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WASHINGTON, DC—Following recent mass shootings in Buffalo, NY, Uvalde, TX and Tulsa, OK, the House Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance the “Protecting Our Kids Act” to the House floor. HR 7910 is a comprehensive package of gun violence prevention proposals to stop the spread of gun -related crimes and help prevent future mass casualty shootings. The legislation passed by a vote of 25-19,... Read more »

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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 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security hearing on oversight of clemency and the Office of the Pardon Attorney”: "I thank Chairwoman Jackson Lee for holding this important oversight hearing on executive clemency and the Office of the Pa... Read more »

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 "Revoking Your Rights: The Ongoing Crisis in Abortion Care Access": “Two weeks ago, in an unprecedented leak of a draft opinion from the Supreme Court, we learned that—for the first time in its history—the Court may be on the ... Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following remarks on the House floor, as prepared, during debate of the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act: “Madam Speaker, in 2018, a gunman shot and killed 11 worshippers attending Shabbat services at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. In 2019, another gunman shot and killed 22 shoppers at an E... Read more »

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 Potential Reforms of Emergency Powers ": “Since 1976, when Congress passed the National Emergencies Act, U.S. Presidents have declared the existence of 75 nation... Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law hearing on "Reviving Competition, Part 6: Rebuilding America’s Economic Leadership and Combating Corporate Profiteering": “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding today’s important hearing on p... Read more »

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court Families Security Act (HR7712), introduced by Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ), which would enable the Marshal of the Supreme Court to authorize security for the immediate families of the justices, as well as court employees, including clerks: “We already have multiple report... Read more »