Skelton And Conyers Introduce Major New Habeas Reform LegislationPosted: 2 years ago by democracy101 Today, House chairmen Ike Skelton (D-MS) of the Armed Services Committee and John Conyers (D-MI) of the Judiciary Committee announced legislation that would finally restore habeas corpus rights to U.S. detainees being imprisoned indefinitely without trial. Comments: 2 Score: [-] 8 [+].