Nadler, Casey, and Shaheen’s Bill, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Would Bolster Rights of Pregnant Workers to Request Reasonable Workplace Accommodations 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 »

Today, Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01), co-chair of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a leader in the fight for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993, announced that they will introduce legislation in response to Monday’s Supreme Court ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. They will ensure that for-profit employers cannot use RFRA to override… 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, called for support of the Sensenbrenner/Lofgren/Massie amendment which seeks to end the “backdoor search” loophole in section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. This loophole has allowed the government to search for the communications of United States citizens without a… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered a statement on the House floor on closing the Guantanamo Bay Prison in Cuba. "Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman. "I understand that there is an irrational fear of bringing Guantanamo detainees into the United States, even though we would only do so to bring them to justice.… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) applauded Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Tim Gill, founder of the Gill Foundation, for creating the first-ever study by the National Park Service to identify historical sites and events integral to the civil rights struggle of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans. “While there is still much,… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered a statement on the House floor on the USA Freedom Act. “Today we have the first chance in more than a decade to finally place some real limits on the sweeping, unwarranted – and at times unlawful – government surveillance that many of us have fought against for the… Read more »

Bill protects Americans’ privacy while preserving our ability to protect America’s national security Read more »