115th Congress

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, today made the following statement on the failure of congress to reform the deeply flawed and fraud-ridden EB-5 Visa Regional Center program. “We, as chairmen of the Senate and House committees of jurisdiction, have been working in good faith with stakeholders for years on a compromise solution to fix the corrupt and fraud-ridden EB-5 regional center program.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today subpoenaed the Department of Justice for documents regarding charging decisions in the investigation surrounding former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server, potential abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility recommendation to fire former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. Last year, the House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced a joint investigation

Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released this statement following House passage of the omnibus spending package, which includes the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (H.R. 4943). “For the past several weeks, I have worked with Members and leaders in the House and Senate of both parties, as well as the Department of Justice, to attempt to reach a consensus on the CLOUD Act, which will allow law enforcement to share data with our friends and partners in other nations, and thereby combat serious crime and terrorism.

Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, March 20, 2018, the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee held a hearing on “Preventing Violence in America: An Examination of Law Enforcement Information Sharing and Misguided Public Policy.” Witnesses at this hearing discussed lapses in information sharing between local and federal law enforcement, as well as public policy guidance that limits the ability of law enforcement officers to enforce the law and prevent violent crimes. Background: 

Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, March 20, 2018, the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee held a hearing on “Preventing Violence in America: An Examination of Law Enforcement Information Sharing and Misguided Public Policy.” Witnesses at this hearing discussed lapses in information sharing between local and federal law enforcement, as well as public policy guidance that

Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks at the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee hearing on “Assessing the Effectiveness of the Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents.” Chairman Goodlatte: A strong and healthy patent system is important to the economy and to American technological leadership.  A strong patent system requires high quality patents that are clear, precise, and claim actual innovations. Congress passed

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks at a Crime Subcommitte Hearing on “Preventable Violence in America: An Examination of Law Enforcement Information Sharing and Misguided Public Policy.” This hearing will examine misguided public policy decisions that prevent law enforcement from interceding against violent individuals at schools, including problems with information sharing that occurred at the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High S