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Washington, D.C. – Today the House Judiciary Committee released basic principles pertaining to the issue of Internet sales tax. To develop these principles, the Committee received input directly from taxpayers, industry and trade groups, and representatives of state and local governments. The principles are intended to guide discussion on this issue and spark creative solutions. Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) issued the following statements.

Washington, D.C. – Following today’s classified hearing on the Administration’s use of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorities, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the statement below.

Washington, D.C.: Today Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement in honor of Constitution Day which was first observed in 2005.

Chairman Goodlatte: “226 years ago on September 17, 1787, the founders of our country signed the United States Constitution that laid the foundation for our freedoms today. Formed in the middle of crisis and fashioned by one of the world’s youngest nations, it has stood the test of time as the oldest written constitution still in use today.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Howard Coble (R-N.C.), Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Ranking Member Mel Watt (D-N.C.), and Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) today applauded the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for its interest in the issue of requiring wireless carriers to unlock mobile devices when requested.

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday at 2:00 p.m., the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the role of voluntary agreements in our intellectual property system.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Howard Coble (R-N.C.) released the following statements in advance of Wednesday’s hearing.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) introduced H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 2655, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (LARA) by a vote of 17-10. LARA helps reduce frivolous lawsuits in the United States' legal system. The bill holds attorneys accountable for lawsuit abuse by imposing mandatory sanctions on lawyers who file baseless lawsuits in federal courts. LARA is one of several bills that House Judiciary Committee members have introduced to make the United States' legal system more efficient and fair.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below following the Obama Administration’s policy directive to U.S.