115th Congress

Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the Senate’s confirmation of Vishal Amin as the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC): “I commend the Senate for confirming Vishal Amin as the White House's next Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator.  Vishal has been a valued member of my staff at the House Judiciary Committee for a number of years.  He has helped to advance a pro-growth agenda focused on promoting emerging technologies, protecting American intellectual property from theft, increasing competition, and ensuring American innovation is protected through trade agreements.

Washington, D.C. --House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and David Perdue’s (R-Ga.) introduction of the updated Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act (RAISE): “The United States has the most generous legal immigration system in the world. However, we only select between 5-12% of immigrants on the basis of the education and skills they can bring to America. Other countries, such as Canada, the U.K., and Australia, select over 60% of immigrants based on skills.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the Senate’s confirmation of Christopher Wray as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): “I commend the Senate for confirming Christopher Wray as the next Director of the FBI. The FBI is the premier law enforcement agency in the world, and it is critical to have a director who holds the trust of the American people. Mr. Wray received overwhelming bipartisan support throughout his confirmation process in the U.S. Senate. He has a long and distinguished legal career, including serving as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division under President George W. Bush and Assistant U.S.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement in response to two Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports on integrity of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program: Chairman Goodlatte: “The U.S. government must ensure that those approved for refugee resettlement in the United States are eligible for such protection and do not pose a risk to the safety and security of this country. The House Judiciary Committee requested that the GAO identify ways bad actors could game the U.S.

Washington, D.C. - This week, leaders of both the Senate and House Judiciary Committees called on the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission to work with the U.S. Trade Representative to make strong competition provisions a central part of upcoming trade negotiations.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Judiciary Committee Republicans today sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein calling for the appointment of a second special counsel to investigate unaddressed matters, some connected to the 2016 election and others, including many actions taken by Obama Administration officials like Attorney General Loretta Lynch, FBI Director James Comey, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Chairman Goodlatte: The United States has been and continues to be a champion of free and open markets. An open marketplace cultivates competition among sellers and is the very foundation of maintaining lower prices, higher quality products and services, and superior innovation. The antitrust laws established in this country serve a valuable role in promoting competition, and the Judiciary Committee routinely exercises its oversight authority to ensure that these laws are applied in a manner that is transparent, fair, predictable, and reasonably stable over time. One area of essential antitrust oversight is the health care industry.

Chairman Goodlatte: March 2, 1995, was a pivotal day in the history of our country.  On that day, the U.S.