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Chairman Goodlatte: Today, the House Judiciary Committee will consider a bipartisan proposal that is the culmination of months of oversight and collaboration between members from both sides of the aisle to reform certain national security programs operated under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or FISA, over which this committee has primary jurisdiction.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 32-0 the USA Freedom Act (H.R.
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives passed the strongly bipartisan H.R. 4292, the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act by a vote of 388-4. By making a change to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, this legislation strengthens the ability of U.S.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced that on Wednesday, May 7 at 1:00 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will markup the USA FREEDOM Act (H.R.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today introduced a resolution (H.Res. 565) calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a Special Counsel to investigate the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) targeting of conservative groups.
Chairman Goodlatte: “You’re pretty. You could make some money.” That simple message, which went out via Facebook to more than 800 teenage girls in the summer of 2011, was not an innocuous compliment. Instead, it was the work of a member of the Underground Gangster Crips gang, who used charm, and then fear, intimidation and physical abuse, to coerce impressionable
Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 3610, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2013, was introduced by Mr. Paulsen of Minnesota and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin in November 2013. Cosponsored by a number of members from both sides of the aisle, this bill enjoys broad bi-partisan support.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved three bills to combat the growing problem of human trafficking in the United States. The Committee first approved by voice vote the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (H.R. 3530), a comprehensive anti-human trafficking bill authored by Congressman Ted Poe (R-Texas).