115th Congress
July 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced updated subcommittee assignments for Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee in the 115th Congress:
Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice
Chairman Steve King (IA)
Vice Chairman Ron DeSantis (FL)
Trent Franks (AZ)
Louie Gohmert (TX)
Karen Handel (GA)
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
Chairman Darrell Issa (CA)
Vice Chairman Doug Collins (GA)
Lamar Smith (TX)
Steve Chabot (OH)
July 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the impact of bad patents on American businesses.
The America Invents Act (AIA) has helped to weed out many of the worst of the worst in terms of bad patents. However, many patents of questionable merit remain. The abuse of our litigation system by patent trolls using bad patents needs to end.
July 10, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of July 10-14, 2017.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1210:00 a.m.Full Committee MarkupH.R.
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2141 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
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2141 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
June 29, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved Kate’s Law (H.R. 3004) by a vote of 257-167. This bill, authored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), protects public safety by enhancing penalties for deported felons who return to the United States.
June 29, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 228-195 a bill to strengthen public safety by combating dangerous sanctuary policies that permit criminals to go free. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Representatives Steve King (R-Iowa) and Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), authors of the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (H.R. 3003), applauded House passage of the bill in the statements below.
Chairman Goodlatte: “Sanctuary cities needlessly jeopardize innocent lives.
June 29, 2017
Members request further info and briefing on plans of rollbackWashington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-PA), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA), and Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today sent a
June 29, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of Kate’s Law (H.R. 3004).
Chairman Goodlatte: Mr.
June 29, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (H.R. 3003).
Chairman Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act. This simple, straightforward bill combats dangerous sanctuary policies that permit criminals to go free. We are all too familiar with how sanctuary polices have devastated families across the United States.