Today, the House Judiciary Committee announced it will hold a markup hearing on Wednesday, September 4 to begin considering gun violence prevention legislation, including the Keep Americans Safe Act. This bill, co-introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), would prohibit the transfer, importation, or possession of magazines able to hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. "While Senate Major... Read more

In the aftermath of three devastating mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ted Deutch (D-FL), and Dina Titus (D-NV), and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) are again calling on Congress to pass their bicameral legislation to ban high-capacity gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. “High-capacity magazines are used for one sole purpose: to maximize casualties. Tragically, that’s why these magazines are used so frequently in mass shootings,” Deutch said. “... Read more

U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ted Deutch (D-FL), and Don Beyer (D-VA), the sponsor and lead co-sponsors of the Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Act, today responded to President Trump’s televised address regarding the weekend’s mass shootings, during which he announced his support “for ‘Red Flag’ laws, also known as Extreme Risk Protection Orders.” “President Trump should match his words with action and support our bipartisan plan to promote state-leve... Read more

This week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Tom Udall (D-NM) led the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in introducing the Democracy for All Amendment, a constitutional amendment to get big money out of politics and restore democratic power to the American people. The bipartisan amendment was introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Congressman John Katko (R-NY) in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 4, 2019. ... Read more

This morning, during the House Judiciary Committee hearing with former Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), a senior member of the committee, pressed Mr. Mueller on the cases of obstruction of justice laid out in his report concerning President Trump directing his White House Counsel to fire Mr. Mueller. Congressman Deutch: "Director Mueller, you found evidence, as you lay out in your report, that the President wanted to fire you because you were investigating him for ... Read more

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the "United States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Act," legislation introduced by Chairman Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Ranking Member Joe Wilson (R-SC). The United States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Act would expand and enhance the US-Israel relationship, provide justice to victims of Palestinian terror, and again allow security and humanitarian assistance that can save the lives of Israelis and ... Read more

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed House Resolution 246 by a vote of 398-17 to express opposition to the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. "You simply will not and cannot achieve lasting peace and security for both Israelis and Palestinians and work toward a two-state solution if you support a movement that seeks to delegitimize the very existence of Israel," Congressman Deutch continued. "I am relentlessly opposed to the global Boycott, Divestment, a... Read more

Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed Chairman Ted Deutch's legislation, the "United States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Act," which would strengthen the US-Israel relationship, provide justice to victims of terror, and allow security and humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians to continue. Chairman Deutch introduced this legislation with Ranking Member Joe Wilson. Below is a transcript of Congressman Deutch's remarks. Click the image to watch a video of h... Read more

This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Chairman Ted Deutch's (D-FL) resolution commemorating the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires and demanding justice and accountability for those responsible for the attack. The text of the resolution can be accessed here.The resolution passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously on June 20, 2019. This resolution was jointly introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs S... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch's (D-FL) Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act, legislation to make animal cruelty a federal offense, has garnered more than 270 bipartisan cosponsors, making it one of the most widely supported bills in the 116th Congress. Sydney Helfand participated in Monday's press conference. She is a high-school students who started a petition to support the PACT Act and garnered over 650,000 signatures. Congressman Deutch introduced the PACT Act with Congressman Vern Buch... Read more