Today, House Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement after the White House announced the commutation of the sentences of 22 individuals - each of whom had been convicted of drug offenses: “I welcome and applaud the commutations of the sentences of these individuals. Incarcerating people for unwarranted lengths of time serves no constructive purpose. The ... Read more »
Letters: 3/04/15 - Immigrant Justice Network 3/05/15 - American Civil Liberties Union 3/03/15 - National Council of Asian Pacific Americans 3/03/15 - Asian Americans Advancing Justice 3/03/15 - American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 3/04/15 - Advocates for Human Rights 3/03/15 - Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Women's Refugee Commission and Kids in Need of ... Read more »
Letters: 2/04/15 - National Immigration Forum 3/02/15 - American Farm Bureau Federation 3/17/15 - Agriculture Workforce Coalition 3/02/15 - U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Committee on Migration 3/04/15 - American Immigration Lawyers Association 2/28/15 - Heger Farms (ND) 3/03/15 - Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service 3/03/15 - National Immigration Law Center 3/04/15 - Immigrant Justice N... Read more »
Today, during a full House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Wrecking the Internet to Save It? The FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules,” Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) delivered the following opening statement: “The Judiciary Committee has a central role in studying the issue of net neutrality and, more generally, competition on the Internet. “As the Committee considers today the specific question o... Read more »
Letters: 3/03/15 - National Task Force to End Domestic and Sexual Violence 3/01/15 - Safe Passage Project 3/02/15 - U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Committee on Migration 3/02/15 - Save the Children 3/02/15 - Refugee Council USA 3/04/15 - Immigrant Justice Network 3/02/15 - Feerick Center for Social Justice, Fordham Law School 3/03/15 - National Council of Asian Pacific Americans 3/03/15 - As... Read more »
– Yesterday, lead sponsors Rep. John Lewis (GA-5), House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5), Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (SC-6), Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13), and Rep. Robert Brady (PA-1) and more than 170 Democrats reintroduced the Voter Empowerment Act in the House of Representatives. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York will introduce a companion version in the Senate. The Vo... Read more »
Letters and Other Documents Opposing H.R. 1148, the "Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act" Letters:2/10/15 - Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force 3/04/15 - Immigrant Justice Network 3/10/15 - National Conference of State Legislatures, The U.S. Conference of Mayors, National Association of Counties, and National League of Cities 3/03/15 - National Task Force to End S... Read more »
Today, U.S. House Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) reintroduced H.R. 1459, the “Democracy Restoration Act of 2015.” Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) yesterday introduced its Senate companion, S. 772. The bill would create uniform federal standards for returning the voting rights of ex-offenders to vote in federal elections. The legislation could result in returning the right to vote f... Read more »
