{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20141205212906/http://goodlatte.house.gov/press_releases/611", "GOODLATTE ELECTED HOUSE JUDICIARY CHAIRMAN", "2014-11-19", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Robert Goodlatte", "G000289", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "GOODLATTE ELECTED HOUSE JUDICIARY CHAIRMAN \n                      \n                      \tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement after the House Republican Conference voted to confirm the GOP Steering Committee\u2019s recommendation that he continue to serve as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in the 114th Congress.  Chairman Goodlatte: \u201cI am honored to have been chosen to continue my service as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.\u00a0 The Judiciary Committee has jurisdiction over some of the most important issues facing our nation, including Constitutional freedoms and civil liberties, legal and regulatory reform, competition and antitrust laws, terrorism and crime, immigration reform, and intellectual property protections. \u00a0 \u201cOver the last two years the House Judiciary Committee has examined many of these issues while advancing an agenda focused on restoring economic prosperity to America.\u00a0 I am proud of the numerous legislative accomplishments we had in the 113th Congress, including the House passage of the bipartisan USA Freedom Act, ending bulk collection of data by the government and reforming our nation\u2019s intelligence-gathering programs, the bipartisan Innovation Act, which combats the problem of abusive patent litigation, numerous bills aimed at reducing burdensome regulations that are stifling economic growth and legislation to require mandatory sanctions for attorneys who file frivolous lawsuits. \u201cIn the 114th Congress, we intend to build on these successes and will continue to pursue a pro-growth agenda that is focused on creating jobs and making America more competitive and free.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20141205212906/http://goodlatte.house.gov/press_releases/611"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.223965246230364, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}