“Congress must finally have answers to questions about Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest if we are to have any faith that America’s democracy and people are safe and their interests secure.” Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) joined with New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) at Trump Tower to call on the federal government to fully reimburse New York City for costs incurred protecting President-elect Trump from Election Day through Inauguration Day. Mayor de Blasio and the Obama Administration requested $35… Read more »

Today, the Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee, led by Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), wrote a letter to Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) after President-elect Donald Trump’s vague announcement this morning to leave his “…great business in total…,” requesting that the Committee hold… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) joined Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) in sending President Obama a letter urging him to take executive action to prohibit federal contractors from seeking the salary history of prospective employees.  The executive action would make further… Read more »

After announcing during August recess that he would introduce a bill to prohibit employers from asking prospective or current employees for their salary history before making a job or salary offer, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) has introduced the Pay Equity for All Act of 2016 (H.R. 6030) with original cosponsors Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton… Read more »

The “Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act” would restrict the flexibility of the government to resolve claims and make it harder to assist broad categories of people hurt by corporate malfeasance. Read more »

When Congress returns from recess, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, the first woman to chair the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will introduce a bill with original cosponsors Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) to prohibit employers from asking job applicants for their salary history before making a job or salary offer. … Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, praised today’s passage by the House of Representatives of H.R. 3636, the Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories (O-VISA) Act.  Rep. Nadler was the lead Democratic cosponsor of the bill. “I am pleased… Read more »

Last Congress, the House Judiciary Committee launched a comprehensive review of the Copyright Act to examine how the law is faring in the digital age and to determine if any changes are needed to reward creativity and keep pace with technological advancement. Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) recently indicated that the review is moving to the next phase, and that he would soon… Read more »

TODAY, House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and 86 Members of Congress issued the following joint statement regarding the Verizon strike and ongoing labor negotiations: “We applaud Verizon’s success and its ability to be profitable throughout the changes that have taken place in the… Read more »