Today, U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and 56 other members of Congress sent a letter calling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to undertake a rulemaking to prohibit forced arbitration agreements in consumer financial services and products. On March 10, 2015, the CFPB issued a report finding that more than three in four consumers were unaware of forced a... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following statement urging the Senate to pass the USA Freedom A... Read more »
Statement of Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. Hearing on: Policing Strategies for the 21st Century Committee on the Judiciary Tuesday, May 19, 2015 2141 Rayburn Building Law enforcement accountability is an issue that is very topical given current events, but also one that has long been a concern of mine and many other members. As a member of Congress, I have stood on the streets of Detroit with a... Read more »
Today, during a full House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Policing Strategies for the 21st Century,” Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) delivered the following opening statement: “Law enforcement accountability is an issue that is very topical given current events, but also one that has long been a concern of mine and many other Members. “As a Member of Congress, I have stood on the streets ... Read more »
The following is the House Judiciary Committee’s schedule for the week May 18 - 22. Tuesday, May 19 2015 10:00 a.m. 2141 Rayburn House Office Building Full Committee Hearing: Policing Strategies for the 21st Century Witnesses for the Hearing: Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr., Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office. Mr. W. Craig Hartley, Jr., Executive Director, Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcemen... Read more »
On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled “Policing Strategies for the 21st Century.” This hearing will examine police accountability, aggression towards law enforcement, public safety concerns related to these issues, and solutions to address these problems. Witnesses for Tuesday’s hearing are: · Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr., Milwaukee County... Read more »
Lee, Leahy, Sensenbrenner, Goodlatte, Conyers, Nadler: “We will oppose any extension of the NSA’s bulk collection program.” Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), and Congressma... Read more »
Floor Statement of the Honorable John Conyers, Jr. in Opposition to H.R. 366 the “Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act" May 13, 2015 Mr. Speaker, this legislation 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 42 years ago in Roe v. Wade. One of the most significant problems ... Read more »
The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 338-88 the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048). This bipartisan bill – introduced by Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee... Read more »
Floor Statement of the Honorable John Conyers, Jr. H.R. 2048, the “USA FREEDOM Act” May 13, 2015 Mr. Speaker, with the passage of the USA FREEDOM Act today, the House will have done its part to enact historic and sweeping reforms to the government’s surveillance powers. This legislation ends bulk collection, creates a panel of experts to guide the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and manda... Read more »
