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Chairman Goodlatte: Today we consider H.R.

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: Today we consider H.R.

Chairman Goodlatte: Welcome, Attorney General Lynch, to your first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee since your confirmation earlier this year.  We are pleased to have you here with us. Last week, we witnessed horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, which claimed the lives of over 120 innocent civilians and for which ISIS has taken credit.  Our thoughts and prayers remain with the French people and we mourn with them. At the same time, these terrorist attacks are a stark reminder that ISIS poses a threat to our allies and America. Yet this reality is not clearly seen by our President. Just hours before the attack, President Obama boasted that ISIS is contained.

Chairman Goodlatte: Welcome, Attorney General Lynch, to your first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee since your confirmation earlier this year.  We are pleased to have you here with us. Last week, we witnessed horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, which claimed the lives of over 120 innocent civilians and for which ISIS has taken credit.  Our thoughts and prayers remain with the French people and we mourn with them. At the same time, these terrorist attacks are a stark reminder that ISIS poses a threat to our allies and America. Yet this reality is not clearly seen by our President. Just hours before the attack, President Obama boasted that ISIS is contained.

Washington, D.C. – As part of the House Judiciary Committee’s criminal justice reform initiative, members of the House Judiciary Committee unveiled four bills to rein in the explosion of federal criminal law, commonly referred to as over-criminalization. These bills, along with the Sentencing Reform Act (H.R.

Chairman Goodlatte: Welcome, Attorney General Lynch, to your first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee since your confirmation earlier this year.  We are pleased to have you here with us. Last week, we witnessed horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, which claimed the lives of over 120 innocent civilians and for which ISIS has taken credit.  Our thoughts and prayers remain with the French people and we mourn with them. At the same time, these terrorist attacks are a stark reminder that ISIS poses a threat to our allies and America. Yet this reality is not clearly seen by our President. Just hours before the attack, President Obama boasted that ISIS is contained.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced a markup for Wednesday, November 18 at 10:00 a.m. At the markup, the Committee will take up several criminal justice reform bills, in addition to other legislation. Below is the Committee’s schedule for the remainder of the week. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1710:00 a.m. | Full Committee  Hearing on: Oversight of the United States Department of Justice Witness: The Honorable Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General, U.S.