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.
Ken Buck represents the Fourth Congressional District of Colorado.
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, February 3 at 11:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the lack of interior enforcement of immigration laws in the United States and how it has led to a broken immigration system.
Chairman Goodlatte: Few nightmares equal the terrible reality that thousands of American children awake to each day. Held against their will, before the day is out they will be forced to share perhaps a dozen strangers’ beds, and be subjected to arbitrary violence for any real or imagined infraction.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015,by a vote of 19-8. House Judiciary Committee Member and Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) is the chief sponsor of the bill. The bill passed the House of Representatives last Congress.
Chairman Goodlatte: While it goes without saying that the growth of the Internet and smartphones has proved to be of great value in many aspects of our lives, these tools can also be used by criminals to facilitate the commercial sexual exploitation of children and other victims by providing an easy way for pimps, or traffickers, to market child sex trafficking victims to those who seek