Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL), Jim McGovern (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and John Katko (R-NY) reintroduced a bipartisan constitutional amendment to get big money out of politics and restore democratic power to the American people. The Democracy for All Amendment (H.J.Res. 1) affirms the right of states and the federal government to pass laws that regulate spending in elections, reversing the concentration of political influence held by the wealthiest Americans and large corporat... Read more

Today, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement after his reappointment by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and approval by the Democratic Caucus to serve as Chairman of the House Ethics Committee in the 117th Congress: "It is my great honor to serve the House of Representatives and all Americans in this role. Never has it been more important to restore the American people's faith in our government and their elected officials. We must hold ourselves to the high ethical standard that is e... Read more

Today, President Donald Trump signed into law the Promoting Alzheimer’s Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act introduced by U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) and Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA). The legislation directs the U.S. Department of Justice to develop best practices and training materials for assisting professionals – law enforcement, firefighters, emergency personnel, social workers, court officials, and m... Read more

Today the House passed bipartisan legislation to increase federal investments in marine energy led by Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Congressman Don Young (R-AK), and Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL). The Water Power Research and Development Act strengthens water power programs at the Department of Energy (DOE) and provides funding for research, development, demonstration, and commercialization of marine energy. The legislation passed the House as part of a funding and COVID relief package.... Read more

Today, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced legislation requiring the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to report to Congress on efforts to address the global climate change crisis and improve the agency's energy and resource efficiency. Specifically, the legislation will require the Secretary to report to Congress on the Department’s plan underlining the st... Read more

On Tuesday, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging & Families (TFAF), joined with Task Force leaders to send a letter to Drs. David Kessler, Vivek Murthy, and Marcella Nunez-Smith, Co-Chairs of the Biden-Harris Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, requesting that a geriatrician or expert in aging services be appointed to the board to specifically address the impact of COVID-19 on Older Americans. Recently, the transition began appointing a lea... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) led a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft calling for the administration to prioritize the worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen and to support productive measures to expedite needed assistance to the Yemeni people. "Years of civil conflict, together with the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, have greatly increased the risk of famine and starvation to Y... Read more

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Libya Stabilization Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, Ranking Member Joe Wilson (SC-02), Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-33), and Congressman Tom Malinowski (NJ-07). Since April 2019, Libya has increasingly endured foreign intervention in an escalating conflict that undermines U.S. interests and regional stability. The war has... Read more

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Seniors Fraud Prevention Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), and Peter Welch (D-VT) and U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Susan Collins (R-ME) in the Senate. The Seniors Fraud Prevention Act was incorporated as Title II of Stop Senior Scams Act (H.R. 2610). One in twenty seniors in the U.S. is a target of fraud schemes, costing them at least $36.5 billion per year. Yet, the National ... Read more

On Tuesday, November 10, the Inter-Parliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism held its first virtual briefing with community organizations from the United States, Canada, and Australia. The briefing covered the state of online antisemitism, how community groups are responding, and provided recommendations for what actions legislators should take to address the issue. It will be followed by a subsequent briefing with community organizations from Israel and the UK at the end of Novembe... Read more