Today, Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) joined Congressman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) to introduce the Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act of 2017, legislation that would delay emission standards for new residential wood and pellet stoves, hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces by three years. Goodlatte: “Affordable heat is important to my constituents, and federal regulations must take into account the real world needs and time constraints of industries, like wood stove manufact...
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Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch requesting that the Department of Justice (DOJ) preserve all documents related to the Department’s controversial settlement practices. Goodlatte’s letter notes that of particular interest are “civil settlements that provide for or direct payments to non-victim third-parties, DOJ’s policies and practices relating to the settlement and administrative processing of cla...
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Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement to honor and recognize our nation’s law enforcement officers on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day: “On National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, I want to extend my deepest gratitude and support to the law enforcement officers across the country who serve and protect our communities. Our nation was founded on the rule of law and law enforcement officers continually carry out this core principle of our Republic. “Ever...
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Judiciary Committee member, and bill sponsor, Doug Collins (R-Ga.) released the following statements upon House passage of the Regulations From the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R. 26) by a vote of 237-187. Chairman Goodlatte: “Regulations of any kind always come with a price tag, but the ones we address today have the highest costs over all others. Over 150 billion dollars were added to the regulatory price tag la...
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Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement upon the House’s passage of the Midnight Rules Relief Act (H.R. 21) by a vote of 238-184. Goodlatte: “Costly regulations are a burden on the American economy, and should not be used as a political tool by presidential administrations during their last months in office to push regulations that are often broad, costly, and partisan. This additional tool to combat abusive midnight rules will...
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Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement on the decision by the House Republican Conference to amend the House Rules package and remove certain provisions regarding the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) that were authored by Goodlatte and adopted by the House Republican Conference yesterday: “The House must have a rules package under which to operate and serve our constituents, and ultimately accepting the amendment from Majority Leader McCarthy was the only way to e...
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On the first day of the 115th Congress, Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced two balanced budget constitutional amendments in the U.S. House of Representatives. Goodlatte has introduced balanced budget amendments every Congress since the 110th Congress. H.J. Res. 1 is a four-part balanced budget amendment. It contains a requirement for a balanced annual federal budget, places a spending cap on annual federal spending, imposes a three-fifths sup...
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Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement upon the introduction of the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (H.R. 5): “If we want to see better and faster growth within our economy, reforming our regulatory system must be at the center of our nation’s focus. The runaway regulatory state is creating hidden costs on hardworking Americans and small business owners alike. As these costs grow and continue to burden our economy, we ...
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On Thursday, January 5, 2017, Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will lead the reading of the U.S. Constitution from the floor of the House of Representatives. The House Rules Package, adopted by the House on January 3, 2017, provides for the reading at the request of Goodlatte. Goodlatte will lead the reading of the Constitution beginning at 10:00 a.m. The reading is open to all Members who are interested in participating and is expected to take betwee...
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The House Republican Conference adopted an amendment to the House Rules package offered by Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) this evening that would strengthen the mission of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), improve due process rights for those subject to an investigation, and ensure that complaints made by the public have a strong venue for review. A background and summary of the amendment is included below. Goodlatte: “The amendment builds upon and strengthens the existing Office of C...
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