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March 27, 2014

Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.) today introduced the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014 (H.R. 4323) to extend a federal DNA backlog processing grant program through 2019. 

March 27, 2014

Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.) today introduced the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014 (H.R. 4323) to extend a federal DNA backlog processing grant program through 2019. 

March 26, 2014

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary CommitteeChairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on the Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius and Conestoga Wood v. Sebelius religious freedom cases in the Supreme Court, which center around the government mandate that businesses provide insurance coverage that includes contraceptives that could end human life after conception, despite their religious beliefs.

March 25, 2014

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, March 26th at 4:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold an oversight hearing on “Exploring Chapter 11 Reform: Corporate and Financial Institution Insolvencies; Treatment of Derivatives.” The hearing will allow the Subcommittee to review Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and discuss whether reforms are necessary to ensure that the bankruptcy process is utilized effectively.

March 25, 2014

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, March 26th at 4:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold an oversight hearing on “Exploring Chapter 11 Reform: Corporate and Financial Institution Insolvencies; Treatment of Derivatives.” The hearing will allow the Subcommittee to review Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and discuss whether reforms are necessary to ensure that the bankruptcy process is utilized effectively.

March 25, 2014

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing entitled, “Innocence for Sale: Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking.” The hearing will examine the growing crisis of child sex trafficking, including the role that technology has played in its growth, the challenges law enforcement face in investigating and prosecuting this crime, how states handle victims of minor sex trafficking, and the unique service needs of these victims.

Witnesses for the hearing will be:

March 25, 2014

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing entitled, “Innocence for Sale: Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking.” The hearing will examine the growing crisis of child sex trafficking, including the role that technology has played in its growth, the challenges law enforcement face in investigating and prosecuting this crime, how states handle victims of minor sex trafficking, and the unique service needs of these victims.

Witnesses for the hearing will be:

March 25, 2014

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing entitled, “Innocence for Sale: Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking.” The hearing will examine the growing crisis of child sex trafficking, including the role that technology has played in its growth, the challenges law enforcement face in investigating and prosecuting this crime, how states handle victims of minor sex trafficking, and the unique service needs of these victims.

Witnesses for the hearing will be:

March 25, 2014

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing entitled, “Innocence for Sale: Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking.” The hearing will examine the growing crisis of child sex trafficking, including the role that technology has played in its growth, the challenges law enforcement face in investigating and prosecuting this crime, how states handle victims of minor sex trafficking, and the unique service needs of these victims.

Witnesses for the hearing will be:

March 19, 2014

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) today sent a follow up letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson demanding information about the Obama Administration’s misguided and dangerous plan to lift a longstanding prohibition on Libyans coming to the U.S.