July 28, 2017 Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and John Conyers (D-MI), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, today introduced the Security Clearance Review Act. The bill would authorize the Director of the FBI to revoke the security clearance of an employee of the Executive Office of the President if the Director deems such actions necessary to national security. Their legislation was cos... Read more »
Watch Here Today, the House Judiciary Committee was scheduled to consider H. Res. 446, a resolution of inquiry introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI). The resolution sought information from the White House and the Department of Justice related to the recusal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the removal of former FBI Director James Comey, and any recordings the ... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (MI-13) today gave the following statement during the hearing of H.Res. 446, a resolution of inquiry regarding Jeff Sessions' recusal and James Comey firing Watch Live Here Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Members of the Committee, House Resolution 446—offered by the Gentlewoman from Washington, Mrs. Jayapal, and the Gentleman from Rhode Island, Mr. Ci... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (MI-13) today gave the following statement during the hearing of H.R. 391, the “The Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act.” H.R. 391, the “Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act,” is unfortunately yet another anti-immigrant measure premised on rhetoric and misinformation. Notwithstanding the bill’s short title, H.R. 391 does nothing to refor... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (MI-13) today gave the following statement during the hearing of H.R. 2887, the "No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017." Before I begin my remarks, I’d like to take a moment to recognize Joseph Ehrenkrantz for his dedicated service to the House of Representatives. Over the past two years, he has diligently served the House Judiciary... Read more »
The Markup Will Stream Live Here On Wednesday, July 26, 2017, the House Judiciary Committee will consider Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and David Cicilline’s (RI-01) resolution of inquiry requesting the Trump administration to release any and all information pertaining to Attorney General Sessions’ involvement in the firing of FBI Director James Comey in violation of his recusal and rela... Read more »
On Monday, July 24, 2017 at 3:00 p.m., Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mark Sanford (R-SC), and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) will host a bipartisan forum on freedom of the press entitled, “The State of Press Freedom in 21st Century America.” The First Amendment to the United States Constitution provides, among other things, that “Congress shall make no law ... Read more »
LETTER: HOUSE JUDICIARY DEMOCRATS TO CHAIRMAN GOODLATTE - POTUS DIRECTLY ATTACKING CREDIBILITY AND FAIRNESS OF ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS, DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL ROD ROSENSTEIN, ACTING FBI DIRECTOR ANDREW MCCABE, AND SPECIAL COUNSEL ROBERT MUELLER. Read more »
Yesterday, in an interview with the New York Times, President Donald Trump indicated his contempt for the leadership of the Department of Justice. The President directly attacked the credibility and fairness of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, and Special Counsel Robert Mueller. President Trump also warned Special Counsel Mu... Read more »
Ahead of Trump’s voter commission’s first meeting, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. convened a forum with the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and House Judiciary Committee Democrats to examine voting rights and privacy concerns related to recent requests made by the commission’s co-chair, Kansas Secre... Read more »
