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Crime Subcommittee to Examine Asset Forfeiture This Week

February 9, 2015

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, February 11 at 10:30 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Federal Asset Forfeiture: Uses and Reforms.” Members of the subcommittee will examine current asset forfeiture procedures and practices and the Justice Department’s recently revised guidelines issued

Member Spotlight: Rep. Ken Buck

February 9, 2015

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte welcomed five new Republican members to the House Judiciary Committee for the 114th Congress. We will profile each new member in a five-part series.

Ken Buck represents the Fourth Congressional District of Colorado. After graduating from Princeton University and Wyoming University College of Law, Ken worked for Congressman Dick Cheney (R-WY) on the Iran-Contra Investigation. He served as a prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1990 Ken joined the Colorado U.S.

Schedule for February 9-13, 2015

February 9, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following hearings for next week. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1110:30 a.m. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Hearing on: Federal Asset Forfeiture: Uses and Reforms Witnesses: · Mr. Kenneth A.

Goodlatte Statement on IG Report on DEA’s Use of Cold Consent Searches

January 29, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General today issued a report on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) use of cold consent encounters. In its report, the Office of the Inspector General raised concerns about potential racial profiling at the DEA and found that the agency does not collect sufficient data, including demographic data, on its cold consent encounters to determine whether they are being conducted properly and effectively.

Crime Subcommittee to Examine Asset Forfeiture in February

January 28, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, February 11 at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing on civil asset forfeiture. Members of the subcommittee will examine current asset forfeiture procedures and practices and the Justice Department’s recently revised guidelines issued governing the circumstances under which state seizures will be “adopted” by the federal government fo

Statement of Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte House Consideration of H.R. 285, the “Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015”

January 27, 2015

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Chairman Goodlatte: While it goes without saying that the growth of the Internet and smartphones has proved to be of great value in many aspects of our lives, these tools can also be used by criminals to facilitate the commercial sexual exploitation of children and other victims by providing an easy way for pimps, or traffickers, to market child sex trafficking victims to those who seek to do them harm. With just a click of a button, individuals can now use websites to advertise, schedule, and purchase sexual encounters with minors, just like they would use these services to hi

Goodlatte, McCaul Statement on Efforts to Improve Border Security, Interior Enforcement

January 22, 2015

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Washington, D.C. –Today, U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, and U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following joint statement on legislative efforts to improve border security and interior enforcement:

Goodlatte Applauds DOJ’s Revised Media Guidelines to Protect Press Freedom

January 15, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below on the Department of Justice’s revised guidelines regarding obtaining information from, or records of, members of the media: “I applaud the Justice Department for strengthening its guidelines to better protect journalists and the freedom of the press.

Goodlatte Applauds House Action to Defund the President’s Unconstitutional Actions

January 14, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today passed the Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations bill (H.R. 240) by a vote of 236-191. The House-passed bill includes several amendments that will cut off all funding for President Obama’s unconstitutional actions on immigration, whether it be appropriations funds, agency-collected fees, or anything else.

Goodlatte Urges House to Stop President Obama’s Unconstitutional Actions

January 13, 2015

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today spoke in favor of the FY 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations bill (H.R.

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