114th Congress
March 2, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The Task Force on Executive Overreach today held its first hearing on “The Original Understanding of the Role of Congress and How Far We’ve Drifted From It.” At the hearing, members heard from several experts and examined the House of Representatives’ legislative and budge
March 2, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: We welcome everyone today to this timely and important hearing on encryption.
Encryption is a good thing. It prevents crime, it prevents terrorist attacks. It keeps our most valuable information safe. Yet it is not used as effectively today as is necessary to protect against the ever increasing sophistication of foreign governments, criminal enter
March 2, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: James Madison wrote in Federalist No.
March 2, 2016
FBI IS INVESTIGATING THE CRIME AS A POSSIBLE TERRORIST ATTACK
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS
February 26, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of February 29 –March 4, 2016
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 201610:00 a.m.
February 25, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 1:00 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled “The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy.” The House Judiciary Committee previously held member briefings on encryption, which included a brief
February 25, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Today’s hearing will examine international conflicts of law and how these conflicts impact law enforcement access to data both here and abroad. This is an extremely important issue that affects individuals, technology companies, law enforcement, and the economy.
In the digital age where the Internet knows no boundaries, U.S.
February 25, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: Hard-working Americans are some of the leading victims of frivolous lawsuits and the extraordinary costs that our legal system imposes. Everyday local business owners routinely have lawsuits filed against them based on claims they have no substantive connection to, as a means of forum shopping on the part of the lawyers filing the case.
February 25, 2016
Washington, D.C. – In advance of their first idea forum today, the chairs of the Task Force on Restoring Constitutional Authority released their mission statement.
February 25, 2016
Washington, D.C—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), and the bill’s sponsor and House Judiciary Committee member Rep.