Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement applauding the Judiciary Committee priorities included in H.R. 2471, the FY2022 Omnibus package:
"This appropriations package makes transformative investments that will help families across the nation and move America forward. I was pleased to see many Judiciary Committee… Read more »
Letter to DOJ comes after Amazon failed to comply with multiple attempts to clarify misleading testimony and statements before Committee
Washington, D.C. - Today, bipartisan Members of the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland to alert the Department of Justice to potentially criminal conduct by Amazon and its senior executives. The letter… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement during a Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security hearing on "Reimagining Public Safety in the COVID-19 Era:"
"Thank you, Madam Chair, for holding this very important hearing on public safety. As the epidemic of gun violence continues to impact our… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Chairman Hank Johnson (D-GA) sent a letter urging the Judicial Council of the Second Circuit and the Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability of the Judicial Conference to vacate and reevaluate the Second Judicial Council's… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) joined President Biden as he signed into law H.R. 4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. The legislation empowers sexual assault and harassment survivors by restoring their access to justice and public accountability under the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing on "Discrimination and the Civil Rights of the Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American Communities:"
"Mr. Chairman, the Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 2116, the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act of 2022:
"The 'Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act,' or the 'CROWN Act,' is a critically important civil rights bill… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 55, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act:
"The 'Emmett Till Antilynching Act' is long-overdue legislation that would correct a historical injustice by finally specifying lynching as a crime under federal law.
"Our nation… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security hearing on "The Rise in Violence Against Minority Institutions:"
"Domestic terrorism is at its highest level since the FBI began tracking it in 1994. Ten years ago, a domestic… Read more »
New York City - Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler announced that Columbia University was awarded two grants totaling more than $4.8 million from ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy) as part of the agency's new OPEN 2021 program. These grants will advance technologies for a wide range of areas, including electric vehicles, offshore wind, storage and nuclear recycling. These… Read more »