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.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 2641, the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 (RAPID) by a vote of 18-9. The RAPID Act will streamline the approval process for infrastructure, energy and other construction projects.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 by a vote of 15-9. The Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act is one of several bills that the House Judiciary Committee has introduced to reform the United States’ regulatory system.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and all Judiciary Committee Republicans today wrote to President Obama, transmitting a just-issued Committee
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 by a vote of 17-12. The Sunshine Act will curb one of the worst regulatory abuses: the manipulation of lawsuits and sue-and-settle decrees that force regulators to issue new regulations.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 2122, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 by a vote of 13-9. This bipartisan reform bill increases government accountability and addresses overreaching federal regulation that stifles job creation.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved legislation in a vote of 20-12 that would ban abortions in the United States after 20 weeks post fertilization, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797). Since the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Roe v.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Supplying Knowledge Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act (H.R. 2131), also known as the SKILLS Visa Act,in a vote of 20-14. This bill provides American employers with access to the world’s best talent by allocating green cards to foreign graduates of U.S.