The Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties

Washington, D.C. - The House Judiciary Committee today approved the “Private Property Rights Protection Act” (H.R. 1689) by voice vote. This bill provides important limits on the government’s ability to seize private property using eminent domain. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement: Chairman Goodlatte: “Eminent domain has grown far beyond the vision of our nation’s founders.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following opening statement at the markup of the "Private Property Rights Protection Act" (H.R.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on a D.C. federal judge’s ruling ordering the Trump Administration to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was unilaterally created in a memorandum by the Obama Administration, and accept new applicants. “For a federal judge to rule that the current administration cannot change a memo from the previous administration is absurd.

Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to examine social media filtering and policing practices.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committe Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following remarks in support of his proposed Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J.Res. 2). Chairman Goodlatte: March 2, 1995, was a pivotal day in the history of our country.  On that day, the U.S.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement following the announcement that H.J.Res 2 will be brought to the House Floor for a vote. Chairman Goodlatte: “A balanced budget amendment has been one of the highest priorities of my tenure in Congress.  A constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget would finally bring discipline to federal spending and would benefit generations to come.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following statement at the Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee hearing on Examining Class Action Lawsuits Against Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs/IID): Chairman Goodlatte: Today’s hearing examines the devastating effects of class actions on the availability of Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual and Development Disabilities across the country.