Government Oversight
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.
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Once again, in its 7th hearing to date, this Task Force is considering old wine in new bottles.
Unfortunately, today's hearing is just the latest in a decades-old line of attack by conservatives on America's longstanding commitments to aid the elderly and the poor.
As we consider the arguments made today, we should keep a few points in mind.
To begin with, efforts to curb "mandatory spending" and stopping the so-called "entitlement crisis" are really intended to slash programs, such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
The crisis of opioid abuse and addiction clearly requires our immediate attention.
In my state of Michigan, for example, there were 1,745 drug overdose deaths in 2014. And, more than half of those overdose deaths were caused by opioids and heroin. Each day, 78 Americans die from an opioid overdose.
Fortunately, we now have better ways of addressing issues of addiction, and we know that incarceration is not the answer.
(Tuesday, July 5, 2016) – Ahead of Wednesday's public meeting of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) conference committee, Democratic conferees are urging their Republican counterparts to support the addition of $920 million fully paid for by bipartisan offsets for states to provide critical resources to respond to the nation's opioid and heroin epidemic.
The House Judiciary Committee has announced a markup for Thursday, July 7, 2016. Below is the Committee's schedule for the week of July 5-8, 2016.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6
10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet
Hearing on: "The Judicial Branch and the Efficient Administration of Justice"
Witness:
- Mr. James Duff, Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
2237 Rayburn House Office Building
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22
10:00 a.m. Full Committee
Hearing on: "Examining the Allegations of Misconduct Against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, Part II"
Witnesses:
Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) unveiled new data from the 2013-2014 school year showing gaps that remain in educational equity and opportunity for students. Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13) released the following statement on the release of the new data by OCR:
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following joint statement on the one year anniversary of the enactment of the USA Freedom Act: