Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) and Dan Goldman (NY-10) introduced a resolution condemning the July 28th Midtown Manhattan mass shooting that took the lives of four individuals and the shooter. The resolution commemorates the individuals killed and reiterates the dire need for Congress to ban assault weapons, enact universal background checks, and implement red… Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler issued the following statement on President Biden’s establishment of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, the first of its kind to reduce gun violence in America:
“The establishment of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention will build on President Biden’s executive actions to end the scourge of gun… Read more »
Dear Friends,
Once again, Americans nationwide have been rocked by the devastating news of another mass school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. As Chairman of the House Judiciary last Congress, I led the House passage of legislation to reinstate the Assault Weapons Ban and my Protecting Our Kids Act, a comprehensive gun safety bill to crack down on gun trafficking, ban ghost… 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 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security hearing on "An Unending Crisis: Essential Steps to Reducing Gun Violence and Mass Shootings:"
"I thank Chairwoman Jackson Lee for convening this hearing and I thank the witnesses for… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Chairwoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) issued the following statement after President Biden announced several executive actions to address gun violence:
"We applaud the President for today’s announcement of administrative actions to curb… Read more »
Dear Friends,
Congressman Nadler speaking in support of the Violence Against Women Act
I’ve written to you recently about the American Rescue Plan, and I’ve… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement, as prepared, on the House floor in support of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021:
"Gun violence impacts all of our communities. And no place is immune from its reach, including our homes, our streets, our schools, and even our places of… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement, as prepared, on the House floor in support of H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021:
"H.R. 1446, the 'Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021' is a critical bill to provide law enforcement the necessary time to keep firearms out of the hands of those… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-05), along with original cosponsors Representatives Fred Upton (R-MI), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Lucy McBath (D-GA), announced the introduction of the… Read more »