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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. Government Accountability Office to conduct an independent review of the operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database (or TSDB), which is sometimes referred to as the terrorist watchlist. The gentlewoman from Texas, Ms.

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. Today’s markup follows last week’s Committee approval of two bills to curtail international drug trafficking into the United States and protect classified information pertaining to drug kingpins. The Committee first approved by voice vote the bipartisan Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act (H.R.

Bill allows federal law enforcement officers to carry their government-issued firearm on and off-dutyWashington, D.C.  – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the Federal Law Enforcement Self Defense Protection Act (H.R. 2137) to ensure that officers are able to defend and protect themselves on and off-duty. Because federal law enforcement officers face potentially dangerous situations on a daily basis whether on duty or off-duty, they are permitted to carry their government-issued firearms even when they are not on duty.

Bill allows federal law enforcement officers to carry their government-issued firearm on and off-dutyWashington, D.C.  – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the Federal Law Enforcement Self Defense Protection Act (H.R. 2137) to ensure that officers are able to defend and protect themselves on and off-duty. Because federal law enforcement officers face potentially dangerous situations on a daily basis whether on duty or off-duty, they are permitted to carry their government-issued firearms even when they are not on duty.

Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 5052 is a bill that will require an evaluation of the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Grant Program authorized by H.R. 5046 and a number of complementary bills authorizing grants to address opioid abuse that have been marked up by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Chairman Goodlatte: I would like to begin by thanking Representative Posey and Judiciary Committee Members, David Trott, Ted Deutch, Hank Johnson, and Randy Forbes for introducing this bipartisan legislation. The CAPTIVE Act makes two small, but important changes to section 201 of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act to make it easier for U.S.

Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 5048, the “Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016,” was introduced by our colleague Congressman Frank Guinta from New Hampshire.  I thank Mr. Guinta, co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic, for his ongoing efforts on this critical issue. H.R.

Chairman Goodlatte: Today we consider H.R.