Committee on the Judiciary
The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also known as the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. The committee has jurisdiction over a wide range of issues related to the administration of justice, including:
- Federal courts and judicial procedures
- Civil rights and civil liberties
- Constitutional amendments
- Immigration and nationality
- Monopolies and antitrust issues
- Crime control and law enforcement
- Drug policy
The committee is responsible for considering and reporting legislation related to these areas, as well as conducting oversight of the executive branch and the federal judiciary. The committee also has the authority to impeach federal officials, including the President, and to consider articles of impeachment.
The House Judiciary Committee is chaired by the Speaker of the House or, in the Speaker's absence, the Majority Leader. The ranking minority member is the Minority Leader or, in the Minority Leader's absence, the Minority Whip. The committee is composed of members of the U.S. House of Representatives, with each state represented by at least one member.
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February 10, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to examine the EB-5 investor visa program, which – while intended to create jobs and inject capital into the U.S. economy – has become plagued with fraud and abuse and poses significant national security concerns.
Under the EB-5 program, foreign nationals, as well as their spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21, are eligible to apply for a green card if they invest at least $500,000 in American businesses and create or preserve 10 jobs for U.S.
February 5, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced a markup for Thursday, February 11, 2016 and revised its schedule, including time changes for two hearings, for the week of February 8-12, 2016.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1110:00 a.m. | Full Committee Markup
- H.R. 2947, the “Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2015”: This bill is a product of the Judiciary Committee’s long-standing oversight of U.S.
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February 3, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote a resolution authorizing a specialized task force to examine the historic increase in presidential power and executive overreach, which is distorting the fundamental system of checks and balances the framers enshrined in our nation’s founding document, the Constitution.
The Task Force on Executive Overreach is authorized for six months and will study the impact the increase in presidential and executive branch power has had on the abili
February 3, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: The Constitution grants Congress all legislative powers, leaving the President to execute those laws faithfully, according to the will of the people as expressed through their duly-elected legislative representatives in the House and Senate.
Yet presidents from both parties have for too long stretched their powers beyond the limits intended by our Founding Fathers. And too often their abuses have gone uncorrected. As law professor David Bernstein has written, “The authors of the Constitution expected that Congress as a whole would be motivated to preserve its authority against presidential encroachment. The Founders, however, did not anticipate the development
February 3, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on the Committee’s plan to markup the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 699), a bill to reform the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986:
“In March, the House Judiciary Committee plans to markup the Email Privacy Act, a bipartisan bill to reform the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986. Over the past several years, the Committee has conducted robust oversight of this decades-old law and has worked with stakeholders to identify reform priorities.
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January 29, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of February 1-5, 2016.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 210:00 a.m. | Full CommitteeClassified Hearing on: FISA Amendments Act
*This hearing is for Members only.
Witnesses:
- Mr. Robert S. Litt, General Counsel, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- Mr. Jon Darby, Deputy Director for Analysis and Production, Signals Intelligence Directorate, National Security Agency
- Mr. Stuart J.
January 12, 2016
Washington, D.C. – As part of the House Judiciary Committee’s bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative, today the Committee approved by voice vote the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 3406), a bill that helps prisoners who have completed their sentences successfully return to society, thereby enhancing public safety.