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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Bill Foster (11th District of Illinois)

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Bill Foster (D-IL) and Mark Takano (D-CA) introduced a House resolution to establish December 3 as National 3D Printing Day.

“3D printing has spurred cheaper, quicker, and more efficient production in everything from biotechnology to food production and advanced manufacturing. 3D printing technology provides small businesses and entrepreneurs in Illinois and across the country with state-of-the-art tools to bring new products to life and remain at the forefront of innovation,” said Rep. Foster.

“At a time when technology is rapidly evolving and people are growing more innovative, I’m joining my colleague, Rep. Bill Foster, in introducing a resolution to designate December 3 as National 3D Printing Day. I hope that together, we can celebrate the advancements that 3D printing has enabled us to make and draw attention to the untapped power of this technology. We have the ability to positively impact countless industries, businesses, and organizations, and I am glad to be part of this effort,” said Rep. Takano.

By enabling rapid production of previously impossible, innovative products, 3D printing has the potential to create thousands of new businesses in the U.S. and give domestic companies an edge in global markets. The Department of Energy estimates that 3D printing can save 50 percent of energy use compared to more traditional manufacturing processes. Foster and Takano introduced this resolution to honor innovative technologies, such as 3D printing, that have the potential to strengthen manufacturing in the United States.

Text of the resolution is available here.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Bill Foster (11th District of Illinois)

Washington, DC — Today, Representative Bill Foster (D-IL) led 21 Members of the House Financial Services Committee in calling on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to convene a working group of financial, technology, and economic experts to assess the vulnerability of the U.S. financial system to a potential sharp drop in the value of AI-related assets and infrastructure.

The letter asks FSOC to include a discussion of AI investment risk in their 2025 Annual Report, and to brief Congress within 90 days on the working group’s findings and recommended actions or contingency plans.

In the letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the Members wrote:

“Over the past two years, private and corporate investment tied to artificial intelligence has expanded at a historic pace. These investments—ranging from semiconductor purchases and data-center construction to vendor financing, private funding, and bespoke financial arrangements—have concentrated capital in a small set of companies with complex contractual structures. 

“Given the scale, complexity, and concentration of AI-related investment in recent years—and the potential for hidden risks that could affect the financial system in the event of a downturn for the sector—FSOC should act now to map exposures, close data gaps, and determine whether action is needed to make the U.S. economy more resilient in the event of an economic downturn.”

This letter was cosigned by Reps. Brad Sherman (D-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Al Green (D-TX), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), David Scott (D-GA), Jim Himes (D-CT), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Sean Casten (D-IL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Cleo Fields (D-LA), and Janelle Bynum (D-OR). A copy of the full letter can be found here.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Bill Foster (11th District of Illinois)

Washington, DC — Today, Representative Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after he voted to advance the release of the full Epstein files: 

“Jeffrey Epstein’s victims deserve justice, and the American public deserves the truth. No one, no matter how wealthy or powerful, is above the law. The heinous crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein and his associates must be brought to light so that all involved can be held accountable.

“I find it troubling that the effort to release the full Epstein files has met months of resistance from President Trump and Congressional Republicans. Despite campaigning on releasing all the Epstein files, the Trump administration ignored a Congressional subpoena to do so, pressured Members of Congress to withdraw their support for the files’ release, and mocked victims of human trafficking as perpetuating a ‘hoax.’ They know this is not a hoax. Hopefully, if Senate leadership follows suit, we can come one step closer to justice.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07)

Legislation Would Enact Guardrails on Use of Algorithms in Decisions Impacting People’s Rights, Civil Liberties, Livelihoods

Bill Text

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07),alongside Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Summer Lee (PA-12), reintroduced their Artificial Intelligence (AI) Civil Rights Act, comprehensive legislation to prevent companies from using biased and discriminatory AI-powered algorithms to help make critical decisions in Americans’ lives, ensure algorithms are tested before and after deployment, and increase transparency of complex algorithms used for critical decisions.

The legislation is co-sponsored by Representatives Wesley Bell (MO-01), André Carson (IN-07), Judy Chu (CA-28), Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Jonathan Jackson (IL-01), Robin Kelly (IL-02), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-D.C.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Bennie Thompson (MS-02), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Frederica Wilson (FL-24), Jesús G. “Chuy” García (IL-04), and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass).

