; Whereas John Conyers, Jr., paid particular attention to advocating for the Detroit area, cooperating with other Members to secure over $850 million in grants and appropriation from 1993–2015, notably working to secure Federal funds to prevent closure of the Detroit Medical Center and the Detroit IRS office, along with successfully advocating for the opening of a Detroit satellite location of the Patent and Trademark Office; Whereas John Conyers, Jr., was found the most effective Democratic member of the House of Representatives in a 2013 joint study by the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University; and Whereas John Conyers, Jr., is recognized as a champion of civil rights and civil liberties, receiving numerous honors, including the NAACP Spingarn Medal and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Hubert H. Humphrey Award: Now, therefore, be it