 410-2 the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (S.
April 27, 2016
The Email Privacy Act modernizes ECPA to protect Americans’ privacy and public safetyWashington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 419-0 the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 699) to protect Americans’ privacy and public safety in the digital age.
Nearly 30 years ago, Congress passed the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 to provide a fair balance between the privacy expectations of American citizens and the legitimate needs of law enforcement agencies.
April 27, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Today we are here to consider S.1890, the “Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016.” This bill puts forward enhancements to our federal trade secrets law, creating a federal civil remedy for trade secret misappropriation that will help American innovators protect their intellectual property from criminal theft by foreign agents and those engaging in economic espionage. This bill will help U.S.
April 27, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Today is an historic day.
April 27, 2016
Bill requires the GAO to examine the terrorist watchlist in light of evolving threatsWashington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote the No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act (H.R.
April 27, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Across the globe, nations are on alert as the threat of ISIS spreads. France, Turkey, Belgium and the United States have each been tragically affected by ISIS or ISIS-inspired terror plots. It is imperative that America’s first lines of defense against ISIS and other terror groups are working effectively.
H.R. 4240, the No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act, is a common sense bill that requires the U.S.
April 27, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved several bills to combat the opioid epidemic facing the United States by providing tools to investigate criminal activity and prevent and treat addiction.