Washington, D.C. - Following reports that FBI agents infiltrated protests in Portland, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to Department of Justice Inspector General (IG) Michael E. Horowitz requesting that an examination of these surveillance practices be included in the IG's ongoing review of use of force by federal law enforcement… Read more »

New York City - Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler held a press conference to discuss the introduction of the Low-Revenue Recipient Paycheck Protection Program Relief Act. He was joined by Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, local elected officials, and small business owners. Below are the Congressman’s remarks: “First, I want to thank you all for being here… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced the Low-Revenue Recipient Paycheck Protection Program Relief Act. This legislation will ensure that the hardest-hit Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) recipients are eligible for loan forgiveness that they would otherwise be excluded from due to prolonged pandemic… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement, as prepared, on the House floor in support of H.R. 5314, the Protecting Our Democracy Act:  "Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Protecting Our Democracy Act. "Transparency and accountability are the bedrock of our democratic system.  They… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during the markup of H.R. 55, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act: "Following the brutal murder of Ahmaud Arbery, which has been cast as a 21st century example of modern lynching by civil rights advocates across the United States, the subsequent… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Grace Meng (NY-06), and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) sent a letter to Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger encouraging the university to strengthen its efforts in good faith bargaining with student workers. The letter also emphasizes the importance of the labor negotiations to student workers and the… Read more »

Washington, DC - Today House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to the House passage of President Biden’s Build Back Better Act. This legislation fulfills President Biden’s promise to deliver a once-in-a-generation investment to lower the everyday costs that burden working families – health care, housing, childcare, education, and… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during the markup of H.R. 4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act:  "Yesterday, this Committee heard powerful testimony from four survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment about their harrowing… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a hearing entitled, "Silenced: How Forced Arbitration Keeps Victims of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment in the Shadows:" "Arbitration was originally developed as an alternative to the court system for parties of relatively equal bargaining… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) submitted the following statement for the record, as prepared, following House passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. Not only has Congress enshrined into law a historic investment in the nation’s physical infrastructure but agreed to pass the even more transformative Build Back Better Act by Nov. 15. Thus, with the… Read more »