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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative for Western Samoa Congresswoman Aumua Amata

Headline: Committee Passes Amata-Backed GAOA 250 Bill to Invest in Parks and Public Lands

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming passage Wednesday by the House Natural Resources Committee of the Great America Outdoors Act 250, the GAOA 250, as she is an original cosponsor of this legislation. The GAOA 250 is named as a follow-on to the major Great America Outdoors Act enacted in 2020, and in honor of America’s 250^th anniversary. 

File photo – Amata in HNR field hearing, Grant Teton National Park

Introduced just this month, the bipartisan bill invests in modernization and upkeep projects throughout the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Indian Education. 

“This is excellent legislation, fully bipartisan, and enhances care and maintenance of our public lands,” said Congresswoman Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS-AL). “This five-year investment in America’s beautiful places honors the 250th birthday of the country.”

Over the next five years, the GAOA250 reauthorizes the Legacy Restoration Fund, and invests $1.9 billion annually in America’s national parks and public lands, especially focusing on high-priority projects and deferred maintenance, and restoration of related roadways and infrastructure. 

With the backing of Aumua Amata and others, and endorsed by over 100 supporting organizations, the bill includes the leadership of Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR), the only forester in Congress, and Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA).

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02)

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as part of her continued efforts to combat the Trump Administration’s attacks on our democracy, U.S. Representative Angie Craig helped introduce legislation alongside Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) to officially codify the right to vote. 

The Right to Vote Act would protect American citizens’ fundamental right to vote by establishing a first-ever statutory right to vote in federal elections – protecting U.S. citizens from laws that make it harder to cast a ballot. The bill would allow Americans to legally challenge any policy that illegally restricts ballot access and would require states attempting to restrict voting access to meet a high bar to justify any policy that makes it harder for U.S. citizens to participate in federal elections. 

“President Trump has made it clear that if his party can’t win elections, they will steal them,” said Rep. Craig. “We can’t take any chances with this administration and that’s why it’s so important that we codify the right to vote once and for all. I’m proud to be helping lead legislation that will protect every American’s right to vote and safeguard our democracy against President Trump’s partisan attacks.” 

Earlier this month, Rep. Craig announced her pro-democracy agenda to combat the Trump Administration’s attacks on democracy and safeguard our nation’s elections for years to come. As part of this renewed push, she co-led the Hands Off Elections Act, which would prohibit officials from the executive branch from participating in election administration unless they are otherwise authorized to do so.

You can read more about Rep. Craig’s pro-democracy agenda here.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09)

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced six National Institutes of Health grants totaling $2,843,327 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The congressman announced three grants from the National Cancer Institute to St. Jude, totaling $1,172,297, on Monday.

The grants announced today include four from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke totaling $1,539,335; one from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for $612,567; and one from the National Cancer Institute for $691,425.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“These federal investments in our premiere children’s research hospital – totaling more than $4 million just this week – are a testament to the quality, life-saving work it is known for around the world. I congratulate the medical professionals at St. Jude whose work is supported by the National Institutes of Health, and wish them well as they pursue their research goals.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Chair of the Democratic Doctors Caucus, recently introduced the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act, legislation that would protect doctors safely performing abortions across the country amid continued attacks on women’s right to choose. Congresswoman Schrier is joined in introducing this legislation by her fellow members of the Democratic Doctors Caucus: Reps Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Herb Conaway Jr., M.D. (NJ-03), Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Kelly Morrison, M.D. (MN-03), and Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25). Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate by Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM). 

“As a woman, a mother, and a pediatrician, I know that if, when, and under what circumstances to become a mother is one of the most important decisions a woman will make,” said Congresswoman Schrier. “I will continue to do everything I can to protect women’s access to contraception and safe abortion, which includes protecting abortion providers. State legislatures across the country and Republicans in Congress are using every tactic possible to restrict access to and criminalize abortion. Doctors should not have their hands tied or fear criminal penalties, loss of licensure, or loss of insurance coverage if they provide abortion care. This bill would preserve doctors’ ability to perform this important medical procedure, and ensure patients and their doctors are the ones making personal medical decisions – not the government.”

“Four years after Republicans ripped away the right to abortion, they’re not satisfied—now they want to reach across state lines to arrest, sue, and harass the doctors who provide legal care. When Republican legislators try to weaponize the law to intimidate and imprison doctors providing legal abortion care that is nothing short of them trying to impose a backdoor national abortion ban,” said Senator Murray. “Our bill says something that should be common sense—a doctor providing abortion care, in a state like Washington where that care is legal, should never face prosecution by out-of-state politicians. No doctor should be punished for helping a woman get the health care she needs. I’ll keep fighting tooth and nail to restore the rights Republicans ripped away—and to protect the ones they’re still trying to take.”

