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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. 5720, the Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act of 2021:

"H.R. 5720, the 'Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act of 2021,' embodies an important bipartisan effort to address an alarming lack of transparency in the personal financial holdings of federal judges, and the conflicts-or appearance of conflicts-those holdings can create in the cases those judges are asked to decide.

Washington D.C.- Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) joined Reps.

Washington, D.C. - After more than 30 years of distinguished service to the House Judiciary Committee, Perry Apelbaum will join the Department of Justice as a senior counsel in the Antitrust Division. Amy Rutkin will continue to lead the Committee as Chief of Staff/Staff Director. She has appointed Aaron Hiller to serve as the new Chief Counsel/Deputy Staff Director and elevated John Doty to Senior Advisor/Deputy Staff Director.

Chairman Nadler issued the following statement:

Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, transformative legislation that invests in our people and in our communities, by a vote of 220-213.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement on the Committee's provisions in the Build Back Better Act:

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during the markup of H.R. 5720, the Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act of 2021:

"H.R. 5720, the 'Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act of 2021' is an important bipartisan effort to address an alarming lack of transparency in the personal financial holdings of federal judges, and the conflicts-or appearance of conflicts-those holdings can create in the cases those judges are asked to decide.

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during the markup of H.R. 612. the Downwinders Parity Act of 2021:

"Introduced by our Judiciary Committee colleague, Representative Greg Stanton, H.R. 612, the 'Downwinders Parity Act of 2021,' would update the geographical reach of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or 'RECA,' which provides compensation to certain individuals who lived downwind of atmospheric nuclear tests-people known as 'downwinders.'

Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Judiciary Committee advanced H.R. 4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, by a bipartisan vote of 27-14.

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during the markup of H.R. 4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act:

"Yesterday, this Committee heard powerful testimony from four survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment about their harrowing experiences and the deep wounds they continue to carry with them to this day. It was a hearing none of us will forget, and we appreciate these brave women coming forward and sharing their stories.