114th Congress

Goodlatte & Grassley Question the Obama Administration’s Refusal to Issue Visa SanctionsWashington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are pressing for more information regarding a criminal gang member who shot and critically injured two correctional officers on September 3, 2016.  Thong Vang should have been removed more than two years ago after serving 16 years in prison for raping three girls under the age of 14.  However, he was releas

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of September 19-23, 2016.  WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2110:00 a.m.       Full Committee HearingImpeachment Articles Referred on John Koskinen, Part III Witness:

• The Honorable John Koskinen, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) released the following statement regarding copyright concerns with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) set-top box proposal. “Regardless of whether one supports or opposes the FCC’s efforts to create set-top box alternatives, we have very serious concerns that this should not be accomplished through a compulsory copyright licensing process that may well exceed the FCC’s jurisdiction.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), today sent a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler regarding the agency’s set-top box proposal. The committee leaders write, “While much remains unknown, what is clear at this point is that the proposal would benefit from public process.