“As AI innovation grows, it is incumbent on us all to prioritize the safety, rights, and opportunity of all people—especially the Black, brown, and marginalized communities who disproportionately bear the burden of biased and discriminatory systems,” said Rep. Pressley. “We cannot allow AI to be the latest chapter in America’s history of exploiting marginalized people. That is why the AI Civil Rights Act is necessary—to invest in an approach rooted in equity that safeguards all of our civil rights and liberties.”

“We must address AI-powered bias and discrimination in the AI age,” said Senator Markey. “Under the AI Civil Rights Act, America would show leadership in AI—not just technological leadership, but moral leadership. We cannot abandon our principles in reckless pursuit of technological superiority. Otherwise, we risk building a future where innovation races ahead, but justice falls behind. I am grateful for Congresswomen Clarke, Pressley, Jayapal, and Lee for their partnership on the AI Civil Rights Act. We will not allow for AI to stand for accelerating injustice.”

“The AI Civil Rights Act represents a bold new front in our ongoing battle to protect the rights, dignity, and safety of every American. From developers to deployers, this legislation will place strict, strong, and unambiguous guardrails on the creation and use of artificial intelligence. I am deeply grateful to Senator Ed Markey for his steadfast leadership in introducing this critical bill. Together, we are making it very clear that innovation must never come at the expense of civil rights or justice,” said Rep. Clarke.

“This legislation comes at an inflection point for our country. Artificial intelligence has become a part of our everyday lives and grown into a projected $244 billion industry. A major risk of this new technology is the biases and discrimination that are built into algorithms – denying people housing or jobs based on race or gender. Our bill would place critical guardrails to ensure that the technologies of the future do not harden the injustices of the past,” said Rep. Jayapal.

“I represent neighborhoods that know what it feels like to be overpoliced, underinvested, and overlooked. If artificial intelligence is shaping people’s lives, then we must mitigate the harm it causes. This legislation puts up the necessary guardrails in an age of disinformation and misinformation. I’m grateful to Representatives Yvette Clarke, Pramila Jayapal, and Ayanna Pressley for co-leading this effort and for Senator Ed Markey for his partnership on this bill. We can and should be innovative with our technology, but never at the cost of our civil rights,” said Rep. Lee.

“The Lawyers’ Committee is proud to work in partnership with Senator Markey, Representatives Yvette Clarke, Summer Lee, Ayanna Pressley, and Pramila Jayapal as they introduce the AI Civil Rights Act to help ensure that AI systems are fair and equitable, as they become a large part of our daily lives. Most AI tools are built using data that reflects generations of racial discrimination, redlining, and segregation. Algorithms built on information about a troubled past can create new models that replicate these traumas as if they should be the norm for the future. So, increased transparency and accountability in the development and deployment of these technologies are critical steps for combating algorithmic bias. The Lawyers’ Committee has been on the front lines of this issue, litigating in the courts and leading policy debates focused on the impacts and opportunities of emerging technology for Black people and other communities of color. We all deserve technology that works for us, not against us.  Adopting appropriate human-centered guardrails is both logical and a critical need. We know that with fierce defenders of civil rights and democracy in Congress like the sponsors and co-sponsors of the AI Civil Rights Act, we can make that ambition a reality,” said Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

“Technologies, including AI systems, are only innovative if they help people. AI should be a tool that works for all of us, no matter where we come from, the color of our skin, our age, or how much money we have. But every day, qualified people are unjustly locked out of jobs, housing, education opportunities, and health care, or are wrongly jailed or imprisoned because of AI systems that discriminate. AI is powerful, so when it discriminates it can supercharge bias,” said Maya Wiley, President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. “The AI Civil Rights Act offers a way forward towards fairness and accountability by helping us see how AI is working, ensuring better accuracy, and holding companies that create and use AI accountable for protecting our rights. We are grateful for Senator Markey and Congresswoman Clarke’s commitment to creating a strong pro-civil rights federal standard that ensures we can all reap the benefits of the AI revolution.”

