What a year this has been. From the beginning of 2021, we faced enormous challenges as we continued to recover from an unprecedented pandemic and economic crisis, while grappling with the aftermath of a horrific attack on our democracy. Yet, despite the difficulties of this year, our community rose to face these obstacles together, and, with resilience, kindness, and empathy, helped each other through. While our work is far from over, let us not forget all we accomplished in 2021 as we look for... Read more

(Washington) Today, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued this statement following President Biden's historic signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: "I am proud to have voted for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, along with colleagues on both sides of the aisle, and I am thrilled that President Biden signed it into law today. "These groundbreaking infrastructure investments are a win for every American. They are... Read more

(Washington) On Wednesday, October 27, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (D-FL) will host a virtual press conference with Members of the the House Bipartisan Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism and the Interparliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism. The press conference will mark the anniversary of the 2018 Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh that took 11 Jewish lives; examine the the state of antisemitism in the United States, and online antisemitism globally, in the ye... Read more

(Washington) Today, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22), co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism and member of the Interparliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism, issued the following statement: "Three years ago today, a white supremacist opened fire on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Three years ago today, 11 worshippers were murdered, not just because they were Jewish, but also because they came to Synagogue on a Shabbat designated to w... Read more

(Washington) Today, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) introduced the Protect Working Musicians Act, legislation that would allow artists and music creators to negotiate fairer rates and terms for the use of their music online. Under current laws, small and independent musicians have little ability to bargain for market value rates for the use of their music by giant online streaming platforms. Instead, they must accept whatever terms are offered by platforms that have become essential path... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) led a total of 57 Democratic and Republican Representatives on a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging the CDC to lift its blanket suspension of canine imports from 113 countries, which was implemented in July. "Canine rabies has been eradicated in the United States since 2007, and we share the CDC’s goal of ensuring this remains the case. The ban’s broad scope, however, causes us great con... Read more

Today, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, joined Representative Terri Sewell (AL-07) and others to introduce H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation that restores federal oversight for states with a recent history of voter discrimination. Eight years after the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision that gutted the Voting Rights Act, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act addresses a wave of res... Read more

On Monday, August 9, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Grace Meng (NY-06), Lee Zeldin (NY-01), and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-05) sent a letter to the Speaker of the Sejm of Poland urging her to stop the advancement of pending legislation that would make it virtually impossible for Holocaust survivors and their descendants to receive just compensation for property wrongfully confiscated during the Holocaust and Communist occupied periods. "Prior to t... Read more

Today, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22), Chief Whip of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, reintroduced the National Firearms Amendment Act, which would add semiautomatic rifles that can accept a detachable magazine as a category of firearm regulated by the National Firearms Act (NFA). The NFA was enacted by Congress following a horrific Valentine's Day gun violence massacre in 1929. Rather than imposing outright bans, the law applies tight regulations to fully automatic machine guns, ... Read more

Today, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) announced that 38 venues, producers, operators, and talent representatives in Florida's 22nd Congressional District will receive a total of over $36.33 million in Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG) awarded by the U.S Small Business Administration. This program provides support to hard-hit businesses in the music and entertainment sector that were forced to shut their doors due to pandemic restrictions. See which businesses in FL-22 have been app... Read more