THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 10:30 a.m. Full Committee Markup Markup of: H.R. 1428, the “Judicial Redress Act of 2015”; H.R. 1755, To amend title 36, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the congressional charter of the Disabled American Veterans; and, H.R. 3449, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in ... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI) and House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) released the following statement calling for the United States to admit 200,000 global refugees in the coming fiscal year, with 100,000 reserved for Syrian refugees: “Today’s global refugee crisis warrants a historic response. According to ... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) today announced that the House Judiciary Committee will conduct a listening tour as part of the Committee’s comprehensive copyright review. The House Judiciary Committee will kick-off the copyright review listening tour with a roundtable discussion in Nashville, Tennessee on September 21st. The round... Read more »
Today, Members of Congress led by U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) in the Senate and Reps. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) and Darrell Issa (R-CA), in the House of Representatives, introduced the Fair Chance Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would give formerly incarcerated people a fairer chance at securing employment by prohibiting federal contractors and federal agencie... Read more »
“As today’s one-sided hearing title suggests, we will likely hear a series of allegations leveled against Planned Parenthood that it engaged in unlawful conduct based solely on a series of deceptively-edited undercover videos. “Notably, the Center for Medical Progress – the entity that filmed these videos and which could answer significant and troubling questions about their accuracy and veracity ... Read more »
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 10:30 a.m. Full Committee Planned Parenthood Exposed: Examining the Horrific Abortion Practices at the Nation’s Largest Abortion Provider Witnesses: Mr. James Bopp, Jr., General Counsel, National Right to Life Ms. Melissa Ohden, Abortion Survivor Ms. Gianna Jessen, Abortion Survivor Ms. Priscilla J. Smith, Director and Senior Fellow, Program for the Study of Reproductive Jus... Read more »
Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. John J. Conyers, Jr., Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, sent a letter calling on their Chairmen to suspend their “one-sided” investigations of Planned Parenthood, or to also fully investigate multiple allegations of illegal activity by the Center for Medical Progress and its... Read more »
DETROIT – U.S. Rep. John Conyers, Jr. released the following statement on the passing of former Congressional Black Caucus founding member former Congressman Louis B. Stokes (D-OH): “Today we have lost one of the greatest trailblazers of public service, a co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, and I am proud to say – my good friend, Louis B. Stokes.” “Louis was the true embodiment of a dedi... Read more »
DETROIT – Today, U.S. Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13) released the following statement in the wake of the death of Civil Rights Leader, Julian Bond: “I was very saddened to hear about the loss of my friend, Julian Bond. Julian was a legendary, nationally-recognized life-long activist, who dedicated his career to securing and defending racial equality.” “Julian, like myself, believed in peace and no... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today released the following statement in observance of the 50th Anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965: “50 years ago, Democrats and Republicans set aside partisan divisions to enact the Voting Rights Act – the Crown Jewel of our civil rights laws. A little more than 40 years after the bill’s enactment, America elect... Read more »
