Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security
July 15, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The bipartisan working group on policing strategies - announced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) – met to discuss the issues of the use of excessive force by police, aggression towards law enforcement, and public safety concerns related to these issues.
Also attending the working group meeting were Reverend Doctor DeForest B.
July 13, 2016
The bill is part of the House Judiciary Committee’s criminal justice reform initiative
Washington, D.C. – As part of the House Judiciary Committee’s bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative, the Committee today approved by voice vote a bill to reauthorize a federal grant program targeted at reducing crime among youth.
July 13, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) today announced the establishment of a working group to examine police accountability, aggression towards law enforcement, and public safety concerns related to these issues.
July 13, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: The Committee’s Criminal Justice Reform Initiative seeks to address a number of issues, including juvenile justice reform. We continue forward with our efforts today with consideration of H.R.
July 12, 2016
Bipartisan Bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into lawWashington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives agreed by unanimous consent to pass the Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion (POLICE) Act of 2016 (S. 2840).
June 9, 2016
Second Plank of Bold Agenda Includes 67 Recommendations to Protect the Homeland, Defeat the Terrorists, Tackle New Threats, and Defend FreedomWashington, D.C.
May 25, 2016
Civil asset forfeiture reform is part of the House Judiciary Committee’s criminal justice reform initiativeWashington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote H.R.
May 25, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: In February of 2015, this committee held a hearing on civil asset forfeiture. In the intervening months, the committee has continuously met with and discussed this issue with reformers, law enforcement agencies, and members and staff in an attempt to find a bill that strikes the proper balance between the need to ensure that criminals do not retain the profits of their crimes and the need to protect Americans’ property rights.
The bill the committee is considering today is the product of countless hours of discussions with those groups and it ad
May 19, 2016
Civil asset forfeiture reform is part of the House Judiciary Committee’s criminal justice reform initiativeWashington, D.C. – As part of the House Judiciary Committee’s bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative, Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Inves
May 17, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Mr.