Washington, D.C. – Today, a bipartisan, bicameral group of Members of Congress announced the introduction of the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act. This critical piece of legislation will support vital victim service programs by preventing future cuts to already diminished federal victim service grants. Members of Congress in the Senate will introduce the bill today and the… 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. 1280, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act:
"Last summer, millions of Americans, all across the country, took to the streets to demand fundamental change in the culture of law enforcement, and to call for… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-05), along with original cosponsors Representatives Fred Upton (R-MI), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Lucy McBath (D-GA), announced the introduction of the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (SC-6) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), reintroduced the “Enhanced Background Checks Act” in the 117th Congress. This legislation would close the so-called “Charleston Loophole” that currently allows the sale of a firearm to proceed if a background check is not completed within… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At the start of National Kidney Month, U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced legislation to protect the rights of living organ donors. The Living Donor Protection Act would protect living donors from high insurance premiums, codify Department… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) reintroduced the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act. This bill, cosponsored by 137 House members and led in the Senate by Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), strengthens the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, in advance of the House passage of the sweeping American Rescue Plan, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement:
"Later today, the House will pass President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. This life-saving bill will deliver $1.9 trillion in emergency assistance to fund a comprehensive COVID-19 pandemic response plan to beat the virus, deliver… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law hearing on "Reviving Competition, Part 1: Proposals to Address Gatekeeper Power and Lower Barriers to Entry Online":
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding today’s important hearing on… 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. 5, the Equality Act, which explicitly prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity:
"I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5, the 'Equality Act,' which amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. —Today, after H.R. 5, the Equality Act, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 224 to 206, Rep, Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement:
"I would like to begin by thanking Congressman Cicilline for his leadership on this landmark legislation, and to Speaker Pelosi for her steadfast support of this legislation.
"The Equality Act… Read more »