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Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Nadler: Senate Must Pass USA Freedom Act without Amendment

June 1, 2015

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following joint statement on propose

Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Nadler Statement on the USA Freedom Act

May 31, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – Following the Senate vote to proceed with debate on the USA Freedom Act (H.R.

Goodlatte and Leahy Statement on the USA Freedom Act

May 26, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) today issued the following statement calling on the Senate to pass the USA Freedom Act:

Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Nadler Press Senate to Pass USA Freedom Act

May 19, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following statement urging the S

Goodlatte Applauds House Approval of Bill to Combat Human Trafficking

May 19, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 420-3 the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (S. 178) and the bill is now headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law.

Chairman Goodlatte Floor Statement on S. 178, the “Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015”

May 18, 2015

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Chairman Goodlatte: We are here today to consider comprehensive legislation that will help address the scourge of human trafficking generally, and child sex trafficking specifically, that is occurring in every corner of the United States as we stand here today. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, sex trafficking is the fastest-growing business of organized crime and the

Goodlatte on IG Report: Secret Service Must Crack Down on Misconduct

May 14, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General today issued a report on the events of March 4, 2015 in which two Secret Service agents suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol disrupted an active bomb investigation at the White House Complex.

Following Overwhelming House Vote, Bipartisan, Bicameral Authors of the USA Freedom Act Call For Senate to Pass the Legislation

May 14, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Senat

Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing on Policing Strategies

May 14, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at 10:00 a.m.

House Judiciary Committee Approves Resolution Calling on Administration to Designate Taliban as a Terrorist Organization

May 14, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote H. Con. Res. 13, which asks the State Department to recognize the Afghan Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization in order to better protect national security.

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