114th Congress

Washington, D.C.  – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (S. 125) to save law enforcement officers’ lives. Since 1999, the bulletproof vest program has awarded more than 13,000 jurisdictions, a total of $393 million in federal funds for the purchase of over one million vests.

Chairman Goodlatte: Since 1999, the Bulletproof Vest Program, or BVP, has awarded more than 13,000 jurisdictions federal funds for the purchase of over one million bulletproof vests. The bulletproof vest grant program is a critical resource for state and local jurisdictions that has been proven to save lives. This committee has worked tirelessly on criminal justice reform and we will continue to do so in the future. At the same time, we must be sure that our law enforcement officers are protected from the risks inherent in the job.

Washington, D.C. – Today the House Judiciary Committee approved S.

Chairman Goodlatte: Today we are here to markup S.1890, the “Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016.” The bill puts forward modest enhancements to our federal trade secrets law, creating a federal civil remedy for trade secret misappropriation that will help American innovators protect their intellectual property from criminal theft by foreign agents and those engaging in economic espionage. This bill will help U.S. competiveness, job creation, and our economy. Trade secrets occupy a unique place in the IP portfolios of our most innovative companies.

Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Chairman King, for convening this third hearing of the Task Force on Executive Overreach.  Following up its last hearing, the topic today includes more recent case studies of the abuse of executive power, and I’ll focus my remarks on the President’s actions regarding the implementation of the work requirements in the bipartisan welfare reform laws, and its unilateral rewriting of federal energy laws. In 1996, President Clinton and a Republican Congress signed into law the bipartisan Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z775Q9UhLY Washington, D.C.  – The Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee today held a hearing on “The Real Victims of a Reckless and Lawless Immigration Policy: Families and Survivors Speak Out on the Real Cost of This Administration’s Policies.” At the hearing, members of the subcommittee examined the significant public safety threat posed by criminal ali

The Real Victims of a Reckless and Lawless Immigration Policy: Families and Survivors Speak Out on the Real Cost of This Administration's PoliciesChairman Goodlatte: I first want to thank our witnesses for appearing today and for their willingness to testify before this Subcommittee on this very important issue. Also, I want to express my deepest sympathy to the family members of Sarah Root and Joshua Wilkerson, who were tragically kille