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Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security

November 18, 2015
Washington, D.C.  – The House Judiciary Committee released a new video on the bipartisan Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3713).
November 18, 2015
Washington, D.C.  – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote bipartisan legislation to reform federal sentencing laws. The Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 (H.R.
November 18, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 4023, the “Clean Up the Code Act of 2015,” introduced by Congressman Steve Chabot of Ohio, strikes several sections of the U.S.
November 18, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: The legislation the Committee will consider today is the culmination of three years of work on over-criminalization and criminal justice reform.
November 18, 2015
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved four bills to rein in the explosion of federal criminal law, commonly referred to as over-criminalization. First, the Committee approved the Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R.
November 17, 2015
Washington, D.C. – As part of the House Judiciary Committee’s criminal justice reform initiative, members of the House Judiciary Committee unveiled four bills to rein in the explosion of federal criminal law, commonly referred to as over-criminalization.
November 17, 2015
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced a markup for Wednesday, November 18 at 10:00 a.m. At the markup, the Committee will take up several criminal justice reform bills, in addition to other legislation. Below is the Committee’s schedule for the remainder of the week. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1710:00 a.m.
November 17, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: Welcome, Attorney General Lynch, to your first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee since your confirmation earlier this year.  We are pleased to have you here with us. Last week, we witnessed horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, which claimed the lives of over 120 innocent civilians and for which ISIS has taken credit.  Our thoughts and prayer