The Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
January 13, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: The Origination Clause was the result of a contentious dispute at the Constitutional Convention between big states and small states over the structure and powers of the federal government. The less-populated small states feared that the Senate, where each state would have equal representation, would have little control over raising revenue. Indeed, all versions of the origination clause that prohibited the Senate from amending revenue-raising bills were vigorously opposed by small-state delegates.
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January 8, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: I rise today in support of a bill that combines two important reforms, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act and the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act or the FACT Act. Let me first explain why my colleagues should vote in favor of the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act.
Last year], an independent research firm surveyed companies in 26 countries and found that 80 percent of those that were subject to a class action lawsuit were U.S. companies, putting those U.S.
January 8, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of January 11-15, 2016, including the markup of two criminal justice reform bills.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 1210:15 a.m. | Full Committee Markup
November 30, 2015
Washington, D.C.— The House of Representatives today passed by voice vote the Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act (H.R. 3279), a bipartisan bill authored by Rep.
November 30, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: I’d like to begin by thanking Representative Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Constitution Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) for introducing this important government transparency legislation.
Every year, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, the federal government through settlement or court order pays millions of dollars in legal fees and costs to parties to lawsuits and administrative adjudications that involve the federal government.
October 29, 2015
Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), and House Space, Science and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced the September 11th VCF Reauthorization and U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Compensation Act (H.R.
October 27, 2015
Washington, D.C.— The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act(H.R. 3279), a bipartisan bill authored by Rep.
October 20, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Conyers (D-Mich.) for introducing this important, bi-partisan legislation to extend privacy protections and help ensure that the flow of law enforcement information between the European Union and the United States continues unimpeded.
In recent years, several broad and highly publicized leaks of classified U.S. intelligence information have eroded the global public’s trust in the United States government and our technology sector. As a result, both the federal government and U.S.
September 29, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: America’s small businesses are some of the leading victims of frivolous lawsuits and the extraordinary costs that our legal system imposes. Everyday local business owners have lawsuits filed against them based on claims for which they are ultimately not responsible. These lawsuits impose a tremendous burden on small businesses and on our economy as a whole, as America’s small businesses are major drivers of the U.S. economy.
Just two weeks ago the House passed the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act to help rein in frivolous lawsuits.