WATCH IT HERE I am pleased to join my colleague, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, in sponsoring this important event. Today’s Forum brings together some of the Nation’s leading experts from the medical research and athletic communities to review the causes, effects, and treatments of concussions and other head trauma. In particular, the Forum examines what is known about brain in... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers Jr. (D-MI.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of H.R. 2228, the “Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017” I am proud to cosponsor H.R. 2228, the “Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017.” This bill would provide support for law enforcement agencies to protect the m... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers Jr. (D-MI.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of H.R. 4010 the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2017. My support of this legislation is tied to my view of this Committee’s responsibility to conduct oversight of the executive branch. Nearly a century ago, the United State... Read more »
Ranking Member Conyers delivered the following remarks during the Judiciary Committee markup: Watch Here Before addressing the bill before us, I want to begin my remarks today by extending my condolences to the family and friends of the 58 individuals killed in the shooting in Las Vegas, and expressing my hopes for the recovery of the nearly 500 people injured. Congress has a responsibility to fin... Read more »
Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) will hold a joint forum to review recent studies highlighting the advances in sports research on traumatic brain injuries due to contact sports and pathways to address these injuries. During the forum, members from both committees will hear from experts, review medical studies, and di... Read more »
Congressman John Conyers Jr. (MI-13.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement in opposition to the Trump Administration’s so-called immigration priorities: The Trump Administration’s statement of priorities on immigration cannot be seen as serious or credible in any respect. These recommendations constitute an outright betrayal of American principles and ou... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee Ranking Member... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-TN) issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s issuance of two deeply troubling documents: (1) sweeping regulations by the Department of Health and Human Services that attack women’s healthcare by allowing any em... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) will hold a press conference on THURSDAY at 9:45AM ET to unveil the USA Lib... Read more »
H.R. 36, the “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,” is a dangerous and far-reaching attack on a woman’s constitutional right to choose whether or not to terminate a pregnancy - a right that the Supreme Court guaranteed more than 44 years ago in Roe v. Wade. One of the most significant problems with this legislation is that it fails to include any exception for a woman’s health. The bill igno... Read more »
