“Mr. Chairman, I strongly oppose the “Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act” and I am disappointed that this legislation is before us today.  “The level of gun violence in our country is astounding and unacceptable.  Our gun violence problem is much more than the periodic, but all-too-frequent, horror of mass shootings.  Every day in… Read more »

Getting to the Truth   Last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions came before the House Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing of the Department of Justice. In my questioning, I asked him about his seemingly false earlier testimony regarding Trump-Russia ties, particularly given revelations in the George Papadopoulos… Read more »

Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee approved by a vote of 27-8 the USA Liberty Act (H.R. 3989), a bipartisan bill that reforms and reauthorizes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to protect both national security and Americans’ civil liberties. The bill was introduced last month by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, delivered the following statement in support of the USA Liberty Act. The legislation, which passed in the House Judiciary Committee by a vote of 27-8, will bring substantial, bi-partisan reforms to the federal… Read more »

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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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.… Read more »