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Washington, D.C. - Following the President’s nomination of Thomas Perez as his next Labor Secretary, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement.

Chairman Goodlatte: “I am shocked the President is moving forward with this nomination.  Last week the Department of Justice’s Inspector General (IG) outlined dysfunction at the Civil Rights Division, which Mr. Perez currently manages. The IG report brought to light insufficiencies in the Division’s management, significant impediments to its operation, and deep ideological polarization.  

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), along with Representative Howard Coble (R-N.C.), Chairman of the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee and Representative Mel Watt (D-N.C.), Ranking Member of the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee, announced the introduction of legislation to restore consumers’ ability to unlock their mobile phones,  in order to switch from one wireless carrier to another.  This bill also directs the Copyright Office to determine whether similar treatment should be given to other wireless devices.

Washington, D.C. - Following this week’s report by the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General on the operations of the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement.

Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 1:30 p.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “The Separation of Nuclear Families Under U.S. Immigration Law.” At present, about 88,000 green cards are made available each year to the spouses and minor children of legal permanent residents but the demand is much higher.  The wait list for these green cards is currently two-and-a-half years long but in the past it has been as long as six years.  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) released the following statements in advance of tomorrow’s hearing.

Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 11:30 a.m., the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “Abusive Patent Litigation: The Impact on American Innovation & Jobs, and Potential Solutions.” This hearing will examine abusive patent litigation, particularly in the context of patent assertion entities (PAEs), commonly referred to as “patent trolls”. 

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 Thursday’s hearing.

Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 1:30 p.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “The Separation of Nuclear Families Under U.S. Immigration Law.” At present, about 88,000 green cards are made available each year to the spouses and minor children of legal permanent residents but the demand is much higher.  The wait list for these green cards is currently two-and-a-half years long but in the past it has been as long as six years.  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) released the following statements in advance of tomorrow’s hearing.

Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Investigating and Prosecuting 21st Century Cyber Threats.”  The hearing will examine modern-day cyber threats and our current criminal and data breach laws that help combat cyber intrusions and protect sensitive information.  In addition, the hearing will look at potential legislative solutions to ensure greater security in the private and public sectors and to prevent data breach incidents that threaten Americans’ personal information. 

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) announced, in conjunction with Representative Howard Coble (R-N.C.), Chairman of the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee and Representative Mel Watt (D-N.C.), Ranking Member of the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee, that the House and Senate Judiciary Committees will work together to find a solution that would restore consumers ability to unlock their cell phones,  in order to switch from one wireless carrier to another.  They expect to introduce legislation in the immediate f