Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security
June 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote H.R. 6029, the Reauthorizing and Extending Grants for Recovery from Opioid Use Programs Act of 2018 (the REGROUP Act).
June 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today gave the following statement on the House floor in support of the REGROUP Act (H.R. 6029).
June 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote H.R. 4655, the Curbing Realistic Exploitative Electronic Pedophilic Robots Act of 2017, or the CREEPER Act. This bill criminalizes the importation and transportation of child sex dolls.
June 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today released a video on the devastating impact of the opioid crisis.
June 7, 2018
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., the House Committees on the Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform will hold a joint hearing on “Oversight of the FBI and DOJ Actions in Advance of the 2016 Election.” At the hearing, Inspector General Michael Horowitz will testify before the Committees on the findings of the forthcoming report on Justice Depa
June 6, 2018
The bill now heads to the President’s desk to become law
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 394-13 the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act (H.R. 3249) to curb the rise in gang activity and violence in the United States.
June 6, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act (H.R. 3249).
May 22, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 360-59 a bill to reform the federal prison system, the FIRST STEP Act (H.R. 5682). This legislation, sponsored by Representatives Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), improves the federal prison system through the implementation of corrections policy reforms.
May 22, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) today welcomed two new members to the bipartisan Policing Strategies Working Group: Representatives John Rutherford (R-Fla.) and Val Demings (D-Fla.).
May 22, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of the FIRST STEP Act (H.R. 5682).