WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Judiciary Committee today passed legislation to address the growing ethics crisis at the Supreme Court. The “Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022” (H.R. 7647) would require the Supreme Court to create a code of conduct that would apply to both the justices…

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Chairman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) issued the following joint statement on the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s review of corporate merger guidelines: “America has a monopoly problem. For years — across Republican and Democratic Administrations — antitrust enforcement has not kept pace with waves of job-killing mega mergers that have stifled competition, raised prices, and reduced innovation. Strengthening merger enforcement is a critical part of reversing these disastrous trends. We applaud the efforts of Chairwoman Khan and Assistant Attorney General Kanter to update the merger guidelines to tackle this crisis, and we look forward to working with them as Congress considers reforms to modernize the antitrust laws for the 21st Century.

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement on President Biden’s remarks on voting rights and the need to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act: “The right to vote, which countless Americans have fought, marched, and given their lives…

Washington, D.C. — Today, the House passed the Protecting Our Democracy Act on a bipartisan basis — a comprehensive package of reforms that will strengthen America’s democratic institutions against future presidents who could seek to abuse the power of their office for corrupt purposes. The proposals — many of which…

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement after the Committee voted to advance five bipartisan bills to the full House of Representatives: “I am very proud of the bipartisan legislation passed by the Judiciary Committee during today’s markup. The bills advanced will…

Historic investments will provide protections to long-term immigrants, improve public safety, enhance antitrust enforcement — 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…

Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Now Heads to the House Floor — Washington, D.C. —On Wednesday, November 17, 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. The legislation, introduced by Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL), empowers sexual assault and harassment survivors by restoring their access…

Request comes following multiple, recent reports that contradict testimony and statements made by representatives of Amazon to the Committee Following the publication of multiple reports that directly contradict the sworn testimony of representatives on behalf of Amazon and other statements to Congress about its business practices, House Judiciary Committee Chair…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 15, 2021 Today, Congressional sponsors of the Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021 issued the following statements condemning Johnson & Johnson for placing its liabilities for thousands of lawsuits alleging its talc-based products caused cancer into bankruptcy: “Once again, a corporate giant is seeking to exploit…