Surveillance, visa reforms top House Judiciary Chairman Goodlatte's tech agenda

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) unveiled his committee’s agenda on technology and innovation. Under his "blueprint," Chairman Goodlatte hopes to see his committee tackle top tech issues, including changes to surveillance and encryption laws, and on high-skilled immigration.

On immigration, he told reporters the committee was working to “find a balanced solution to increase the high-skilled talent pool to promote job growth through visa and green card reforms,” while also “protecting job opportunities for similarly qualified Americans.” He also focused much of his remarks on surveillance issues, including proposed reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a controversial provision authorizing US intelligence to surveil noncitizens. Chairman Goodlatte also said he hopes to hold a committee hearing in about how the US accesses communications data in other countries.