Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security
July 19, 2017
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Gangs in Our Communities: Drugs, Human Trafficking, and Violence.”
According to a 2011 FBI gang assessment report, roughly 33,000 violent street gangs, motorcycle gangs, and prison gangs with about 1.4 million members are criminally active in the United States and Puerto Rico today.
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2141 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
July 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote the Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act (H.R. 2480).
July 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of the Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act (H.R. 2480).
Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Today, Mr. Speaker, we continue our battle against the scourge of human trafficking with H.R. 2480, the Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act.
July 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today passed a bipartisan, bicameral bill by voice vote to combat our nation’s synthetic drug epidemic, the Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017 (H.R. 2851).
Goodlatte Statement at Markup of the Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act
July 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017 (H.R. 2851).
July 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced updated subcommittee assignments for Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee in the 115th Congress:
Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice
Chairman Steve King (IA)
Vice Chairman Ron DeSantis (FL)
Trent Franks (AZ)
Louie Gohmert (TX)
Karen Handel (GA)
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
Chairman Darrell Issa (CA)
Vice Chairman Doug Collins (GA)
Lamar Smith (TX)
Steve Chabot (OH)
June 28, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act (H.R. 2480).
June 28, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act (H.R. 2480).
Chairman Goodlatte: Yesterday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson hosted the State Department’s ceremony to launch the 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report – the 17th installment of the report, which assesses government efforts around the world to combat human trafficking.
June 27, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) today sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats to renew their call for the number of U.S. persons included in Section 702 collections.