H.R. 5422 is a bipartisan measure intended to ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline. This commonsense bill would direct funding to the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the grant money for this Hotline. The crime of human trafficking is a terrible scourge that deprives people of their dignity, humanity, and freedom. Men, women, and children are held against ... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) joined 169 members of the U.S. House, led by Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), in sending a letter asking President-elect Donald Trump to rescind alt-right leader Steve Bannon’s appointment as White House Chief Strategist. Although Republican members of the House were invited to sign Cicilline’s letter, none did so. Yest... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today released the following statement in response to the news that President-elect Donald Trump has named Breitbart News Executive Chairman Steve Bannon as White House Chief Strategist: “Steve Bannon is the standard-bearer for the worst instincts in American society. “Whether or not Mr. Bannon personally trades in violence, racism,... Read more »
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 10:00 a.m. Full Committee Markup H.R. 5422, “To ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes” H.R. 1669, the “Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015” 2237 Rayburn House Office Building Read more »
Today, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director James Comey sent a letter to Congress reporting that the FBI has completed its review of emails to or from Hillary Clinton when she served as Secretary of State. Based on its review, the FBI stands by its recommendation that no criminal charges are warranted in its investigation of Secretary Clinton's use of a private email server. House Judic... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 4, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings and Rep. John Conyers, Jr., the Ranking Members of the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Judiciary, sent a letter calling on the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct an immediate investigation to determine the source of multiple unauthorized—and often inaccurate—leaks from within the FBI ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 28, 2016) – Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings and John Conyers, Ranking Members of the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Judiciary, sent the following letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch and FBI Director James Comey: October 28, 2016 The Honorable Loretta E. Lynch The Honorable James Comey Attorney General Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation U.... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today released the following statement: “There has already been a lengthy and thorough investigation into Secretary Clinton’s use of a personal email server. Nothing in today’s letter suggests that the FBI or the Department of Justice will reach a different conclusion than the one they reached months ago, when they decided criminal ... Read more »
A bipartisan coalition of Senate and House lawmakers today asked Attorney General Loretta Lynch to provide Congress with more information about a proposed expansion of government hacking and surveillance powers. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Judiciary Committee member Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., with House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Rep. John Conyers, Jr., D-M... Read more »
Yesterday, in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, the House Judiciary Committee’s majority alleged that newly-released FBI interview notes “raise serious questions about whether Undersecretary of State Patrick Kennedy violated federal laws . . . by offering a ‘quid pro quo’ to the FBI.” The interview notes contain no factual basis for these claims: As early as January 2016, the Inspec... Read more »
