211 Members of the House and Senate Weigh in for Marriage Equality Ahead of Oral Arguments at Nation’s Highest Court on April 28 Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Jerrold Nadler and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen today introduced the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act and ensure that all legally-married, same-sex couples are treated equally under federal law. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced the companion… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee and author of the “Respect for Marriage Act,” the bill to repeal the “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA), released the following statement in response to today’s decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court: “I applaud today’s action by the Supreme… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee, applauded President Obama for announcing that he will sign an executive order on Monday to ban federal contractors from discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) workers. Congressman Nadler is Vice Chair of the House LGBT Equality Caucus and a long-time supporter for… Read more »

CONTACT: Aaron Keyak (Nadler), (202) 225-5635 Tom Mentzer (Feinstein), (202) 224-9629 Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), authors of the “Respect for Marriage Act” in the House and Senate respectively, welcomed the report by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on implementation of the Supreme… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), author of the “Respect for Marriage Act,” welcomed the report by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on implementation of the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Windsor.  In that case, the Court ruled that Section 3 of DOMA, which defined marriage as “only a legal union between one man and one woman,”… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee, Vice Chair of the House LGBT Equality Caucus, and a long-time supporter for passage of measures to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from discrimination, applauded President Obama for announcing that he will sign an executive order to ban federal… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, lead a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State John Kerry regarding the protection of LGBT athletes, staff, and spectators during the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia. “The United States must do everything we can to protect… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, and author of the Respect for Marriage Act, the bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), cheered today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court in Hollingsworth v. Perry, which clears the path to restoration of marriage equality in… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, and author of the Respect for Marriage Act, the bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), cheered today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court striking down Section 3 of DOMA as an unconstitutional deprivation of the equal liberty guarantee… Read more »