Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22), Congressman Francis Rooney (R-FL-19), Congressman John K. Delaney (D-MD-06), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-08), and Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL-13) introduced bipartisan legislation to price carbon and return 100% of the net revenue as a rebate to American families. The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (EICDA) will help reduce U.S. carbon pollution by 40% in 12 years, with 91% reduction target by 2050 (vs. 2015 levels). This would be ac... Read more

Today, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Ethics Susan W. Brooks (R-IN-05) and Ranking Member Ted Deutch (D-FL-22), along with the entire Committee membership sent a letter to leaders in the House of Representatives and Senate urging passage of legislation to reform the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA), which would strengthen workplace rights and protections for employees in the legislative branch and also hold Members and Senators accountable for their own personal conduct. The Committe... Read more

Today, as several statewide elections head into automatic recounts, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), representing residents of Broward and Palm Beach Counties, joined with Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20), Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21), Congresswoman Val B. Demings (FL-10), and Congressman Al Lawson Jr. (FL-05) in sending a letter to Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner urging him to "ensure the accuracy of Florida’s election results, pr... Read more

Today, 119 Democratic Members of Congress urged the Trump Administration to reverse its recent decision to impose cruel and discriminatory visa requirements on the same-sex partners of LGBTQ diplomats. The letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was co-led by Reps. Ted Deutch (FL-22), Brad Schneider (IL-10), David Cicilline (RI-01), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Eliot Engel (NY-16), and Frank Pallone (NJ-06). On October 1, 2018, the State Department began implementing its policy to no longer issue di... Read more

This morning, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed comprehensive and bipartisan legislation to address the devastating opioid health crisis affecting Americans across the country and causing 15 overdose deaths every day in Florida. Included in the comprehensive legislation passed today are two initiatives championed by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) in the House: The Substance Abuse Prevention Act and the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act. On May 23, 2018, Congressman Deut... Read more

On September 12, the Boca Raton City Council unanimously passed a resolution urging the United States Congress to take prompt actions to address climate change. The language in the resolution requests that Congress recognize the significant effects that climate change will have on the nation, and more specifically, the southeast Florida region. It also requests prompt action from Congress to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels by implementing effective policies and programs. The re... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, and U.S. Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to publicly press Iran to return Robert Levinson home. Congressman Deutch, Senator Nelson, and Senator Rubio sent the letter as the President begins meetings with world leaders at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly and as U.S. Ambassador to the UN Ni... Read more

This afternoon, the House Foreign Affairs Committee considered a resolution (House Resolution 1017), introduced by Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-13), to request from the President, and require from the Secretary of State, documents and records regarding the July 16, 2018 meeting between President Trump and President Putin in Helsinki. Instead, Republican leaders voted to block the House of Representatives from even considering the resolution on the House floor. Click the image to watch Congressm... Read more

This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "Ileana Ros-Lehtinen United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018," legislation introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), the Ranking Member and Chairman respectively of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa. This bill codifies the 2016 Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Israel that resulted in an unprece... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) introduced legislation to block the online publication of files that include automatic instructions used to make fully functional firearms using 3-D printers. 3D-printed guns are fully-functioning firearms that can be made of metal or plastic using a 3D printer. Guns printed using plastic can be virtually undetectable when carried through a metal detector or past ... Read more