“Caring for my patients as an OB-GYN for more than 20 years was a sacred duty,” said Congresswoman Kelly Morrison, the first and only pro-choice OB-GYN in Congress. “No doctor should be targeted for providing safe and evidence-based lifesaving care to their patients. Our focus should remain on caring for our patients and protecting their health and well-being, not on fearing prosecution. The Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act protects the doctors who provide safe and legal reproductive health care, as well as the women who need it. On the fourth anniversary of Dobbs, which dismantled the right to abortion in the United States, this legislation is critical to strengthening the healthcare workforce and restoring reproductive autonomy and freedom. ” 

“As a physician, my responsibility has always been to provide patients with the best medical care possible based on science, evidence, and their individual needs—not political pressure or the threat of criminal penalties,” said Congressman Conaway. “Patients deserve to know that when they seek reproductive health care, their doctors can offer medically appropriate treatment without fear of intimidation or prosecution. Four years after the Dobbs decision stripped millions of Americans of a fundamental right, Congress must act to protect both providers and patients. I’m proud to support the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act which helps ensure that medical decisions remain where they belong: between patients and their doctors.” 

“Four years after Dobbs, we continue to see politicians inserting themselves into some of the most personal and complex medical decisions a patient can face,” said Representative Bera. “As a doctor, I believe patients deserve access to reproductive health care, and providers deserve the certainty that they can care for their patients without fear of prosecution. The Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act protects both. We should be empowering doctors to care for their patients, not forcing them to navigate a patchwork of abortion restrictions, legal threats, and conflicting state laws that delay or deny patients the care they need.” 

The bill would protect doctors providing safe abortion care on the federal level, preventing state legislatures from restricting their legal practice or creating uncertainty regarding legal liability. 

Specifically, the bill would:

• Protect health care providers in states where abortion is legal from laws that try to prevent them from providing reproductive health care services or make them liable for providing those services to patients from any other state
• Prohibit any federal funds from being used to pursue legal cases against individuals who access legal reproductive health care services or against health care providers in states where abortion is legal
• Create a new grant program at the Department of Justice to fund legal assistance or legal education for reproductive health care service providers
• Create a new grant program at the Department of Health and Human Services to support health care providers in obtaining physical, cyber, or data privacy security upgrades necessary to protect their practice and patients
• Protect reproductive health care providers from being denied professional liability insurance coverage because of legal services offered to patients

This bill is endorsed by All Above All, the Center for Reproductive Rights, National Council of Jewish Women, National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association, National Partnership for Women & Families, National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, Physicians for Reproductive Health, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Power to Decide, and Reproductive Freedom for All. 

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

WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson hosted the unveiling of the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule to commemorate the 250^th anniversary of American independence, which will be sealed for 250 years until America’s quincentennial on July 4, 2276. Speaker Johnson was joined at the unveiling ceremony by Leader Jeffries, Senator Shaheen, Senator Capito, Senator Padilla, Representative Aderholt, Representative Watson Coleman, and Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin. Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and Congressional staff also attended the ceremony.

“In many ways, the Congressional Time Capsule is a reflection of our faith in the future of this grand experiment in self-governance, faith that this moment is worth preserving, and faith that the great American story will endure for another 250 years,” Speaker Johnson said.

 

Watch Speaker Johnson’s remarks here.

Below are Speaker Johnson’s remarks as delivered:

Well, thank you so much, Leader Jeffries, Members of the House and Senate, distinguished guests. We have so many staff members here today. It’s a full crowd, and we’re so happy to see you here. It truly is a special occasion, a unique one, obviously. Typically, we gather here in Emancipation Hall to carry on one of the great traditions of this institution. We typically gather here to honor America’s great heroes with the Congressional Gold Medal. Today, however, as you know, we gather for a very different reason, to mark a moment in time, to encapsulate the story of this generation and the 119th Congress with the Congressional Time Capsule.

Now, it takes a lot of work to put something like this together, to coordinate a big endeavor like this, which has collected submissions from every state delegation and from both chambers of Congress. So, I want to thank my colleagues in Congress who served as America 250 Commissioners, the dedicated staff of the Architect of the Capitol, Tom himself, and the many institutional partners for all of their important efforts and work that truly made this day possible.

Now, this is only the second time in the history of our great nation, and it is the greatest nation on the earth, that Congress has prepared and sealed a time capsule for future Americans. And just like our forebearers in 1876 when our nation marked its centennial, this is our opportunity to share what America looks like today and what we hope the future holds for this great country, which we are truly blessed to call home.

In many ways, the Congressional Time Capsule is a reflection of our faith in the future of this grand experiment in self-governance, faith that this moment is worth preserving, and faith that the great American story will endure for another 250 years. When this capsule is finally opened, those Americans will be as distant from us as we are today from the men who signed their names on our Declaration. Just think of it. We don’t know who will be alive at that time. We don’t know what exactly they’ll need or what our country will look like, but we’ll seal this anyway because we have faith. One definition of faith describes it simply as the act of believing something to be true and committing our lives to it. And since the very beginning of our story as a nation, courageous Americans have done exactly that.

