114th Congress
March 15, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), along with Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.), House Judiciary Committee member John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), will speak on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 1:00 PM EST at the Heritage Foundation’s event entitled, “Should the Chevron Doctrine Be Abandoned or Modified?” Members of the House and Senate will deliver a series of s
March 15, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The Task Force on Executive Overreach today held its second hearing titled “Executive Overreach in Domestic Affairs Part I – Health Care and Immigration.” At the hearing, members heard from several legal experts and examined recent examples of executive overreach in which President Obama has failed to faithfully execute the law, including his failure to constitutionally implement the Affordable Care Act
March 15, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have pressed the Obama Administration for answers about how a previously-deported criminal known to authorities went on to murder five people.
Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino, an unlawful immigrant, allegedly murdered five people last week in Kansas City, Kansas and Montgomery County, Missouri. According to information provided by U.S.
March 15, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Chairman King, for convening this second hearing of the Task Force on Executive Overreach. The topic today includes recent case studies of the abuse of executive power, and I’ll focus my remarks on the President’s recent actions regarding the implementation of his own Obamacare law.
The witness invited by the minority to the Task Force’s last hearing based his testimony around the proposition that the most “pernicious” violation
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Bill Status:
Passed by Full Committee
March 14, 2016
Bill to be marked up on Wednesday, March 16
Washington, D.C. – Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Vice Chairman Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today introduced the Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act (H.R. 4731). The bill reforms the refugee program by curbing fraud and strengthening public safety and national security.
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2141 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
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March 11, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of March 14-18, 2016.
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 201610:00 a.m. | Executive Overreach Task ForceHearing on: Executive Overreach in Domestic Affairs Part I – Health Care and Immigration
Witnesses:
- Elizabeth P.
March 10, 2016
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced the launch of the Committee’s new website, judiciary.house.gov.
Chairman Goodlatte: “To be effective, our government must be open to the public through direct and easy access to elected officials. I understand the value of the Internet in enhancing service to the public and allowing for citizen involvement.
March 9, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., the Task Force on Executive Overreach will hold a hearing to examine recent examples of executive overreach in which President Obama has failed to faithfully execute the law, including his failure to constitutionally implement the Affordable Care Act and his abrogation of the nation’s immigration laws.
In the Affordable Care Act,