Constitution and Civil Justice
The Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice has jurisdiction over all matters concerning the United States Constitution, including amendments and constitutional rights.
Ranking Member
 Steve Cohen Tennessee |
Democratic Members
 Jamie Raskin Maryland |
 Jerrold Nadler New York |
Recent Activity
Today, U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the House Judiciary Committee for the first time during its annual oversight hearing. Every Attorney General before Attorney General Sessions has testified before the House Judiciary Committee during their first six months of taking office.
Today, ahead of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on November 14, 2017, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr.
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr.
H.R. 469 Is an Assault on Americans Health, Safety, and Privacy
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers Jr. (D-MI.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of H.R. 2228, the “Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017”
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-TN) issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s issuance of two deeply troubling documents:
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 36 on a near party line vote of 237-189. H.R. 36, the so called “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” bans abortions beginning at 20 weeks after fertilization and is a direct challenge to the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision.