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Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security

April 18, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 403-3 the Justice for Victims of IRS Scams and Identity Theft Act (H.R. 2905). This bipartisan bill, introduced by Congressman David Young (R-Iowa), requires the Attorney General and the Treasury Secretary to report to Congress on federal prosecutions of identity theft and tax scams.
April 17, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today entered the following statement into the record during the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.” Chairman
April 13, 2018
Washington, DC - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein requesting copies of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey’s
April 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General report on former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe finding that he lacked candor wi
April 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, April 17 at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing on the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) where Director Mark Inch will testify. The BOP protects communities by confining
April 11, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Trump signed into law the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA), a product of the House Judiciary Committee. This legislation provides restitution for sex trafficking victims and enhances criminal penalties for websites that facilitate illegal prostitution or sex trafficking.
April 10, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 409-2 the Combat Online PredatorsAct (H.R. 4203). This bill, introduced by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and approved by the House Judiciary Committee in November 2017, protects children by combating the stalking and cyberstalking of minors.
April 10, 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 Combat Online Predators Act (H.R. 4203). This bill protects children by combating the stalking and cyberstalking of minors. Chairman Goodlatte: Today, I am pleased we are voting on H.R.
April 4, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Trump signed into law the Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act (H.R. 3731). This bipartisan bill, authored by Congressman John Katko (R-N.Y.), ensures that the men and women of the United States Secret Service are paid for the overtime they worked in 2017 and 2018.
March 29, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) released this statement following the announcement that Attorney General Jeff Sessions will tap U.S. Attorney John W.