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 »
This week, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Rep. Mark Meadows, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Reps. Katherine Clark, Don Young, and Van Taylor introduced two bills to help protect the health benefits of federal workers… Read more »
Today, members of the National Capital Region Congressional Delegation sent a letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development requesting $150 million in federal funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). This funding is part of a federal-state partnership between the federal government, Virginia, Maryland, and… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement on the Federal Transit Administration’s decision to certify the Metro Safety Commission and release $48.5 million in grant funding that had been withheld:
“I welcome the FTA’s announcement that it will certify the Metro Safety Commission. I helped lead the… Read more »
Yesterday, 48 House members sent a bipartisan letter to Chairwoman Nita Lowey and Ranking Member Kay Granger urging the House Appropriations Committee to include back pay for federal contractor employees in upcoming government funding legislation. The letter was led by Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and… Read more »
Today, Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, and Ted Yoho (R-FL) introduced the Partner with Korea Act, bipartisan legislation that builds on the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) and encourages greater ties between American and Korean businesses.
The legislation would create an allotment of 15,000 E-4 highly skilled work visas… Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 596, the Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Steve Chabot (R-OH) that would prohibit federal agencies from taking any action that recognizes Russian sovereignty over Crimea. The legislation was previously introduced in the 115th, 114th, and 113th Congresses and… Read more »
Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed H.R. 596, the Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Steve Chabot (R-OH) that would prohibit federal agencies from taking any action that recognizes Russian sovereignty over Crimea. The legislation was previously introduced in the 115th, 114th, and 113th… Read more »
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Federal employees would pay more toward their retirement benefits from salaries that generally would be frozen, under the Trump administration’s budget proposal released Monday.
The budget plan repeats numerous ideas from President Trump’s prior two budget proposals that failed to gain enactment even with Congress… Read more »
Today, Representatives Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) and James Langevin (D-RI) reintroduced the FAST Voting Act. The legislation aims to enhance voting system security, improve voter participation, and encourage automatic voter registration.
Modeled after the Department of Education’s successful Race to the Top program, the FAST Voting Act would allow states to apply for funding to… Read more »
