Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation to prevent guns from getting into the hands of sex offenders who prey on children.  Federal law prohibits persons convicted of a felony from buying, selling, or possessing guns or ammunition, yet it is perfectly legal for someone convicted a misdemeanor sex… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, and lead Democratic sponsor in the House of the Defend Trade Secrets Act, released the following statement applauding the Senate for unanimously passing the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016… Read more »

Rep. Nadler met with providers, staff, and administration officials during his visit to the Manhattan Planned Parenthood health center, to see firsthand the real impact of the Republican Select Panel’s witch hunt. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), who represents parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, announced more than $2.4 million in federal funding going to 13 New York institutions and individuals, including New York University, the American Museum of Natural History, the New York Public Library, and the New York Historical Society. The funding, which is… Read more »

This week, Congressmen Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Tom McClintock (R-CA), and John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), reintroduced the bipartisan State Secrets Protection Act to curb abuses of state secrets privilege while still providing protection for valid state secrets.   The state secrets privilege allows the government to withhold evidence in litigation if its disclosure would harm national… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), senior member of the House Judiciary Committee delivered the following statement at a markup of H.R. 4731, The Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act. During a time of unprecedented international turmoil and conflict, this bill would gut the U.S. refugee resettlement program.  Among its most damaging provisions—which… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), released the following statement condemning Iran's ballistic missile tests in March 2016, as well as other illicit behavior:   “In early January, I wrote an Op-Ed pressing for the United States to be ready and willing to counter Iranian threats to ensure accountability for bad behavior when it comes to both… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), posted a statement on the Medium website in response to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign taking place on the campus of Columbia University. A full version of the statement, originally posted here [Link], can be found below: “As an alum of Columbia College (Class of 1969) whose son is also a recent… Read more »

Today, Congressmen Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), and Ted Poe (R-TX) introduced the Displaced Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran Act, requiring the President to report to Congress on federal actions to ensure that any future Arab-Israeli peace accord will also address the issue of Jewish and other refugees displaced from… Read more »

New York, NY -- Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), New York State Senator Daniel Squadron, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, and New York City Councilmember Margaret Chin sent a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro seeking clarification on the terms of the National Disaster Resiliency Competition (NDRC) grant… Read more »