| Goodlatte Response to State of the Union Address (2/12/2013)
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued these comments following President Obama's State of the Union...more
Chairman Goodlatte Demands Answers from Obama on Drone-Kill Program (2/7/2013)
Washington, D.C. - Under much pressure, President Obama agreed last night to hand over, to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees, ...more
Statement of Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte
Full Committee Hearing on "America's Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws against Illegal Immigration" (2/5/2013)
Chairman Goodlatte - Good morning. Today, we hold the first hearing of the Judiciary Committee in the 113th Congress...more
House Judiciary Committee to Hold First Hearing on Immigration Tomorrow (2/4/2013)
Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 10:15 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a full Committee hearing on "America's Immigration System...more
Chairman Goodlatte Applauds Court Ruling on Recess Appointments (1/25/2013)
Washington, D.C. - A federal appeals court today overturned President Obama's controversial recess appointments. The judges ruled that the appointments made to the National Labor Relations Board are illegal, and the board no longer has a quorum to operate...more
Chairman Goodlatte Announces GOP Subcommittee Assignments (1/23/2013)
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) today announced the House Judiciary Committee's Republican subcommittee assignments for the 113th Congress...more
Goodlatte Statement on Biden Task Force Recommendations (1/16/2013)
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) issued this statement following President Obama's announcement of the "Biden Task Force" recommendations regarding gun violence...more
Leader Cantor and Chairman Goodlatte Announce Reading of U.S. Constitution on House Floor (1/14/2013)
Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 the U.S. Constitution will be read aloud from the floor of the House of Representatives. The House Rules Package (H. Res. 5)...more
Goodlatte Measure to Update Video Privacy Protection Act Signed into Law (1/10/2013)
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte released the following statement after H.R. 6671 was signed into law. H.R. 6671, legislation introduced by Chairman Goodlatte, amends the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (VPPA) to allow videotape service providers ...more
Goodlatte Introduces Balanced Budget Amendments (1/3/2013)
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after reintroducing two Constitutional amendments to balance the budget in the opening minutes of the 113th Congress...more
Senate Passes Smith Bill to Reauthorize National Security Provisions (12/28/2012)
Washington, D.C. - The Senate today approved legislation authored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) to reauthorize provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act...more
Smith: Time to Implement REAL ID (12/20/2012)
Washington, D.C. - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced that it will again delay the deadline for states to tighten security requirements for driver's licenses...more
Goodlatte Names Judiciary Subcommittee Chairmen for the 113th Congress (12/18/2012)
Washington, D.C. - Today Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), incoming Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, announced the Judiciary subcommittee chairmen for the 113th Congress...more
Goodlatte Welcome New and Returning GOP Members to Judiciary Committee (12/13/2012)
Washington, D.C. - Today Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), incoming Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, welcomed new and returning Republican members to the House Judiciary Committee for the 113th Congress...more
Bipartisan Child Protection Act Becomes Law (12/7/2012)
Washington, D.C. - President Obama today signed into law the Child Protection Act of 2012 (H.R. 6063), a bipartisan, bicameral bill authored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas)...more
Goodlatte Names 6th District Natives to Senior Positions at Judiciary Committee (12/7/2012)
Washington, D.C. - Today Rep. Bob Goodlatte, incoming Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, announced his senior staff for the House Judiciary Committee. Rep. Goodlatte has selected Shelley Husband, who hails from Augusta County, to serve as his Chief of Staff and Branden Ritchie, who hails from Amherst County, to serve as his Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief Counsel...more
Goodlatte Elected Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee (11/28/2012)
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Bob Goodlatte today was elected by the House Republican Conference to serve as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. His chairmanship will begin in January when the 113th Congress convenes...more
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