Today, Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, joined with House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Subcomm... Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, spoke out on the House floor against H.R.3697, the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act, an extremely broad bill with serious consequences for many innocent, non-gang affiliated individuals. Under the bill, due process protections are effectively shredded by allowing for the designation of criminal gangs th... Read more »
In addition to Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), the following Members have signed on as cosponsors of H.Res.496 censuring President Trump for his Charlottesville comments (125 Members including Nadler, Watson Coleman, and Jayapal): [This list was last updated August 30, 2017. Future updates can be found here.] Rep Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] - 8/1... Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) introduced a censure resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives against President Donald Trump for his comments blaming “both sides” for the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia and excusing the behavior of participants in the ‘Unite the Right’ rally. The censure res... Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, spoke out against the Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015, H.R. 391, and offered an amendment striking a section of the legislation that would unfairly and unreasonably limit the ability of individuals to seek asylum in the United States. The amendment would strike a provision that would deny asy... Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following floor statement in opposition to H.R. 3004, “Kate’s Law,” which would dramatically expand the penalties for illegal reentry into the United States, even for people who have committed minor and non-violent offenses. In his remarks against the legislation, Rep. Nadler cited the story of ... Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following floor statement in opposition to H.R. 3003, the so-called “No Sanctuary for Criminals Act,” which would withhold needed law enforcement funding from so-called “sanctuary cities” that choose not to assist federal authorities in enforcing immigration laws. “This legislation would withho... Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, offered an amendment during the committee’s markup of H.R. 495, an immigration bill that subjects unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in the United States to increased interrogation before being granted entry. The Nadle... Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced an amendment to require reporting of Secret Service expenditures paid directly to commercial properties owned by protectees as part of the committee’s markup of the Secret Service Reauthorization Act of 2017. With President Trump’s ownership of expensive commercial properties like Trump Tower ... Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, offered an amendment to strike Section 310 during the committee's markup of H.R. 2431, The Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act. Section 310 of the legislation is an unconstitutional provision that authorizes—and in some cases mandates—the indefinite, and possib... Read more »