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Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH-11) led 100 House Democrats including myself in introducing the Protect SNAP Act, legislation to prevent the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from implementing stricter work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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The House has passed MORE THAN 275 BIPARTISAN BILLS this Congress that are stuck in the Senate, where Mitch McConnell refuses to bring them for a vote.
This includes bipartisan legislation to:
Bill seeks to return $26 billion in unclaimed bonds to people
WASHINGTON—Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL), along with Reps. Ron Estes (R-KS), William Timmons (R-SC) and Ben McAdams (D-UT), introduced the Unclaimed Savings Bond Act of 2019 today. The legislation would require the U.S. Treasury Department to transfer all records and ownership of unclaimed, matured savings bonds to states to find the rightful owners and heirs of the bonds. The bipartisan legislation currently has seven total cosponsors.
House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01), House Appropriations Labor, Health, Human Services, and Education Subcommittee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), House Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in Comcast Corp. V. National Association of African American-Owned Media (NAAOM), a Trump-backed lawsuit that threatens to roll back the clock on civil rights protections in contracting.
Business Roundtable Focusing on Opportunity Zones and Other Issues Townhall
Monday, November 25, 2019 6:00 p.m.Sankofa Cultural Arts and Business Center5820 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60651Congressional Grants Workshop 101 Townhall
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Westside Learning Center, 4624 West Madison, Chicago, Illinois 60612Education Townhall
Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.New Galilee Baptist Church431 North Laramie, Chicago, Illinois 60644Washington – Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis, and Ranking Member Jackie Walorskitoday introduced the Family First Transition Act (HR4980) to help states transform their child welfare systems and keep more children safely at home, instead of placing them in foster care. This legislation will provide states with the tools to successfully implement the Family First Prevention Services Act which became law last year.
Today the House of Representatives approved a resolution by a vote of 232 to 196 "Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Donald John Trump, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes." The Resolution establishes rules and procedures for open hearings to continue the investigations.
