114th Congress

POSTPONED: H.R. 707, the “Restoration of America’s Wire Act”

Hearing

Date:

Thu, 03/05/2015 - 4:30 AM

Location:

2141 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING

Subcommittees:

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance (113th Congress)

House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Protect Children Crossing the Border Alone

March 4, 2015

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 17-13 the Protection of Children Act (H.R. 1149), a bill to ensure that unaccompanied alien minors (UAMs) who make the dangerous journey to the United States are safely returned home.

Goodlatte Leads Letter to ATF Raising Concerns About Administration’s Backdoor Ban on Bullets

March 4, 2015

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – In a bipartisan letter led by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), 239 Members of Congress express strong concern to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director B. Todd Jones about the Obama Administration’s plan to ban a popular bullet used for the AR-15.

Markup of: H.R. 1147, H.R. 1149, H.R. 1153, and H.R. 1148 (Part 2)

Markup

Date:

Tue, 03/03/2015 - 10:00 AM

Location:

2141 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING

Subcommittees:

Committee on the Judiciary (114th Congress)

Goodlatte on House Passage of DHS Funding Bill: We Must Stand Firm to Defend the Constitution

March 3, 2015

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below following House approval of a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year 2015: “Senator Reid and Senate Democrats have defied the will of the American people by repeatedly obstructing debate on a House-passed bill that would provide critical funding for homeland security and defund the President’s unilateral actions on immigration.

House Judiciary Committee Passes First Immigration Enforcement Bill

March 3, 2015

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 20-13 the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 1147). This bill, authored by Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) preserves jobs for legal workers by requiring U.S. employers to check the work eligibility of all future hires through the E-Verify system. The Legal Workforce Act is supported by Numbers USA, the U.S.

Markup of: H.R. 1147, H.R. 1149, H.R. 1153, and H.R. 1148 (Part 1)

Markup

Date:

Wed, 03/18/2015 - 10:00 AM

Location:

2141 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING

Subcommittees:

Committee on the Judiciary (114th Congress)

The Week Ahead for the House Judiciary Committee

March 2, 2015

Press Release

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

MONDAY, MARCH 2

4:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law

Hearing on:

H.R. 348, the “Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2015” (RAPID Act);

Member Spotlight: Rep. Dave Trott

March 2, 2015

Press Release

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte welcomed five new Republican members to the House Judiciary Committee for the 114th Congress. We will profile each new member in a five-part series.

Biography

H.R. 348, the "RAPID Act"; H.R. 712, the “Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015”; and, H.R. 1155, the "SCRUB Act"

Hearing

Date:

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 11:00 AM

Location:

2141 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING

Subcommittees:

Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law (114th Congress)