114th Congress

Chairman Goodlatte: I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Conyers (D-Mich.) for introducing this important, bi-partisan legislation to extend privacy protections and help ensure that the flow of law enforcement information between the European Union and the United States continues unimpeded. In recent years, several broad and highly publicized leaks of classified U.S. intelligence information have eroded the global public’s trust in the United States government and our technology sector. As a result, both the federal government and U.S.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are raising new questions about decisions to release immigrants with long rap-sheets who repeatedly reenter the country following deportation. In a letter today to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, the lawmakers are seeking details related to the release of Luis Golberto-Molina, a fugitive who reportedly has nine prior f

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following hearing for next week.   THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2210:00 a.m.       Full Committee Hearing Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Witness: The Honorable James B. Comey, Director, FBI 2141 Rayburn House Office Building  

All hearings and markups are streamed live at judiciary.house.gov.

Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., Director James Comey will testify before the House Judiciary Committee at an oversight hearing of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Established in 1908, the FBI is a national security and law enforcement agency tasked with protecting the United States from terrorist threats and upholding and enforcing the criminal laws of the United States.

Washington, D.C. – Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is blaming local “sanctuary” policies for allowing “potentially deportable” individuals with “significant criminal histories” back into communities.  The comment follows ICE’s recent four-day sweep in Southern California that led to the arrest of 244 immigrants with criminal records, many of whom previously entered the country illegally and have been convicted of at least one felony. In a letter 

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are seeking details on how federal immigration officials will address two alien sex offenders.  In a letter today to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, the lawmakers raise concerns that local sanctuary policies and new federal immigration practices may allow the sex offenders to avoid deportation and be

Washington, D.C—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement in response to Planned Parenthood’s intention to end its acceptance of reimbursements for fetal tissue donations: “While Planned Parenthood has stated its intention to end its practice of accepting reimbursements for fetal tissue donation, it has not stated its commitment to end its horrific practice of harvesting fetal tissue.