115th Congress
August 3, 2018
Washington, D.C. – In an op-ed in today’s edition of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) writes about the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees’ joint investigation into decisions made by the Justice Department in 2016, explaining that it is not about politics – it is about how investigations of U.S.
July 25, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the Committee’s markup of the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017 (H.R. 1872). The Committee approved this bill by voice vote.
Chairman Goodlatte: H.R.
July 24, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on "Examining the Wayfair Decision and its Ramifications for Consumers and Small Businesses.”
Chairman Goodlatte: Welcome to this hearing examining the Wayfair decision and its ramifications for con
July 23, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of the KIWI Act (S. 2245). The House approved the bill by voice vote.
Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Mr.
July 23, 2018
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act (H.R. 4100). The House approved this bill by voice vote.
Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Mr.
July 23, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 (H.R. 5954), authored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.). This legislation protects American victims of international terrorism and ensures access to compensation for those impacted by acts of terror.
July 23, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote a bill that provides important limits on the government’s ability to seize private property using eminent domain, the Private Property Rights Protection Act (H.R. 1689). House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) applauded today’s House approval of the bill in the statement below.
Chairman Goodlatte: “Our nation’s founders would be dismayed at how eminent domain operates in present day America.
July 23, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today gave the following statement on the House floor in support of the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act (H.R.
July 23, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today gave the following statement on the House floor in support of the Private Property Rights Protection Act (H.R. 1689). This legislation provides important limits on the government’s ability to seize private property using eminent domain.
Chairman Goodlatte: The protection of private ownership of property is vital to individual freedom and national prosperity.