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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released the following statement regarding the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, which the House Judiciary Committee reported to the House at the end of the 110th Congress:

Today, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a hearing on "21^st Century Law Enforcement: How Smart Policing Targets Criminal Behavior." The hearing focused on racial profiling and its supposed effectiveness as a legitimate law enforcement tactic. The subcommittee heard testimony from the following witnesses:

Today, Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) joined Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-Mo.), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Charlie Gonzalez (D-Texas), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Judy Chu (D-Calif.), and House Administration Committee Ranking Member Robert Brady (D-Pa.) in a letter urging the elections administration officials of all 50 states to protect the voting rights of all citizens.

Today, the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement voted to authorize the subcommittee chairman to issue a subpoena to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following a request from Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX.) for sensitive law enforcement data related to persons who have come into contact with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE). Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) made the following statement at the subcommittee's meeting:

Today, Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) participated in a roundtable forum on intercollegiate athletics entitled "Hypocrisy or Hype? The Impact of Back-Room Deals, Payoffs, and Scandals in American Collegiate Student Athletics" organized by Representative Bobby Rush (D-ILL.). The forum's panel consisted of experts in the fields of sports journalism and economics, the president of the National College Players Association, a former sports agent, and the mothers of two former college athletes.

Today, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3010, the "Regulatory Accountability Act," which would amend the Administrative Procedure Act in numerous ways that would effectively halt agency rulemaking, undermining critical public health and safety rules. Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released the following statement in response to the hearing:

Today, Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) led the opposition to H.R. 822, the "National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011," a dangerous bill that would override the laws of almost every state by obliging each to accept concealed handgun carry permits from every other state, even if the permit holder would not be allowed to carry or even possess a handgun in the state where he or she is traveling. The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill by 19-11 vote with all Democrats and one Republican opposed to the bill.