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Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives approved H.R. 1944, the Private Property Rights Protection Act, by a vote of 353-65. Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) introduced the Private Property Rights Protection Act to protect Americans from eminent domain abuse and to disincentivize state and local governments from using eminent domain to seize the homes of hardworking Americans only to give the property to other private interests.
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved H.R. 1123, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act by a vote of 295-114. This bipartisan bill, which restores the exemption that allowed consumers to unlock their cell phones, is a simple, but important, fix to a serious problem that consumers face today. H.R. 1123 is supported by the Fraternal Order of Police, Competitive Carriers Association, Consumers Union, CTIA, and Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congressman Randy Forbes (R-Va.) today sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder asking what the Department of Justice plans to do in light of a recent decision by the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Following today’s Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee hearing on asylum fraud, several members of the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting that the agency fully investigate the cost of asylum fraud to American taxpayers.
Washington, D.C. – Today at 1:00 p.m. the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold a hearing on the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2014 (SCRUB Act).
Washington, D.C.– House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement after being named “2014 TechVoice Champion” by CompTIA and Technology Councils of North America (TECNA), through their TechVoice partnership.
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing on fraud in the asylum system and the Obama Administration’s contribution to this problem by its refusal to enforce our immigration laws. The House Judiciary Committee recently obtained a report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that shows there has been proven or possible fraud in at least 70% of cases. Additionally, a separate DHS report shows that the Obama Administration is abusing current law by not detaining certain individuals seeking asylum.
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing on fraud in the asylum system and the Obama Administration’s contribution to this problem by its refusal to enforce our immigration laws. The House Judiciary Committee recently obtained a report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that shows there has been proven or possible fraud in at least 70% of cases. Additionally, a separate DHS report shows that the Obama Administration is abusing current law by not detaining certain individuals seeking asylum.
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and State Department yesterday issued two new exemptions to the Immigration and Nationality Act that would allow foreign nationals who have provided material support to individuals or terrorist organizations, as long as they are not part of or officially designated as a terrorist organization, the opportunity to benefit from our immigration laws.