H.R. 1, the For the People Act, Will Clean Up Corruption in Washington, Make It Easier to Vote, and Give Hard-working Americans More Power in Our Democracy Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and FBI Director Christopher Wray notifying them of his expectation that the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the FBI will address the… Read more »

In a letter to DHS and DOJ Inspectors General, members voice concern over apparent attempt at voter suppression and intimidation to limit equal access to the ballot box Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, announced the introduction of the Democracy Restoration Act of 2018, which will clarify and, in some cases, expand the voting rights of people with felony convictions, a critical next step in the criminal justice reform.  The legislation, introduced with more than 30 Members… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbott v. Perez, involving racial gerrymandering in Texas: “On the fifth anniversary of the Shelby County v. Holder decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has again turned a blind eye to minority vote dilution.  Despite… Read more »

In response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Robert A. Brady (D-PA), Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, and John… Read more »

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 Census: “More than fifty years after the passage of the Voting Rights Act, Republicans are still trying to disenfranchise voters and manipulate the process for… Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to dissolve the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity: “From its inception, the so-called “Election Integrity Commission” was a farce created to justify President Trump’s ridiculous and unsubstantiated claims… Read more »