114th Congress
June 2, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following joint statement on
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May 25, 2016
Civil asset forfeiture reform is part of the House Judiciary Committee’s criminal justice reform initiativeWashington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote H.R.
May 25, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: In February of 2015, this committee held a hearing on civil asset forfeiture. In the intervening months, the committee has continuously met with and discussed this issue with reformers, law enforcement agencies, and members and staff in an attempt to find a bill that strikes the proper balance between the need to ensure that criminals do not retain t
May 25, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: H.R.
May 25, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 14-10 legislation to strengthen visa security, curb fraud, and enhance the integrity of the immigration system. The Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 (H.R.
May 25, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: During a Judiciary Committee hearing late last year, a State Department Assistant Secretary testified that “Applicants to the U.S.
May 24, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Chairman King, for convening this fifth hearing of the Task Force on Executive Overreach, this one focusing on executive overreach in federal regulations.
Federal regulations take a huge toll on small business. Warren Meyer, the owner of a company who runs campgrounds, said recently “In one year, I literally spent more personal time on co
May 24, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on “Examining the Allegations of Misconduct Against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, Part I.” At the hearing, members of the House Judiciary Committee examined the findings
May 24, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: The Constitution sets forth a system of checks and balances which grants each branch of government tools to ensure that no one branch of government attains too much power. The legislative branch’s tools include the power to write the laws, the power of the purse, the impeachment power, and the power to censure, among others.