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, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, delivered the following statement at a subcommittee hearing on Sovereign Immunity in Intellectual Property. Below is Congressman Nadler’s opening statement: "Mr. Chairman, State sovereign immunity is a… Read more »

Today, ahead of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on November 14, 2017, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter signed by every Democratic member of the House Judiciary Committee to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, including: Representatives John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI),… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), who represents the West Side of Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, released the following statement regarding the newly released details of the House GOP tax bill: “Today, the Republicans announced a tax plan that would funnel billions of dollars in tax benefits to the wealthiest Americans and the largest corporations at the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, senior Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, questioned Pete Lopez, Administrator for Region 2 of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), during a hearing into the federal response to the 2017 hurricane season. Congressman Nadler asked Mr. Lopez about the EPA’s response in Puerto Rico, including the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee who represents the West Side of Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, was in New York following the terrorist attack in Lower Manhattan. The following is Rep. Nadler’s prepared remarks for the Constitution Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 490, legislation to ban abortion at six… Read more »

  Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with Reps. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), and Nanette Díaz Barragán (D-CA) held a press conference with port truck drivers and representatives from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to announce the introduction of the Port Drivers’ Bill of Rights Act (H.R. 4144) and the Clean… Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler spoke in opposition to H.R. 469, the Congressional Article I Powers Strengthening Act, which would create procedural impediments for regulatory agencies to carry out their legally mandated obligations to regulate certain industries. This bill is another in a long line of Big Business friendly, Republican attempts to undermine sensible regulations… Read more »

  Yesterday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee, spoke out on the House floor in favor of H.R. 4010, the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2017, which allows the House of Representatives to enforce certain congressional subpoenas… Read more »