Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee and one of the architects of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993, released the following statement on the oral arguments before the Supreme Court regarding Hobby Lobby and RFRA:
“Bosses should not be able to make health care decisions about the reproductive… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, delivered an opening statement at the hearing on Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. This was the first hearing of this Subcommittee with Congressman Nadler serving as the Ranking Member.
“I am honored to succeed our… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on Republican bills H.R. 4138 and H.R. 3973:
"These Republican messaging bills are based on half-truths, are completely unworkable, and are without any benefit to the millions of Americans who want more from Congress than silly messages. Americans want results.… Read more »
Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) joined with Reps. Steve Israel (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), and 17 other Members of Congress, in introducing a resolution (H.Res. 505) this week to return the Iraqi Jewish Archives to Iraqi Jews and their descendants. The Iraqi Jewish Archives include thousands of books, historical documents, religious materials and other items… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, named Heather Sawyer as the Subcommittee’s new Democratic Chief Counsel.
“Heather has been one of my closest advisors since she joined the House Judiciary Committee in 2007. She is a top-notch lawyer with a keen ability to… Read more »
U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ed Markey (D-MA) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) have introduced legislation to level the playing field for visual artists in the United States by establishing copyright protections for their intellectual property.
“Artists and arts organizations make valuable contributions to our communities and strengthen our quality of… Read more »
Today, Congressmen Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) and David Cicilline (RI-1), both members of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to United States Attorney General Eric Holder. The letter asks questions raised by the February 4, 2014 testimony of Deputy Attorney General James Cole regarding the use of non-court approved surveillance methods, known as National Security… Read more »
Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, and Peter King, lead sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, today offered the following joint statement praising the WTC Health Program Cancer Interim Final Rule, which amends the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions (List) found in the WTC Health Program regulations, and results in four specific cancers -- brain, cervix… Read more »
Today, three senior members of the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General James Cole regarding his February 4, 2014 testimony about reforming government surveillance programs.
“It is wrong that the NSA collects data on millions of Americans who are under zero suspicion of wrongdoing, some of whom may be Members of… Read more »
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in in support of tomorrow’s “The Day We Fight Back” protest:
“As a proud co-sponsor of the USA FREEDOM Act, I stand in solidarity with those participating ‘The Day We Fight Back’ protest and speaking out against an intrusive… Read more »