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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Lawmakers Hear Directly From Whistleblower, Former Detainees on Terrible Conditions Faced by Women & Children Held in These Facilities
House Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. and Chairman Bob Goodlatte, and Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson today expressed great concern with an opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel that allows the Justice Department to deny access to records sought by the Inspector General.
Statement of House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr.
Oversight Hearing on the Department of Homeland Security
"When Secretary Johnson last testified before this Committee, I said that-given his distinguished record of public service-I could think of no person better equipped to lead the Department of Homeland Security, and to carry out the President's directive that we are carry out our immigration policies 'in the most humane way possible.'
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), and Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) issued a letter to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenburg requesting details concerning the use of "cold consent" searches, particularly at transportation facilities.