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May 12, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: This week in Washington, D.C., we are celebrating National Police Week.  This annual tradition, which draws tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the country, is a time to celebrate the critical role that police play in maintaining a free and safe society.  It is also a time to mourn our nation’s fallen heroes. Last year, 127 men and women gave their lives while protecting Americans’ public safety, including 3 officers in my home state of Virginia.  The average age of these fallen officers is just 40 years old, which is too yo
May 12, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: This week in Washington, D.C., we are celebrating National Police Week.  This annual tradition, which draws tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the country, is a time to celebrate the critical role that police play in maintaining a free and safe society.  It is also a time to mourn our nation’s fallen heroes. Last year, 127 men and women gave their lives while protecting Americans’ public safety, including 3 officers in my home state of Virginia.  The average age of these fallen officers is just 40 years old, which is too yo
May 11, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Editorial boards across the United States have come out in support of the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048), a strong, bipartisan bill that reforms our nation’s intelligence-gathering programs operated under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

May 11, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Editorial boards across the United States have come out in support of the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048), a strong, bipartisan bill that reforms our nation’s intelligence-gathering programs operated under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

May 11, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Editorial boards across the United States have come out in support of the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048), a strong, bipartisan bill that reforms our nation’s intelligence-gathering programs operated under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

May 11, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) – in conjunction with the American Center for Law and Justice – today filed an amicus brief with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a continued injunction against President Obama’s executive overreach on immigration
May 11, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) – in conjunction with the American Center for Law and Justice – today filed an amicus brief with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a continued injunction against President Obama’s executive overreach on immigration
May 11, 2015

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following hearings for next week.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13

10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet

Stakeholder Perspectives on ICANN: The .Sucks Domain and Essential Steps to Guarantee Trust and Accountability in the Internet’s Operation

Witnesses:

May 7, 2015

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing to examine stakeholders perspectives on the operation of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization charged with managing the Internet’s domain name and addressing system.  The hearing will focus on the rollout of the new .sucks domain name and the Obama Administration’s pr

May 7, 2015

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing to examine stakeholders perspectives on the operation of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization charged with managing the Internet’s domain name and addressing system.  The hearing will focus on the rollout of the new .sucks domain name and the Obama Administration’s pr