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 »
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 »
Today, during debate on the House Floor of H.R. 36, the “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Act,” House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. urged his colleagues to vote in opposition to the measure. Rep. Conyers delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery: “Mr. Speaker, this legislation is a dangerous and far reaching attack on a woman's constitutional right to choose whether... Read more »
Today, during debate on the House Floor of H.R. 2048, the “USA FREEDOM Act,” House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. urged his colleagues to vote in support of measure. Rep. Conyers delivered the following remarks as prepared for delivery: “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 ... Read more »
The following is the House Judiciary Committee’s schedule for the week May 11th - May 15th. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Stakeholder Perspectives on ICANN: The .Sucks Domain and Essential Steps to Guarantee Trust and Accountability in the Internet’s Operation Witnesses: · Ms. Mei-lan Stark, Immediate Past President, International Trad... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), 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 Subcommittee Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the statement below after the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the National Sec... Read more »
The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 25-2 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 »
