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Chairman Nadler Statement on Victorious Court Ruling Regarding Mueller Grand Jury Material

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement after Chief Judge Beryl Howell ordered the Department of Justice to turn over redacted 6(e) grand jury material from Special Counsel Mueller’s report by October 30, 2019:  “I am gratified that the federal district court has ordered that the Special Counsel’s grand jury…

Chairman Nadler Lauds Passage of the Debbie Smith Act, Calls on Senate to Take Up VAWA

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Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) praised the second House passage of H.R. 777, the bipartisan Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019, which passed by a vote of 402 to 1. The Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019 reauthorizes the Debbie Smith Act and the Debbie Smith Backlog Grant program for an additional five years, through FY 2024. The…

Joint Statement from Chairmen Nadler and Schiff on Reports of DOJ Opening a Criminal Investigation into President Trump's Political Opponents

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Adam Schiff, Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement regarding reportsof the Department of Justice opening a politically motivated investigation into perceived opponents of President Trump: …

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.…

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