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 »
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) today announced that the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to examine police accountability, aggression towards law enforcement, public safety concerns related to these issues, and solutions to address these problems. The hearing will be held this month and witnesses will be announced at ... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13) and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) released the following joint statement in support of their bills, the End Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 1933) and the CADET Act (H.R. 1810) respectively, that would enhance and Federalize much-needed data collectio... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to formally investigate the police-involved beating of Floyd Dent, an unarmed African American man, which occurred in Inkster, Michigan. On January 28, 2015, Inkster Police pulled over Floyd Dent after alleging he ran a stop sign. D... Read more »
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 »
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice released a report that cites the Missouri Ferguson Police Department engaged in a systemic and broad pattern of racially biased enforcement, including the use of unreasonable force against African-Americans: “In verifying longstanding community complaints, the DOJ Fer... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Nita Lowey, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Ranking Member José E. Serrano, and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings issued the following statement in support of the District of Columbia’s legal authorit... Read more »
