Press Releases
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 31, 2019)- Today, House Democrats will hold a press conference following the vote on the resolution that will provide a clear path forward as the House enters the next phase of the inquiry, including open hearings on President Donald Trump's abuse of power.
WHO: Rep. James P. McGovern, Chairman of the Rules Committee
Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 29, 2019)- Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, the Acting Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement:
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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement during a Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship hearing on "The Impact of Current Immigration Policies on Service Members and Veterans, and their Families:" |
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Rules Committee released text of impeachment procedures for the House Judiciary Committee that are part of impeachment procedures that will be voted on by the full House. The Judiciary impeachment procedures provide clear safeguards for the President during the impeachment inquiry.
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) released key takeaways from Chief Judge Beryl Howell's favorable court ruling which ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over redacted 6(e) grand jury material from Special Counsel Mueller's report to the House Judiciary Committee by October 30, 2019.
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:
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 bill ensures that grantee states and localities prioritize DNA analysis of crime scene samples from rape kits, other sexual assault evidence, and cases without an identified suspect.
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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 reports of the Department of Justice opening a politically motivated investigation into perceived opponents of President Trump: |
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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 in Section 5-by striking down the coverage formula that determined which jurisdictions would be subject to preclearance. H.R. |
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 survivors of sexual assault, is critical to helping states process DNA evidence and reduce the nation's large backlog of untested DNA samples.