Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH) reintroduced the bipartisan Global Health Security Act, which reaffirms the United States’ commitment to promoting global health security. The legislation is cosponsored by Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Ann Wagner… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, led House Democrats in sending a letter urging the House Committee on Appropriations to deny funds for the implementation of President Trump’s government reorganization plan and the proposed merger of Office of… Read more »
Representatives Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) and Jackie R. Walorski (R-IN) have reintroduced the Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure federal firefighters are eligible for the same full and fair retirement benefits as their state and local counterparts.
Every day, more than 15,000 federal firefighters put their lives at risk to protect our nation’s most… Read more »
Today, Representatives Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Peter King (R-NY), and Jim Langevin (D-RI) introduced the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure federal firefighters, law enforcement officials, Border Patrol officers, and other federal first responders qualify for full retirement benefits if they are injured on the job.
Given the hazardous nature the job… Read more »
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX), and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) today acted to help save lives impacted by sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) by reintroducing H.R. 1227, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act. This bill will help increase the survival rate from SCA through higher use of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). Deployment of AEDs is limited due to conflicting state… Read more »
Today Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) reintroduced the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, a bill that would provide federal employees with a 3.6 percent pay increase in 2020. Connolly and Schatz introduced similar legislation last Congress.
“Federal employees are patriots, not pawns. Yet for 35 days the federal workforce was held hostage… Read more »
Today, legislation offered by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, to give federal employees a 2.6% pay increase passed the House of the Representatives. H.R. 790, the Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019, would bring the 2019 pay increase for civilian federal employees in line with the raise given to members of the… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly, co-chair is the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Caucus, released the following statement on yesterday’s bipartisan agreement for new Virginia coal ash requirements.
“Scott Pruitt’s toxic legacy includes making local communities less safe from coal ash spills. Virginia did the right thing yesterday in making sure these legacy ponds are safely taken… Read more »
I have heard from many federal employees who are either furloughed or working without pay since the shutdown began. The current situation is a true hardship on our dedicated civil servants and their families and I will continue to support legislation and actions that will bring do everything possible to fund and reopen the government.
To date, I have supported numerous bills that… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), was named Chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations. The Subcommittee will conduct oversight of the federal civil service, whistleblower protections, the Postal Service, government management and accounting measures, the economy, efficiency and management of government operations and activities,… Read more »
