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Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 4001, the “Fix the Footnotes Act of 2015,” introduced by Congressman Ken Buck of Colorado, is a technical but important piece of legislation.  This bill fixes the footnotes placed by the Law Revision Counsel in Title 18 whenever it appears Congress has made an error in drafting or for clarity. The last piece of comprehensive legislation addressing this issue was enacted in 2002.  Before that, it was the 1994 crime bill – passed by Congress more than twenty years ago.  It is time for Congress to act again to correct clerical and drafting errors in the criminal code. H.R.

Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 4023, the “Clean Up the Code Act of 2015,” introduced by Congressman Steve Chabot of Ohio, strikes several sections of the U.S.

Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 4023, the “Clean Up the Code Act of 2015,” introduced by Congressman Steve Chabot of Ohio, strikes several sections of the U.S.

Washington, D.C.  – The House Judiciary Committee released a new video on the bipartisan Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3713).

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved four bills to rein in the explosion of federal criminal law, commonly referred to as over-criminalization. First, the Committee approved the Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 4002) by voice vote, authored by Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.). This legislation creates a default mens rea standard that applies when federal law does not provide a state of mind requirement.

Washington, D.C.  – The House Judiciary Committee released a new video on the bipartisan Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3713).

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved four bills to rein in the explosion of federal criminal law, commonly referred to as over-criminalization. First, the Committee approved the Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 4002) by voice vote, authored by Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.). This legislation creates a default mens rea standard that applies when federal law does not provide a state of mind requirement.

Washington, D.C.  – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote bipartisan legislation to reform federal sentencing laws. The Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 (H.R.