Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) spoke at a bicameral press conference introducing H.R. 5, the Equality Act, which would explicitly prohibit discrimination against the LGBTQ community. Below are Rep. Nadler's full remarks, as prepared: "I am proud to… Read more »

67 Members Write to BOP Calling on Agency to Abandon Changes to the Transgender Offender Manual that Undermine the Prison Rape Elimination Act Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the United States Supreme Court decision to not consider a case regarding merchants providing services to same-sex couples: “It is unfortunate that the Court has decided not to take up this opportunity to hold definitively that same-sex… Read more »

 Family Separation Policy Runs Counter to American Values    At a press conference, Rep. Nadler spoke in opposition to the Administration's new, zero tolerance immigration policy.  From its earliest days to the present, I believe the Administration has relentlessly pushed an anti-immigrant agenda,… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, released the following statement regarding the United States Supreme Court decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission: “Today’s Supreme Court ruling is a reminder that the fight for LGBT equality is long from over, and that we… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) spearheaded an effort by 127 House Democrats to call on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney to uphold the Health Care Rights Law, also known as Section… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee, was joined by 55 members in submitting comments to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in response to the agency’s proposed effort to eliminate sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) questions from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The Trump… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), acting Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the followed statement on the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission Supreme Court case: “Today, as the Supreme Court hears arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case that has the potential… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and former Chairman and Ranking Member of the Constitution Subcommittee, joined more than 50 House Democrats from the Judiciary Committee, Armed Services Committee, and the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus in a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Joint Chiefs of Staff… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in response to an anti-trans amendment offered by Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler during debate of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2018. Fortunately, the amendment was defeated by a vote of 214-209. Congresswoman Hartzler’s amendment would have… Read more »