115th Congress

San Diego, California – Members of the House Judiciary Committee traveled to the San Diego Sector of the U.S.-Mexico border this week to seek information about security along the U.S.-Mexico border, enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws, and the application of asylum laws.  Members who traveled to San Diego include House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Representatives Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) and Steve King (R-Iowa). Chairman Goodlatte made the following statement on the delegation’s visit to the San Diego Sector: “Following a very successful trip to the Rio Grande Valley, Members of the House Judiciary Committee traveled to the San Diego area.

McAllen, Texas – Members of the House Judiciary Committee traveled to the Rio Grande Valley Sector of the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday, October 16, 2017 to seek information about security along the U.S.-Mexico border, enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws, and the application of asylum laws.  Members who traveled to the Rio Grande Valley include House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), and Steve King (R-Iowa). Chairman Goodlatte made the following statement on the bipartisan delegation’s visit to the Rio Grande Valley Sector: “Members of the House Judiciary Committee had a very informa

Washington, D.C. - Today, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a directive and memorandum instructing the agency to take strong steps to help end abusive “sue and settle” tactics, which allow litigants to use the courts to force regulation prematurely without input from regulated parties. The memo states, in part: “Sue and settle…interferes with the rights of the American people to provide their views on proposed regulatory decisions and have the agency thoughtful

Washington, D.C. — Next week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) will lead a bipartisan trip to the Rio Grande Valley and San Diego Sectors of the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday, October 16 through Wednesday, October 18, 2017 to seek information about the security situation at the border and the implementation of our nation’s immigration laws, including the application of enforcement and asylum laws. Members of the House Judiciary Committee traveling to the border will tour federal facilities and meet with those witnessing problems firsthand at the southern border, including officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S.

Washington, D.C. -- The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote a bipartisan bill to protect taxpayers' rights by allowing judges to transfer taxpayers' lawsuits against the government to the correct court when they are initially filed in the incorrect court by mistake. The Protecting Access to the Courts for Taxpayers Act (H.R. 3996), introduced by Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), closes a loophole that involves litigation filed by taxpayers who are disputing a Notice of Deficiency or other Internal Revenue Service (IRS) actions that should be brought before the United States Tax Court.