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.
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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.
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.
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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 governm
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.
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.
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.