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Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019

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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a markup of H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019: "H.R. 4, the “Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019,” is a comprehensive and much-needed proposal to amend the Voting Rights Act…

Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 565, the Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success (AMIGOS) Act of 2019

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a markup of H.R. 565, the Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success (AMIGOS) Act of 2019: "H.R. 565, the Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success, or AMIGOS, Act is bipartisan…

Chairman Nadler Floor Statement in Support of H.R. 777, the Debbie Smith Act of 2019

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of H.R. 777, the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019:  “I rise in strong support of H.R. 777, the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019.  The Debbie Smith Act, named for a courageous woman who has fought for the rights of…

Nadler and Collins Introduce Bipartisan Immigration Fix for Children of Military and Civil Servants

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) joined with House Judiciary Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-GA) to introduce H.R. 4803, the Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act. The bipartisan legislation aims to fix a problem in current citizenship laws that serves as a disadvantage to…

House Judiciary Committee Passes H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019

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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee successfully marked-up H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019, which finally responds to the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder that effectively gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act’s most important enforcement mechanism—its preclearance requirement contained…

Chairman Nadler Statement for the Hearing on Securing America's Elections Part II: Oversight of Government Agencies

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement for the hearing on “Securing America’s Elections Part II: Oversight of Government Agencies.” “In 2016, our elections were attacked.  Three years later, our intelligence community has universally confirmed that foreign actors have redoubled their efforts and are…

Nadler Testimony in Support of H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) testified before the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services in support of his legislation, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which ensures that pregnant women are not forced out of jobs unnecessarily or denied reasonable job accommodations that would allow them to continue working.…

Chairman Nadler Floor Statement Supporting H.R. 2426, the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019

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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following floor statement in support of the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 (CASE Act): "I rise in strong support of H.R. 2426, the 'Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019' or the 'CASE…

As Trump Continues to Flagrantly Violate Foreign Emoluments Clause, Nadler, Blumenthal & Congressional Plaintiffs' Lawsuit Moves Forward

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and more than two hundred Members of Congress filed a brief with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in their ongoing legal action to hold President Trump accountable for increasingly flagrant violations of the Foreign Emoluments Clause.…

Chairman Nadler Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on "Online Platforms and Market Power, Part III: The Role of Data and Privacy in Competition"

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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 “Online Platforms and Market Power. Part III: The Role of Data and Privacy in Competition.”  "Digital technologies have provided Americans with a remarkable array of services. It…

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