Issues
No one should face discrimination, including at the voting booth, or violence because of who they are. Congress plays a critical role in prohibiting discrimination, ensuring equal access to the ballot, and ensuring that if discrimination or voter disenfranchisement does occur, people have avenues for recourse and access to resources.
The Committee on the Judiciary plays an important role in protecting people's constitutional rights and-when the Constitution falls short of its promise "to form a more perfect Union"-in amending the Constitution.
As part of the copyright review, the House Judiciary Committee held 20 hearings which included testimony from 100 witnesses. Following these hearings, Chairman Goodlatte and Ranking Member Conyers invited all prior witnesses of the Committee's copyright review hearings and other interested stakeholders to meet with Committee staff and provide additional input on copyright policy issues.
Antitrust Investigation of the Rise and Use of Market Power Online and the Adequacy of Existing Antitrust Laws and Current Enforcement Levels |
On June 3, 2019, the House Judiciary Committee announced a bipartisan investigation into competition in digital markets. The investigation includes a series of hearings held by the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law on the rise of market power online, as well as requests for information that are relevant to the investigation.
To advance its legislative agenda, the Judiciary Committee conducts regular oversight of the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, among other government agencies. The Committee is also responsible for determining whether to recommend articles of impeachment against federal officials. In 2019, the Committee advanced two articles of impeachment against Donald J. Trump to the House of Representatives.
Everyone agrees that our immigration system is broken, and that it has been broken for decades. It does not work for American families or businesses.
In his second inaugural address, President Obama recognized that when this country has faced great challenges, we have always come together to find solutions that hold true to our core values and fundamental ideals.