; Whereas John Conyers, Jr., is one of the 13 members who founded the Congressional Black Caucus in 1969 and was considered the Dean of the Caucus during his tenure; Whereas John Conyers, Jr., won a seat as a freshman on the influential Committee on the Judiciary and went on to serve as Chairman of that Committee from 2007 to 2011, along with serving as the ranking Democratic member on the Committee from 1995 to 2007 and again from 2011 to 2017; Whereas John Conyers, Jr., during his tenure in Congress, vigorously and successfully worked to oppose initiatives that violated constitutional values and served as a beacon of hope to those facing poverty and injustice, pursuing legislative causes and oversight on issues that included police misconduct, access to affordable health care, LGBTQ protections, violence against the Arab and Muslim-American communities, AIDS in the African-American community, environmental racism, and restorative justice; Whereas John Conyers, Jr., served as Vice President of the Detroit Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, Executive Board Member of the NAACP, and Executive Board Member of the ACLU; Whereas John Conyers, Jr., over the course of his legislative career, was responsible for more than 100 bills, amendments, and resolutions being enacted, including 57 on which he was the overall lead sponsor, and an additional 56 that he managed or was the lead Democratic sponsor; Whereas John Conyers, Jr., led many notable legislative efforts, including the Martin Luther King Holiday Act, reauthorizations of the Voting Rights Act, reauthorizations of the Violence Against Women Act, the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the Pattern and Practice Enforcement Act, the USA Freedom Act, the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act, the Fair Sentencing Act, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (commonly known as the Motor Voter Act ), and the Innocence Protection Act