“With corporations increasingly using AI systems to hire, fire, surveil, and make disciplinary decisions, workers need common-sense civil rights protections. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Civil Rights Act introduced by Senator Markey and Congresswoman Clarke will do just that. It establishes critical guardrails to prevent AI discrimination, requires transparency from corporations around how they use AI, and holds corporations accountable when their AI systems perpetuate bias. This bill will be helpful in the labor movement’s ongoing fight to make sure that AI benefits workers instead of harming their jobs, rights, and freedoms,” said Jody Calemine, Director of Advocacy at the AFL-CIO.

“The AI Civil Rights Act is the bold, innovative policy we need today to ensure a just tomorrow for us all. The premise is simple: the AI tools and systems used at the most critical decision points in our lives – mediating our access to homes, employment, healthcare, and opportunities –should be demonstrated to be accessible and fair before being unleashed on the American public. With this technologically sophisticated bill, anchored in enduring American commitments to freedom, Senator Markey ushers in a new day for civil rights and digital equity,” said Alondra Nelson, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, and former Acting Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

“AI is shaping access to opportunity across the country. ‘Black box’ systems make decisions about who gets a loan, receives a job offer, or is eligible for parole, often with little understanding of how those decisions are made. The AI Civil Rights Act makes sure that AI systems are transparent and give everyone a fair chance to compete,” said Cody Venzke, Senior Policy Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union.

“Artificial intelligence is fast becoming a part of everyday life, impacting all of our major decisions from housing and employment to education and healthcare. We thank Senators Markey and Booker, and Representative Clarke, for their proactive leadership in safeguarding our civil rights. The AI Civil Rights Act ensures that AI technologies do not reinforce existing inequalities, and instead contribute to a more just and equitable society,” said the National Urban League.

A copy of the bill text can be found here.

The AI Civil Rights Act is endorsed by the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the AFL-CIO, National Urban League, Alondra Nelson, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress and former Acting Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Sam Levine, Former Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, A Better Balance, Access Now, ACLU MA, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, Brennan Center for Justice, Center for AI and Digital Policy, Center for Digital Democracy, Color of Change, Common Cause, Common Sense, Communications Workers of America, Deaf Equality, Demand Progress, Economic Policy Institute, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Fight for the Future, Free Press Action, Hearing Loss Association of America, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, InnovateEDU, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Investor Alliance for Human Rights, Japanese American Citizens League, Justice in Aging, NAACP, National Action Network, National Association of Consumer Advocates, National Education Association, National Housing Law Project, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, New America’s Open Technology Institute, Open MIC, Oxfam America, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Seventh Generation Interfaith Coalition for Responsible Investment, Sojourners, The National Alliance to End Homelessness, The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC), The NYU Policing Project, The Trevor Project, The Value Alliance, UnidosUS, United Church of Christ Media Justice Ministry, United Steelworkers, Writers Guild of America East (WGAE), Youth Power Project, Third Act , LGBT Tech, Consumer Federation of America, Movement Advancement Project , League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF), The Loop Lab / The Hope Group, National Partnership for Women & Families, and Kapor Center Advocacy.

A full list of endorsement statements is available HERE.

Earlier this year, following Republicans’ reconciliation bill that would ban states from regulating AI for ten years, Rep. Pressley demanded guardrails on AI that ensure technology advances equity rather than injustice. The Congresswoman emphasized that without proper regulation, Black and marginalized communities are at risk of exploitation and loss of healthcare needs, food assistance, disability benefits, and more.

In March 2024, Rep. Pressley highlighted the risks of AI and called on Congress to take action to protect vulnerable communities from AI.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax Chairman Mike Kelly (R-PA) held a hearing on the importance of pro-growth international tax policy to promote capital investment and to create more high-quality jobs in the United States. 

The hearing examined the benefits of the pro-growth, pro-worker Working Families Tax Cuts passed earlier this year, and the potentially harmful impact of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) global minimum tax – known as Pillar 2 – on U.S. businesses and corporations. In 2023, analysis by the Joint Committee on Taxation projected the U.S. would lose over $120 billion in tax revenues due to Pillar 2, which was negotiated by the Biden Administration.

