Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 2116, the CROWN Act of 2022:  "The 'Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act' or the 'CROWN Act,' is a critically important civil rights bill that would explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet hearing on "Workplace Protections for Federal Judiciary Employees: Flaws in the Current System and the Need for Statutory Change:" "Thank you, Chairman Johnson, for holding this… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 963, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act of 2022:  "H.R. 963, the 'Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act,' or the 'FAIR Act,' is critical legislation that would restore access to justice for… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement during the markup of H.R. 350, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2021:  "With consideration of H.R. 350, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2021, the Judiciary Committee is taking reasonable, meaningful steps to address the rising menace of… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, in an act of unanimity, all 25 Jewish Democratic Members of Congress issued the following statement in response to reported comments made by Amnesty International USA’s executive director. The statement was issued jointly by Reps. Auchincloss, Bonamici, Cicilline, Cohen, Deutch, Frankel, Gottheimer, Jacobs, Levin (CA), Levin (MI), Lowenthal, Luria,… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement after the inclusion of $10.8 million for his NY-10 community project funding requests in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriations bill: “With the passage of the FY 2022 appropriations bill, I am thrilled to have secured nearly $11 million for nine incredibly important and deserving… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement applauding the Judiciary Committee priorities included in H.R. 2471, the FY2022 Omnibus package: "This appropriations package makes transformative investments that will help families across the nation and move America forward. I was pleased to see many Judiciary Committee… Read more »

Letter to DOJ comes after Amazon failed to comply with multiple attempts to clarify misleading testimony and statements before Committee Washington, D.C. - Today, bipartisan Members of the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland to alert the Department of Justice to potentially criminal conduct by Amazon and its senior executives. The letter… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement during a Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security hearing on "Reimagining Public Safety in the COVID-19 Era:" "Thank you, Madam Chair, for holding this very important hearing on public safety. As the epidemic of gun violence continues to impact our… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Chairman Hank Johnson (D-GA) sent a letter urging the Judicial Council of the Second Circuit and the Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability of the Judicial Conference to vacate and reevaluate the Second Judicial Council's… Read more »