Constitution
Witnesses
Ms. Nayda Alvarez
Landowner and Resident of La Rosita, Texas
Mr. Stuart Gerson
Member, Epstein Becker Green, Washington, DC
On February 28, 2019 at 12:00 pm, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, led by Subcommittee Chairman Steve Cohen (D-TN), will hold a hearing on the National Emergencies Act of 1976. The hearing will examine President Donald Trump's recent national emergency declaration at the southern border and other issues relating to the National Emergencies Act. This will be the first congressional hearing on the National Emergencies Act in more than 40 years.
Witnesses
Mr. Matthew Whitaker
Acting Attorney General, on behalf of U.S. Department of Justice
Text of Legislation
On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on gun violence in America. During the hearing, Members of Congress will examine the problem and hear recommendations from witnesses about how Congress should address it.
Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement ahead of the hearing:
Witnesses
Mr. J. Christian Adams
President and General Counsel, Public Interest Legal Foundation
Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee held its first full Committee meeting to introduce new Members, adopt Committee Rules of Procedure, appoint Subcommittee Chairs and Ranking Members, and approve the assignment of Members to Subcommittees. Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-GA) released the following statements after the Committee's first meeting of the 116th Congress:
Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) welcomed the new Democratic Majority to the House Judiciary Committee and announced subcommittee assignments for the 116th Congress. Nine new Members have joined the Democratic Majority on the Committee, including Representatives Correa (CA-46), Scanlon (PA-5), Garcia (TX-29), Neguse (CO-2), McBath (GA-6), Stanton (AZ-9), Dean (PA-4), Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), and Escobar (TX-16).
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks, as prepared, in support of authorizing the U.S. House of Representatives to defend the Affordable Care Act against legal challenges in court after the Department of Justice's unprecedented refusal to do so: |
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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, joined the new House Democratic majority in introducing H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a sweeping package that offers the most transformational and comprehensive pro-democracy reforms in more than four decades. Rep. Nadler issued the following statement on the introduction of this legislation: |
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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after President Trump's longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to lying to two Congressional committees-the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence-about contacts with the Russian officials on behalf of Donald Trump during the 2016 election: |
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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following statement on the flawed Office of Legal Counsel opinion that attempts to justify the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general: |
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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and FBI Director Christopher Wray notifying them of his expectation that the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the FBI will address the backlog of unanswered requests that Committee Members have made concerning voting rights, election security, and specific foreign threats to the integrity of the electio |
Legislation Gives Workers the Power to Take Legal Action against Employers in Court
Trump's acceptance of foreign government payments violates the Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause
Members also blast Trump's limited & inadequate promise to donate "all profits from foreign governments' patronage," which allows him to continue collecting large sums of revenue with no transparency or accountability
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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and House Natural Resources Ranking Member Raúl M. |
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Yesterday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during a Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice hearing on "The State of Intellectual Freedom in America": |