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Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 28-0 the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 699) to protect Americans’ privacy and public safety in the digital age.
Encryption a Top Issue for House Judiciary and Energy and Commerce Committees
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman John Conyers (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, together with 31 original cosponsors, introduced H.R. 4754, the Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 2016 to address unchecked decision-making powers that appointed emergency financial managers have in financially distressed cities.
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to associate myself with your comments about our jurisdiction.
“It is not an accident that the House Judiciary Committee is the committee of primary jurisdiction with respect to the legal architecture of government surveillance.
“In times of heightened tension, many of our colleagues will rush to do something, anything, to get out in front of an issue. We welcome their voices in the debate—but it is here, in this Committee room, that the House begins to make decisions about the tools and methods available to law enforcement.
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2016
10:00 a.m. Executive Overreach Task Force Hearing
2237 Rayburn House Office Building
"The Original Understanding of the Role of Congress and How Far We’ve Drifted From It"
Witnesses:
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 1:00 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled “The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy.” The House Judiciary Committee previously held member briefings on encryption, which included a briefing from technology companies and a classified briefing from the government.
“Today’s hearing is the 29th anti-regulatory hearing that the Committee has held over the past 5 years. Yet, during those same 5 years, the Committee has not conducted a single hearing on –
WASHINGTON - Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) and House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-TN) issued a letter to U.S.
Washington, D.C.—Earlier this week, through a court order, the United States government demanded that Apple Inc.