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July 26, 2018

Today, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations along with Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler, held a press conference to introduce the 2018 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

VAWA is set to expire on September 30, 2018. The landmark legislation, enacted in 1994, responds to our nation's crisis of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Issues: Crime

July 26, 2018

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, announced the introduction of the Democracy Restoration Act of 2018, which will clarify and, in some cases, expand the voting rights of people with felony convictions, a critical next step in the criminal justice reform.


July 25, 2018

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a Judiciary Committee markup of H.R. 1872, the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act:

Issues: Immigration

July 25, 2018

Tonight, Ranking Members Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) of the House Judiciary Committee, Elijah Cummings (D-MD) of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Adam Schiff (D-CA) of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence issued the following joint statement after Representatives Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) introduced Articles of Impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein along with 9 of their House Republican colleagues:


July 24, 2018

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during a Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining the Wayfair Decision and its Ramifications for Consumers and Small Businesses":

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding today's hearing.

Issues: Antitrust

July 23, 2018

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 5954, the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018:


July 23, 2018

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following statement on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 1689, the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2017:

"Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1689, the "Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2017.

Issues: Constitution

July 20, 2018

Today, in the wake of President Donald Trump's comments in Helsinki, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Crime Subcommittee Ranking Member Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX), and Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-TN), sent a letter to Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) demanding a special committee meeting to consider their bipartisan legislation to limit President Trump's ability to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller.