National Security
The Judiciary Committee oversees many of the laws, agencies, and programs that underpin our national security infrastructure. Whether debating the constitutional limits of executive power, examining the application of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or evaluating counterterrorism efforts at the Department of Justice and the FBI, the Committee is working to ensure that the government keeps Americans safe-and does so in a way that respects our civil liberties and reflects our values.
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Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary; and Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, today underscored the potential threat of Russia's interference in an American election, and urged the Administration to take steps to prevent Russia's manipulation of the American political process.
Without question, the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks deserve our sympathy and our help. And, our Committee has worked to enact into law measures that attempt to provide some relief to these victims.
As we consider S. 2040, the "Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act," however, we must keep in mind that this legislation is written in general terms and we should consider its impact beyond one case, however compelling that case may be.
TUESDAY, JULY 12
10:00 a.m. Full Committee
Hearing on: Oversight of the Department of Justice
Witness:
- The Honorable Loretta Lynch, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
2237 Rayburn House Office Building
3:00 p.m. Executive Overreach Task Force
Hearing on: Executive Overreach in Regulatory Enforcement and Infrastructure
Witnesses:
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today led a letter signed by every democratic member of the House Judiciary Committee to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, urging for swift action on gun violence.
Full text of the letter to the House Judiciary Committee Chairman is below and attached.
June 14, 2016
Chairman Bob Goodlatte
House Judiciary Committee
2138 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Chairman Goodlatte:
Earlier today, House Speaker Paul Ryan's Task Force on National Security introduced its national security portion of the so-called "Better Way" agenda – a rebranding of old partisan proposals. House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) released the following joint statement after the release of this report:
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:
Strengthening the security of the immigration and visa issuance process is a critical issue for all Americans.
As one who believes our Nation should be a beacon of freedom and liberty, I very much appreciate the need to effectively combat terrorism, while maintaining our commitment to core values.
Unfortunately, H.R. 5203, the "Visa Integrity and Security Act," fails to honor those core values.