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July 24, 2013

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 by a vote of 17-12. The Sunshine Act will curb one of the worst regulatory abuses: the manipulation of lawsuits and sue-and-settle decrees that force regulators to issue new regulations. This bill is one of several bills that the House Judiciary Committee has introduced to reform the United States' regulatory system.

July 24, 2013

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 by a vote of 17-12. The Sunshine Act will curb one of the worst regulatory abuses: the manipulation of lawsuits and sue-and-settle decrees that force regulators to issue new regulations. This bill is one of several bills that the House Judiciary Committee has introduced to reform the United States' regulatory system.

July 18, 2013

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Howard Coble (R-N.C.) today announced the next round of hearings in the House Judiciary Committee’s ongoing review of U.S. copyright law. The next two hearings, which will be held prior to the August district work period, will focus on the positive roles copyrights and technology play in innovation in the U.S.

July 18, 2013

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Howard Coble (R-N.C.) today announced the next round of hearings in the House Judiciary Committee’s ongoing review of U.S. copyright law. The next two hearings, which will be held prior to the August district work period, will focus on the positive roles copyrights and technology play in innovation in the U.S.

July 12, 2013

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved legislation in a vote of 20-12 that would ban abortions in the United States after 20 weeks post fertilization, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797).  Since the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Roe v. Wade in 1973, medical knowledge regarding the development of unborn babies and their capacities at various stages of growth has advanced dramatically.  Extensive research conducted by Dr.

July 12, 2013

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved legislation in a vote of 20-12 that would ban abortions in the United States after 20 weeks post fertilization, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797).  Since the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Roe v. Wade in 1973, medical knowledge regarding the development of unborn babies and their capacities at various stages of growth has advanced dramatically.  Extensive research conducted by Dr.

July 12, 2013

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved legislation in a vote of 20-12 that would ban abortions in the United States after 20 weeks post fertilization, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797).  Since the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Roe v. Wade in 1973, medical knowledge regarding the development of unborn babies and their capacities at various stages of growth has advanced dramatically.  Extensive research conducted by Dr.

July 12, 2013

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved legislation in a vote of 20-12 that would ban abortions in the United States after 20 weeks post fertilization, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797).  Since the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Roe v. Wade in 1973, medical knowledge regarding the development of unborn babies and their capacities at various stages of growth has advanced dramatically.  Extensive research conducted by Dr.

July 1, 2013

Washington, D.C. – The National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council, the Western States Sheriff’s Association, and the National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers recently issued letters of support for the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act(H.R.

June 28, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) and Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-Va.) met with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss his sworn congressional testimony and the search warrant for James Rosen’s emails.  After the meeting, they issued the joint statement below: