WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42), joined by co-leads Congressman Nick LaLota (NY-01) and Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), introduced the Supporting Passengers with Efficient and Effective Detention (SPEED) through Screening Act, which will require the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop strategies to reduce intrusive pat-downs without reducing transportation  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: D.C. - Representative Barbara Lee (CA-12) released the following statement on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. "80 years ago, one of the largest invasions in historical warfare--and the start to the end of World War II--took place. Today, we look back to the over 2,400 American lives lost on the beaches of Normandy, remember their stories, and honor their immense bravery. "My father, Lt. Col. Garvin A. Tutt  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced $3.4 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to prevent and combat the spread of aquatic invasive species in Lake Tahoe. This grant award is part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program, and it will support continued collaboration with the Wash  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: "Investors need access to climate risk disclosures that are reliable, standardized, and easily accessible to properly assess the risks associated with their investments." Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, joined 36 lawmakers in a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urging the SEC   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: Bill would rectify existing inequity in the tax code and reverse the tax on same-sex couples married before the Windsor decision This first week of Pride Month, the Advocatepublished an opinion piece co-authored by Congressional Equality Caucus Members Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Becca Balint (VT-AL) entitled "A path toward dignity and equality with PRIDE Act." They write: For many Americans, one of the hap  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-founder of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators in calling on the Biden Administration to finalize the proposed mental health parity rule released in 2023. The Senators emphasized that these rules will hold insurers accountable and ensure they follow the law to cover mental health and substa  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after Senate Republicans blocked the bipartisan Right to Contraception Act: "Today, Senate Republicans should hang their heads in shame as their extremist colleagues blocked legislation that would enshrine access to contraception for every American, everywhere. Because of the GOP and its allies on the Supreme Court, radical right-wing state legislators ar  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is joining a bipartisan Congressional delegation headed to Normandy, France, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, which occurred on June 6, 1944. "June 6th will forever mark an unsurpassed act of heroism in human history," Speaker Emerita Pelosi said. "Eighty years ago, under the leadership of Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force Dwight Eis  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: This week, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44), Co-Chair of the Congressional Croatian Caucus, with fellow Co-Chair Dave Joyce (OH-14) and Vice Chairs Dan Kildee (MI-08) and Claudia Tenney (NY-24) sent a letter to the Senate to engage with the Department of Treasury to address any issues holding up the U.S.- Croatia Treaty for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and to ultimately ratify  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) authored and introduced bipartisan legislation to address the nationwide increase in mail theft. The legislation is co-led by Rep. Young Kim (CA-40). The Maximizing Agency Integration on Letter Theft Act, or MAIL Theft Act, requires cross-agency coordination on the issue of mail theft and raises it as a priority for federal law enforcement. While the Uni  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following statement on June 5, 2024: * * * Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day:"Today marks the 80th anniversary of the 'Longest Day.' On June 6, 1944, over 150,000 Allied troops--Americans, British, Canadians, and others--embarked on the most audacious amphibious assault in history. "The magnitude of what was achieved on D-Day can be measured not just in miles of li  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 2:30 p.m. on June 12, 2024, at 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Agenda: * S. 2908, Indian Buffalo Management Act * S. 3263, Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act * S. 4000, A bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes * S. 4442, A bill to amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: Strengthening Tribal Families Act of 2024 is bipartisan and bicameral Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) joined Reps. Don Bacon (NE-02), Sharice Davids (KS-03), Dan Kildee (MI-08), and Tom Cole (OK-04) introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Strengthening Tribal Families Act of 2024. Senator Tammy Baldwin (WI) will introduce the legislation in the Senate. This bill will require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Serv  more