[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 18 (Friday, January 28, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E72]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN RECOGNITION OF JOE GRAUPENSPERGER AND HIS SERVICE TO THE HOUSE 
                          JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

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                          HON. JERROLD NADLER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 28, 2022

  Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I rise to thank Joe Graupensperger for his 
many years of service to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Joe came to the Committee after working at the Office of Legislative 
Affairs at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he handled a range of 
issues related to federal criminal law. He had previously practiced law 
in Washington, DC, and got his J.D. from the University of Virginia 
School of Law.
  Joe was already a veteran of the Office of Legislative Affairs at the 
U.S. Department of Justice when he came to the Hill in 2009. Our 
Chairman at the time, John Conyers, Jr., brought him onto the team to 
handle crime policy for the Committee. Chairman Conyers's faith in Joe 
was well placed. Joe is, today, the Chief Counsel of our Subcommittee 
on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security--and in his span of service, 
Joe has drafted dozens of laws, run hundreds of hearings, and, without 
question, helped to improve the lives of millions of Americans.
  Joe's track record speaks for itself. He has played a role in every 
major criminal justice reform effort that has been signed into law in 
the past dozen years, including the Fair Sentencing Act and the First 
Step Act, as well as laws to improve the National Instant Background 
Check System, address the rape kit backlog, reform surveillance 
practices, and establish rights for survivors of sexual assault.
  In fact, last Congress alone, under Joe's leadership, the Crime 
Subcommittee advanced more than a dozen bills that were ultimately 
signed into law--despite a divided Congress and a Republican President. 
He has ensured that several other measures were signed into law this 
Congress as well.
  This is Joe's last month as Chief Counsel for our Subcommittee on 
Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Although we congratulate him 
on his engagement and wish him well on his move to Texas, we will miss 
his leadership, his friendship, and his steadfast dedication to justice 
for all. Simply put, our country is better off because of Joe's work as 
a public servant.
  I thank Joe for his service to the Committee, and wish him the best 
of luck with this exciting next chapter.

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