“The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made this nation the best place in the world to build, invest, and create jobs. The new Working Families Tax Cuts law is building upon that success by protecting and creating over 7 million jobs,” said Chairman Kelly. “It’s vital that international trade deals also provide certainty for U.S. companies and fair treatment for foreign companies who wish to invest in the United States.”

WATCH and DOWNLOAD Rep. Kelly’s opening statement here.

Hearing witnesses included former Ways & Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady.

You can download and read witness testimony here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jim Costa Representing 16th District of California

WASHINGTON – In a bipartisan vote this week, the House passed legislation containing Congressman Jim Costa’s (CA-21) Permanent OPTN Fee Authority Act, a key reform designed to improve safety, transparency, and reliability for patients waiting for organ transplants. The bill was included as Section 8 of the Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act. 
The Permanent OPTN Fee Authority Act, led by Reps. Costa (D-CA) and Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) in the House and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) in the Senate, authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect registration fees directly from Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) members for each patient listed for transplant. This change ensures stable, transparent funding for OPTN operations and completes Congress’s bipartisan effort to modernize the U.S. transplant system following the 2023 law that ended the decades-long UNOS monopoly. 
“As co-chair of the Organ and Tissue Transplantation Awareness Caucus, I know how critical it is that families waiting for a lifesaving organ can trust the system to be fair, transparent, and accountable. This bipartisan bill ensures that every dollar collected goes directly toward strengthening the network, improving outcomes, and giving patients the best possible chance at life,” said Congressman Costa. BACKGROUNDThe Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)was established by Congress in 1984 under the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to coordinate organ donation and transplantation nationwide. For 40 years, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) operated the entire OPTN under a single contract. Congressional and independent investigations revealed significant failures in technology, equity, governance, and oversight. In 2023, Congress passed bipartisan legislation to break up the monopoly and enable competitive contracting. 
Why This Matters  

More than 100,000 Americans are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant, and system reliability is critical.
The reform builds on the bipartisan 2023 Securing the U.S. OPTN Act by giving HRSA—not a private contractor—permanent authority to collect and manage OPTN registration fees.
It removes a longstanding financial conflict of interest created by UNOS’s dual role in setting and collecting fees.
It ensures sustainable funding contributed by transplant hospitals, Organ Procurement Organizations, and member institutions.
It increases transparency by requiring quarterly reporting of fees collected, activities funded, and public dashboards with key performance data such as organ utilization and discards. 

The legislation is endorsed by UNOS, the AmericanKidneyFund, and the NationalKidneyFoundation, and now moves to the Senate for consideration. 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07)

Pressley Has Sounded the Alarm on Pushout of Black Women from Workforce Under Trump, Demanded Action from Federal Reserve

Text of Letter (PDF)

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, along with Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women & Girls, Congresswomen Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Robin Kelly (IL-02), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), led 19 of their colleagues demanding the Department of Labor (DOL) take immediate action to address the rising unemployment crisis among Black women that has taken shape since the start of the second Trump Administration.

In Congress, Rep. Pressley has repeatedly sounded the alarm on the rising number of Black women forced out of the workforce in the United States and called on the Federal Reserve to take action. This week, Rep. Pressley issued a statement after the Trump Administration finally released the September jobs report.

“As Members of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls (CCBWG), we write to express our deep concern over the alarming rise in unemployment among Black women since the start of the Trump Administration and the subsequent weakening of the federal systems built to protect them that has followed in its wake,” the lawmakers wrote.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Black women have experienced the most significant percentage-point increase in unemployment of any demographic group for which monthly data is reported since January 2025. In April alone, 106,000 Black women lost jobs, contributing to their unemployment rising from 5.1 to 6.1 percent, even as the national rate remained stable over the same time frame.

“These numbers represent more than statistics — they reflect a crisis of economic displacement for thousands of mothers, caregivers, and heads of households,” the lawmakers continued. “Yet even as these losses mount, the federal government’s capacity to fully understand and address them is shrinking. The BLS, a cornerstone for reliable data on employment trends, has faced sustained budget and political attacks that risk undermining its ability to provide accurate, disaggregated information on race and gender.  Without dependable data, policymakers cannot see or respond to the full scale of the challenges facing Black women workers.”

