Press Releases
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 232 to 183 to pass H.R. 367, the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act." After passage of the legislation, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement:
Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee issued a minority staff report on, "U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's testimony before the Committee and the Justice Department's Investigation of national security leaks." Following the release of this report, Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement:
Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) joined civil rights groups in calling for passage of their legislation, the End Racial Profiling Act. This legislation is designed to protect minority communities by prohibiting the use of racial profiling by law enforcement officials. The End Racial Profiling Act is supported by 136 national organizations including the NAACP, Rights Working Group, the ACLU, Blacks in Law Enforcement in America and the Sikh Coalition.
Today, Ranking Member John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) of the House Judiciary Committee, joined Congressman John B. Larson (D-Conn.), chairman of the Task Force on Election Reform, and Ranking Member Robert A. Brady (D-Penn.) of the Committee on House Administration, in submitting an Amicus brief to the Supreme Court regarding the upcoming McCutcheon v. FEC case.
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives considered H.R. 2397, the "Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2014." Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Congressman Justin Amash (R-Mich.) offered an amendment to this legislation that would curtail the blanket collection of telephone records by the National Security Agency (NSA). During the debate over this amendment Rep. Conyers delivered the following statement:
Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee held a full committee markup of H.R. 1493, the "Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013"; H.R. 2122, the "Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013"; H.R. 2542, the "Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Acts of 2013"; and H.R. 2641, the "Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013." After his opening remarks, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement:
Today, the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security held a hearing entitled, "Addressing the Immigration Status of Illegal Immigrants Brought to the United States as Children." After the first panel's opening remarks, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement:
Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice held a hearing entitled, "The Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court's Decision in Shelby County." Following his opening remarks, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement:
Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee held a full committee hearing on, "Oversight of the administration's Use of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Authorities." The U.S. House Judiciary Committee is the committee of primary jurisdiction for both authorities principally discussed at the hearing today: Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act and Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. Following his opening remarks, Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement:
Following the jury's verdict in the Trayvon Martin case, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement:
"In the wake of this weekend's verdict, I strongly support the Department of Justice's determination to conduct an independent and thorough review of the Trayvon Martin case and consider whether federal charges should be brought.