Press Releases
January 20, 2011
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) spoke on the House floor staunchly opposing the Patients' Rights Repeal Act that would eliminate the essential provisions of health care reform, the Affordable Care Act. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, if enacted, the repeal would increase the country's deficit by $230 billion in the coming decade. Today, the Patient's Rights Repeal Act was considered on the House floor for debate and will be considered for a vote tomorrow.
December 19, 2010
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) today introduced two bills designed to hold corporations and their officers accountable for criminal actions. The first bill, the Dangerous Products Warning Act, H.R. 6544, requires business entities to warn employees, consumers, and the appropriate federal officials of any product or service that poses a serious danger to the public, keeping stakeholders aware of any defects. Corporations and their officers will be held criminally liable for failure to give such warning. The second bill, the Corporate Crime Database Act, H.R.