Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security
May 16, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the growing problem of synthetic drugs in the United States, including those sold commercially.
Designer synthetic drugs are often marketed as herbal incense, bath salts, jewelry cleaner, or plant food, and have caused significant abuse, addiction, emergency room visits, and even fatalities.
May 13, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below after the House of Representatives voted to amend the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524):
“This week, the House took bold and decisive action to address America’s opioid crisis. No community is immune from this epidemic and all too often we hear of people losing their lives to these drugs.
May 12, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 413-5 the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 5046).
May 12, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Today, the United States is in the throes of an epidemic of prescription opioid and heroin abuse. Every Member of this body has heard a tragic story about a constituent who has become addicted to opioids, and tragically, many have lost their lives to the addiction.
The statistics are shocking. In 2014, 47,055 Americans died from a drug overdose. Of those deaths, 18,893 were attributable to prescription pain relievers, and 10,574 were related to heroin. The number of opioids prescribed nearly tripled from 1991 to 2013. Tho
May 10, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved several bills in the jurisdiction of the House Judiciary Committee to curtail international drug trafficking into the United States and combat the opioid epidemic facing our nation. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) shepherded these bills through the House and praised the passage of these bills in the statement below. Chairman Goodlatte: “The United States currently faces an unrelenting opioid epidemic that claims thousands of lives each year.
May 10, 2016
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May 10, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Since 1999, the Bulletproof Vest Program, or BVP, has awarded more than 13,000 jurisdictions a total of $393 million in federal funds for the purchase of over one million bulletproof vests. The bulletproof vest grant program is a critical resource for state and local jurisdictions that has been proven to save lives.
We must be sure that our law enforcement officers are protected from the risks inherent in the job. In 2016 alone, there have been 17 police officers killed by gunfire.
May 10, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 5052, the Opioid Program Evaluation Act, or OPEN Act, is a bill that will require an evaluation of the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Grant Program that will be authorized by H.R.
May 10, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: H.R.
May 10, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: International drug traffickers are profiting off the misery of American citizens, including our children. In recent years, our nation has experienced an epidemic of opioid abuse. A significant part of that epidemic involves the trafficking of illicit heroin across our borders, and into our communities and homes. Every Member in this chamber today has heard a heartbreaking story about a constituent, or a constituent’s child, who has been lost to this scourge.
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