H.R. 732 Would Undermine Civil Law Enforcement and Harm the Public H.R. 732, the “Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017,” is a deeply flawed measure that would undermine the ability of civil law enforcement agencies to provide relief to victims of systemic misconduct. The bill would prohibit settlement agreements that authorize payments to parties not “directly and proximately” harmed by the un... Read more »
H.R. 732, the “Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017,” would prohibit the federal government from entering into or enforcing any settlement agreement requiring donations to remediate harms that are not “directly and proximately” caused by a wrongdoer’s unlawful conduct. I oppose H.R. 732 for several reasons. To begin with, the bill would prohibit these types of settlement agreements even though... 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. 4092 the Agricultural Guestworker Act. H.R. 4092, the “Agricultural Guestworker Act,” is yet the latest attempt by the Majority to address one aspect of our Nation’s broken immigration system. And, on at least two prior occasions, our Commit... Read more »
Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. John Conyers, Jr., the Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to an announcement that Chairmen Trey Gowdy and Bob Goodlatte are opening a partisan Republican investigation into decisions made by the Federal Bureau of Inve... Read more »
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 »
