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May 29, 2015

Washington, D.C.— On June 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice will hold a hearing to examine First Amendment protections for students on public college and university campuses.

May 29, 2015

Washington, D.C.— On June 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice will hold a hearing to examine First Amendment protections for students on public college and university campuses.

May 26, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit refused to lift the injunction against President Obama’s unilaterally created programs that shield millions of unlawful immigrants from removal and grant them affirmative benefits. “Today’s decision from the federal appeals court is another victory for the Constitution and the American people.
May 26, 2015

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) today issued the following statement calling on the Senate to pass the USA Freedom Act:

“Because the Senate failed to complete its work last Saturday, passage of the USA Freedom Act remains the only viable legislative option that will bring real reform and ensure no lapse in intelligence authorities. The House-passed bill is the only bill the Senate can pass and send to the President before Sunday night’s deadline.

May 26, 2015

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) today issued the following statement calling on the Senate to pass the USA Freedom Act:

“Because the Senate failed to complete its work last Saturday, passage of the USA Freedom Act remains the only viable legislative option that will bring real reform and ensure no lapse in intelligence authorities. The House-passed bill is the only bill the Senate can pass and send to the President before Sunday night’s deadline.

May 26, 2015

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) today issued the following statement calling on the Senate to pass the USA Freedom Act:

“Because the Senate failed to complete its work last Saturday, passage of the USA Freedom Act remains the only viable legislative option that will bring real reform and ensure no lapse in intelligence authorities. The House-passed bill is the only bill the Senate can pass and send to the President before Sunday night’s deadline.

May 23, 2015

Washington, D.C. – By a vote of 57-42, the bipartisan USA Freedom Act failed to reach the 60-vote threshold to advance in the Senate. Following the Senate’s rejection of the USA Freedom Act, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following joint statement:

May 22, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following statement regarding attempts at a short-term extension in the Senate of the Patriot Act and other reported proposals.

May 21, 2015
Washington, D.C. — United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently disclosed that aliens with terrorist connections may be attempting to take advantage of the United States’ asylum system.
May 21, 2015
Washington, D.C. — United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently disclosed that aliens with terrorist connections may be attempting to take advantage of the United States’ asylum system.