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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing on "Examining Civil Rights Litigation Reform, Part 1: Qualified Immunity:"

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler today issued the following statement after President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, explicitly designating lynching as a hate crime under federal law:

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a full committee hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cyber Division:"

"This hearing could not be more appropriately timed. Americans today live at a critical juncture in the history of cybersecurity. Our schools, our businesses, our public safety, our local government, our federal government, our public utilities, and our critical infrastructure all exist at a nexus of threats from cyber criminals.

Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a rule to improve and expedite processing of asylum claims. This rule follows a proposal by DHS and DOJ to improve our asylum system in the summer of 2021.

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 2116, the CROWN Act of 2022:

Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2116, the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act of 2022 by a vote of 235-189. The legislation, introduced by Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), explicitly prohibits discrimination on the basis of hair texture or hairstyles commonly associated with a particular race or national origin.

Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 963, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act of 2022, by a bipartisan vote of 222-209. This legislation, introduced by Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA), protects the rights of everyday consumers, workers, and small businesses by prohibiting the enforcement of forced arbitration clauses in consumer, labor, antitrust, and civil rights disputes. The FAIR Act now goes to the Senate, where Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has introduced the companion legislation.