When our founding generation waged war to defend their freedom and fight the tyranny of a mighty empire, victory was very far from certain. Those Americans had certainty only in the cause they served. They didn’t know the outcome. They served the cause. And the cause was the timeless self-evident truth, that freedom is the God-given right of all people. Since then, America has endured some tough times, and this experiment has been tested. But in every instance, at every pivotal moment, we have responded as we always have – with faith and courage and good-old American determination.

Today, as we mark this moment in history. We’re counting again on the success of the American cause. We’re counting on the fact that all of us at this consequential hour can meet the challenges of this generation, just as our ancestors did in theirs, and God willing, will meet this moment with faith and courage and determination. And the American men and women who opened this capsule 250 years from now will recognize our faithfulness just as we do, the Founders who proceeded us. And hopefully if we’ve done our duty well, they will say of us: ‘These Americans worked hard, they looked after their neighbors, they loved their country, and they preserved it as the last best hope of men on earth.’ By God’s grace, they will say exactly that of us.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Al Green (TX-9)

(Washington, DC) — On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, Congressman Al Green delivered remarks during a Democratic press conference urging ‘we the people’ to contact the white house and demand that President Trump sign the housing bill.

You can access and listen to Congressman Al Green’s remarks during the press conference by clicking here. The highlighted remarks are also accessible on various social media platforms, including Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly known as Twitter). 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Al Green (TX-9)

(Washington, DC) — On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, Congressman Al Green delivered remarks during a Democratic press conference demanding that President Trump sign the housing package, which includes his Reforming Disaster Recovery Act.

You can access and listen to Congressman Al Green’s remarks during the press conference by clicking here. The highlighted remarks are also accessible on various social media platforms, including Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly known as Twitter). 

 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Al Green (TX-9)

(Washington, DC) — On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, Congressman Al Green delivered remarks on the House floor celebrating the inclusion of his historic Disaster Recovery Funding bill in the housing package.

You can access and listen to Congressman Al Green’s speech on his official YouTube page or by clicking here. The floor speech highlighted is also accessible on various social media platforms, including Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly known as Twitter). 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Al Green (TX-9)

(Washington, DC) — On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, Congressman Al Green, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, announced final congressional passage of the landmark bipartisan housing bill, H.R. 6644, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The legislation, which includes several measures he sponsored and co-sponsored to expand housing opportunities, strengthen disaster recovery programs, support veteran homeownership, and improve transparency within the nation’s financial system, has passed both the House and Senate and now heads to the President’s desk, where it is expected to be signed into law.

Congressman Al Green stated, “Housing is a matter of economic justice. Communities deserve the resources to recover, families and veterans deserve a fair opportunity to achieve homeownership, and the public deserves accountability. I am pleased that these measures have been included in this bipartisan package, and I commend my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for advancing legislation that addresses these important priorities. The inclusion of the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act is particularly meaningful, as it reflects years of bipartisan work to bring greater certainty, transparency, and effectiveness to our nation’s disaster recovery efforts.”

Measures Sponsored and Co-Sponsored by Congressman Green Included in H.R. 6644:

 

1. H.R. 8291, the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act – Sponsored by Congressman Al Green, this provision would authorize and reform the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program for three years and provide flexible funding to help low- and moderate-income communities recover from major disasters. 

    

2. H.R. 3716, the Systemic Risk Authority Transparency Act – Sponsored by Congressman Al Green, this provision would require reports from the Government Accountability Office and federal banking regulators when the systemic risk exception is invoked, providing Congress and the public with greater transparency and oversight following significant bank failures.

3. H.R. 2362, the VA Home Loan Awareness Act – Co-led by Congressman Al Green and Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz, this provision would require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to include a disclosure in the Uniform Residential Loan Application to ensure veterans are informed of home loan benefits available through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

4. H.R. 2840, the Housing Supply Frameworks Act – Sponsored by Congressman Mike Flood and co-sponsored by Congressman Al Green, this provision would direct HUD to develop and publish best practices for state and local zoning frameworks to help communities identify barriers to housing development and increase housing production.

Congressman Al Green also expressed his gratitude to the leadership of the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee for their work in advancing this legislation, including House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill, Ranking Member Maxine Waters, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott, and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren. He noted that the 21^st Century ROAD to Housing Act is the result of years of experience, as well as bipartisan persistence, collaboration, and relationship building to expand housing opportunities, strengthen disaster recovery programs, support homeownership, and improve federal housing policy.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Al Green (TX-9)

(Washington, DC) — On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, Congressman Al Green shared remarks during a House Rules Committee hearing opposing H.R. 1181, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act.

You can access and listen to Congressman Al Green’s opening remarks by clicking here. The hearing remarks highlighted are also accessible on various social media platforms, including Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly known as Twitter).