114th Congress

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following joint statement on proposed Senate amendments to the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048):

Washington, D.C.— On June 2, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold a hearing to examine burdens imposed by state taxation of interstate commerce.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following hearings and meeting for next week.

TUESDAY, JUNE 2

10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law

Hearing on: Nexus Issues: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2315, the “Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015”, H.R. 1643 the “Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015”, and H.R. __ the “Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2015”

Witnesses TBA

2141 Rayburn House Office Building 

Washington, D.C. – Following the Senate vote to proceed with debate on the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following joint statement:

Washington, D.C.— On June 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice will hold a hearing to examine First Amendment protections for students on public college and university campuses.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) today issued the following statement calling on the Senate to pass the USA Freedom Act:

“Because the Senate failed to complete its work last Saturday, passage of the USA Freedom Act remains the only viable legislative option that will bring real reform and ensure no lapse in intelligence authorities. The House-passed bill is the only bill the Senate can pass and send to the President before Sunday night’s deadline.