2024 was a busy year for us here on Team Connolly! We spent the year crisscrossing our community to hear your concerns, celebrate your successes, and update you on my work in Congress.

Take a look at our year in VA-11 by the numbers:

• 2,539 constituent cases closed.
• $4,944,992 returned to constituents from the federal government. 
• 68,000 constituent messages responded to.
• 34 e-newsletters like this one sent to keep constituents informed (that’s more than 2 million individual emails!).
• 142 community meetings and events.
• 31 town halls and roundtables.

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After being named the Most Effective Lawmaker of the 117th Congress, my team and I hit the ground running to make sure the 118th Congress was equally productive. I am proud to report success in that regard. 

Despite the chaos and dysfunction that has defined this Republican majority, I introduced dozens of pieces of legislation and cosponsored hundreds more. My bills cover a wide array of important issues, from IVF and family planning to veteran suicide prevention and help for our homeless youth. Here are just a few of the bills I was proud to introduce in the 118th Congress:

• The FAIR Act
• Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act
• Clean Air in the Cloud Act
• Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act
• Vital Documents Access for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Act
• Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act
• Right to IVF Act
• Not Just a Number Act
• Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act
• Saving the Civil Service Act

And we didn’t stop with bill introductions. My team and I worked with the Administration to win some important fights that will make life a little easier for Americans across the nation. For example, we ensured that every federal employee, no matter where they live or work, will now have access to health care plans that cover IVF and other assisted reproductive technology. This is an historic victory for millions of Americans in every corner of the country who will now be able to start and build families on their own terms. I intend to build on this progress to ensure every American has access to the same reproductive care.

To cap off another successful year, I had the honor of being elected by my colleagues to lead Democrats on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. I am humbled by the faith House Democrats have placed in me and I am ready to get to work to hold the Trump Administration accountable and protect our democracy from those who would seek to undermine it. The Oversight Committee will be a consequential one in the 119th Congress, and Committee Democrats are ready to fight the good fight in the years ahead. 

To summarize, here’s a recap of my legislative work in the 118th Congress by the numbers:

• 492 bills cosponsored.
• 48 bills and resolutions introduced, including:
  • Government Operations and Judiciary bills: 22
  • International Affairs bills: 10
  • Veterans and National Security Bills: 2
  • Education bills: 2
  • Immigration bills: 2
  • Health bills: 1
  • Environmental Protection bills: 1
• 93 Committee hearings, markups, and roundtables.

I want to thank each of you for allowing me the honor of representing our community in Congress. And thank you all for your well wishes. Please remember that my team and I are here to help. If we can be of assistance, please don't hesitate to call us at (703) 256-3071.