In their letter to Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Loretta Greene, Acting Director of the Women’s Bureau at the DOL, the lawmakers demanded the DOL review these troubling trends, consider a comprehensive assessment of their impact on Black women in the workforce, and determine what remedial actions may be necessary, specifically:

• Reaffirm the importance of accurate, disaggregated labor data on Black women and other underrepresented groups;
• Ensure that the data collection and analysis functions previously housed within the Women’s Bureau continue robustly within DOL; and
• Identify policy actions to mitigate the disproportionate job losses among Black women workers.

The letter was signed by 23 Members of Congress: Ayanna Pressley, Yvette Clarke, Robin Kelly, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Jennifer McClellan, Rashida Tlaib, LaMonica McIver, Summer Lee, Delia Ramirez, Ilhan Omar, Maxwell Frost, Greg Landsman, Dwight Evans, André Carson, Hank Johnson, Nikema Williams, Bennie Thompson, Danny Davis, Joyce Beatty, Lateefah Simon, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Shri Thanedar, and Wesley Bell.

Full text of the letter can be found here.

Last week, with the unemployment rate for Black women continuing to rise, Congresswoman Pressley convened Black women, economists, civil rights leaders, and community members in Boston for an urgent discussion about the unemployment crisis facing Black women and its impact in Massachusetts and beyond. The roundtable and press conference followed the Trump Administration’s release of the September jobs report, which revealed a 7.5% unemployment rate for Black women—an alarming spike from the 6.7% unemployment rate following the August jobs report and well above the 4.4% national rate.

In September, Congresswoman Pressley wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sounding the alarm on the rising unemployment rate for Black women in the United States and demanding the Fed take immediate action to uphold its mandate of maximum employment for all. The Congresswoman’s letter comes as the Trump Administration’s mass federal workforce layoffs and anti-DEI policies disproportionately impact Black women and as Donald Trump attempts to seize control of the Fed by illegally firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.

A copy of the Congresswoman’s letter is available here.

Later in September, Congresswoman Pressley convened a press conference with a coalition of Black women activists and civil rights leaders to continue sounding the alarm on the rising number of Black women forced out of the workforce in the United States.

Rep. Pressley has consistently advocated for race-conscious policies to help close the racial wealth gap in America, uplift Black, brown, and other marginalized communities.

• Building on the legacy of Black women in the civil rights movement, Rep. Pressley led a historic resolution calling for a federal job guarantee.  
• In a House Financial Services Committee hearing, Congresswoman Pressley questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on the issue of full employment and the Civil Rights history of the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate. Powell conceded, for the first time in Federal Reserve history and on the Congressional record, that the Fed alone cannot get the United States to full employment.
• Congresswoman Pressley, along with Senator Cory Booker, is the lead co-sponsor of the American Opportunity Accounts Act—also known as Baby Bonds—legislation that would create a federally-funded savings account for every American child in order to make economic opportunity a birthright for every child and help close the racial wealth gap.
• Rep. Pressley introduced the Equity in Government Act to codify racial equity across federal agencies and improve government services for underserved communities.
• Rep. Pressley has also called on the five largest banks in America to provide a detailed update on the racial equity commitments the institutions made following the murder of George Floyd in 2020.
• Rep. Pressley was also a leading voice in Congress urging President Biden to cancel student debt. Following years of advocacy by Rep. Pressley—in partnership with colleagues, borrowers, and advocates like the NAACP—the Biden-Harris Administration announced a historic plan to cancel student debt that stands to benefit over 40 million people.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (7th District of Washington)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Greg Casar (TX-35) today led 42 Members of Congress in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the administration to take concrete action to hold Pakistan’s military accountable and call for the release of political prisoners.

“In recent years, U.S. citizens and residents who have spoken out against authoritarian abuses in Pakistan have faced threats, intimidation, and harassment — often extending to their families in Pakistan,” wrote the Members. “These tactics include arbitrary detentions, coercion, and retaliatory violence, targeting diaspora individuals and their relatives. These actions infringe upon the right to freedom of expression […], further, they set a dangerous precedent for foreign interference on U.S. soil.”

