Today, U.S. Representatives John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Bill Foster (D-Ill.), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Scott Peters (D-Calif.) and Curt Clawson (R-FL) and U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and David Vitter (R-La.) held a joint press conference to highlight the broad opposition to sweeping anti-patent legislation moving through Congress. The House of Representatives is expected to vo... Read more »
Statement of House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. Oversight Hearing on the Department of Homeland Security “When Secretary Johnson last testified before this Committee, I said that—given his distinguished record of public service—I could think of no person better equipped to lead the Department of Homeland Security, and to carry out the President’s directive that we are carry... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)released the following joint statement after the White House announced President Obama granted commutations to 46 individuals: “We are encouraged by President Obama’s commutation of sentences of 4... Read more »
Group of Senators and Representatives to Hold Bipartisan Press Conference to Highlight Broad Opposition to Sweeping Anti-Patent Legislation Moving Through Congress H.R. 9 scheduled for July vote in the House On Tuesday, July 14 at 2:00 p.m. ET, Senator David Vitter (R-LA), Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Representative John Conyers (D-MI) and Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY), will hold a joint pres... Read more »
Wednesday, July 8 10:30 a.m. Full Committee Markup 2141 Rayburn House Office Building H.R. 2329, the “Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act” H.R. 2604, the “Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015” Thursday, July 9 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law 2141 Rayburn House Office Building Hearing: H.R. ____, the “Financial Institution... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court announced that same-sex marriage is legal in a 5-4 decision in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges: “In this landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has yet again confirmed that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees the right to equal protections of the laws. I a... Read more »
“I commend Chairman Goodlatte for convening today’s listening session on criminal justice reform. For decades, we in Congress reacted to the justifiable concern of our citizens about crime. We developed and enacted legislation intended to make us safer and to achieve justice. Over time, it has become increasingly apparent to citizens and public officials from across the political spectrum that som... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), and Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) issued a letter to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenburg requesting details concerning the use of “cold consent” sear... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13) released the following statement in response to the tragic killing of nine innocent African-Americans at the historical Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina: “The brutal killing of nine innocent African-Americans at the historically black Emmanuel AME Church in South Carolina, including pastor and State Senator ... Read more »
One June 16, 2015, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and a group of bipartisan lawmakers introduced H.R. 2775, the Remote Transactions Parity Act (RTPA), a bill that will modernize our nation’s outdated sales tax collection process. The legislation, which will be referred to the House Judiciary Committee because of its jurisdiction... Read more »
