Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Welcome to the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Chairman Jamie Raskin (MD)

Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, which has oversight jurisdiction over: issues related to civil rights, civil liberties and the equal protection of laws, including voting rights, freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly; equal employment; nondisclosure agreements; and criminal justice reform policies; and legislative and oversight jurisdiction over the Census Bureau and the Census.

Chair

Jamie Raskin

Jamie Raskin

Maryland (08)

Democratic Members

Carolyn Maloney

Carolyn Maloney

New York (12)
Wm. Clay

Wm. Clay

Missouri (01)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Florida (23)
Robin Kelly

Robin Kelly

Illinois (02)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

New York (14)
Ayanna Pressley

Ayanna Pressley

Massachusetts (07)
Eleanor Norton

Eleanor Norton

District of Columbia (00)

Republican Members

Chip Roy

Chip Roy

Texas (21)
Thomas Massie

Thomas Massie

Kentucky (04)
Mark Meadows

Mark Meadows

North Carolina (11)
Jody Hice

Jody Hice

Georgia (10)
Michael Cloud

Michael Cloud

Texas (27)
Carol Miller

Carol Miller

West Virginia (03)

Recent Activity

Subcommittees Hold Third Hearing on Confronting Violent White Supremacy

Sep 20, 2019 Press Release

Washington, D.C. (Sept.20, 2019)— Today, Chairmen Jamie Raskin and Stephen F.

DHS Issues Strategy to Counter Violent White Supremacy After Multiple Committee Hearings

Sep 20, 2019 Press Release

Washington, D.C. (Sept. 20, 2019)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Rep. Stephen F.

Confronting Violent White Supremacy (Part III): Addressing the Transnational Terrorist Threat (Joint National Security and Civil Rights Civil Liberties Subcommittee Hearing)

Sep 20, 2019 Hearing

CHAIRMAN RASKIN'S OPENING STATEMENT

Oversight Seeks Testimony From Top USCIS and ICE Officials After DHS Breaches Agreement with Committee

Sep 18, 2019 Press Release

Washington, D.C. (Sept. 18, 2019)—Today, Rep.

Subcommittee Chairmen Issue Joint Statement on White Nationalist Terrorism Hearings

Sep 16, 2019 Press Release

Washington, D.C. (Sept. 16, 2019)—Today, Rep. Ted Deutch, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, and Rep. Max Rose, Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism, and Reps. Stephen F.

Subcommittee Examined Administration’s Decision to Deport Critically Ill Children During Emergency Hearing

Sep 12, 2019 Press Release

Washington, D.C. (Sept. 12, 2019)—Rep.

The Administration’s Apparent Revocation of Medical Deferred Action for Critically Ill Children

Sep 11, 2019 Hearing

Oversight Subcommittee Investigates Trump Administration’s Decision to Resume Federal Executions

Aug 14, 2019 Press Release

Washington, D.C. (August 14, 2019)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Rep.

Beyond the Citizenship Question: Repairing the Damage and Preparing to Count ‘We the People’ in 2020

Jul 24, 2019 Hearing

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Examined Preparations for the 2020 Census in Light of Trump’s Citizenship Question Campaign

Jul 24, 2019 Press Release

Washington, D.C. (July 25, 2019)—This week, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, held a hearing entitled “Beyond the Citizenship Question:  Repairing the Damage and Preparing to Count ‘We the People’ in 2020.”

 

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