As Pakistan faces an escalating crisis of authoritarianism, democratic institutions have been dismantled, and opposition leaders have been held without charge and denied fair trials. Pakistanis have been arrested for social media posts, and those living in other countries, including the United States, have been threatened or had their family threatened for exercising their right to free speech. The letter calls for real steps to be taken to address these injustices.

“We urge you to swiftly impose targeted measures, including visa bans and asset freezes, against officials responsible for transnational repression, widespread human rights violations, and systematic repression in Pakistan,” continued the Members. “We have called out transnational repression in other countries before and will continue to do so; the same principled approach must be applied here.”

The full letter can be read here.

The letter was signed by Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (VA-08), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Judy Chu (CA-28), Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Steve Cohen (TN-09), Herbert Conaway (NJ-03), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), Jesús G. “Chuy” García (IL-04), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Jonathan Jackson (IL-01), Henry C. “Hank” Johnson Jr. (GA-04), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), John Larson (CT-01), Summer Lee (PA-12), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Sarah McBride (DE-AL), James P. McGovern (MA-02), Richard Neal (MA-01), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL), Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Eric Swalwell (CA-14), Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Marc Veasey (TX-33), James Walkinshaw (VA-11), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Maxine Waters (CA-43), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12).

Issues: Foreign Affairs & National Security

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04)

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson issued the following statement after the House passed legislation to codify President Trump’s Executive Orders to unleash prosperity through deregulation, empower small businesses, and foster economic growth.

“America’s small businesses owners are forced to navigate outdated, duplicative, and costly federal regulations and unnecessary delays that hold them back. Today, House Republicans passed two commonsense bills to elevate and empower their voices and get Washington bureaucracy out of their way of growth and success,” Speaker Johnson said. “Small businesses are the backbone of America’s economy, and they deserve a direct line to report harmful red tape – and a federal government that adapts and finds a way to fix it. President Trump and Congressional Republicans are restoring accountability and advancing a deregulatory agenda that delivers real positive relief to Main Street.”

“Small business owners should not be weighed down by layers of costly, duplicative regulations that stall growth and restrict opportunity,” House Small Business Committee Chairman Williams said. “These bills demonstrate our commitment to removing those barriers and ensuring small businesses have a direct voice in shaping a more accountable government. With President Trump driving a renewed deregulatory push, House Republicans are advancing a responsible, pro-growth agenda that strengthens America’s small business economy.”

This Week’s House Adopted Legislation to Cut Red Tape for Small Businesses:

H.R. 2965 — Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act (Sponsored by Rep. Beth Van Duyne): Requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to report annually on the regulatory costs imposed by other federal agencies on small businesses.

H.R. 4305 — Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned, and Prohibitive (DUMP) Red Tape Act (Sponsored by Rep. Tony Wied): Codifies President Trump’s Executive Orders to cut red tape for small business and supports the SBA Office of Advocacy’s establishment of a “Red Tape Hotline” where small businesses can report excessive regulatory burdens. The Red Tape Hotline received and reviewed 96 small business requests in just the First 100 Days of its launch.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03)

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and former Division I volleyball player, issued the following statement after House Republicans postponed a scheduled vote on the SCORE Act, legislation that would entrench the dominance of the NCAA and wealthiest conferences by stripping rights away from college athletes, undermining women’s and Olympic sports, and exacerbate the looming financial crisis facing smaller schools and HBCUs:“The SCORE Act was pulled from consideration because it simply didn’t have the votes, a clear sign that Members on both sides saw it for what it was: a gift to the NCAA and Power Two conferences at the expense of athletes.”“This bill would have imposed new restrictions on athletes while doing nothing to address the real instability in college athletics. It ignored the coaching carousel, the erosion of women’s and Olympic sports, and the mounting financial deficits putting small and mid-sized programs and HBCUs at risk. Calling this a solution to the challenges facing college sports was always a stretch, and pulling it from the floor only confirms how unbalanced it was.”“It’s time for Republicans to return to the negotiating table. Dozens of Democrats who support a bipartisan path forward outlined in my College Athletics Reform Act stand ready to work in good faith on durable reforms that strengthen athletes’ rights, support all schools, and secure the future of college sports.”###