Today, Congressman Deutch (FL-21) signed on as a cosponsor of the Veterans Care Financial Protection Act, legislation to protect veterans from pension poachers and scams. Sophisticated scam artists target veterans by charging illegal fees for helping them apply for benefits, retroactively applying hidden costs for services, and shifting assets to annuities and trusts to make funds inaccessible to the veteran. This legislation would require the VA to work with federal agencies, states, and expert... Read more

As a member of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, Congressman Deutch (FL-21) has signed on as a cosponsor of the Big Cat Public Safety Act. This legislation prohibits private ownership of big cats such as lions and tigers, except at certain accredited zoos, wildlife sanctuaries, and educational and research institutions. Current big cat owners are required to register their cats with the Department of Agriculture. The bill also outlaws big cat breeding outside of these accredited instit... Read more

Congressman Deutch (FL-21) has cosponsored H.R. 1197, the Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act. This bipartisan bill would create a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer, comprised of experts throughout the field of study and advocacy of breast cancer. This commission would seek to discover opportunities and possibilities that are currently not being utilized by the public and private sectors. Moreover, the commission would ensure that funding is directed to the most promising b... Read more

Congressman Deutch (FL-21) joined a bipartisan coalition in cosponsoring the Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act (H.R. 2722), which recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation supports research and awareness for this disease with a new $1 silver minted coin, proceeds of which will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. According to the American Cancer Society, over 2.5 million women in the United States are living with... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) has signed on as a cosponsor of House Resolution 28, which urges the United States Postal Service (USPS) to continue its door delivery service for all business and residential customers. The USPS recently announced plans to consider elimination or reduction of its door-to-door delivery service. Millions of homes and businesses would be forced to choose between either converting to a centralized “cluster” delivery or paying a tax for continued door service. This is ... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 231, to deauthorize the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project. This legislation amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to transfer the Ten Mile Creek project from the Federal government to the South Florida Water Management District. The Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area provides critical storage and treatment of storm water, which eventually flows to the St. Lucie River and Estuary. The U.S. A... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) has signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R. 932, the Healthy Families Act. This legislation would require certain types of businesses to allow their workers to earn at least one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. The bill includes employers with 15 or more employees working each working day for 20 or more weeks a year. Additionally, the act sets a maximum for accrued paid sick time. Paid sick time can be used by the employee for medical needs, to ... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch has signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 969, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act. This legislation would grant presumptive Agent Orange exposure status to US service members who served in the territorial seas of Vietnam during the Vietnam War, enabling eligible veterans to receive expedited consideration for VA benefits if they suffer from any of the diseases the US government has linked to Agent Orange. When our servicemen and women complete their tours of duty, they de... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) joined Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-2) to reintroduce the Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act. The bipartisan legislation would eliminate the so-called “Widow’s Tax” and ensure that a service member's spouse or children receive the Survivor Benefit Plan annuities. The current law creates an dollar-for-dollar offset of payments between the Survivor Benefit Plan and the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation causing surviving spouses of service members killed in the l... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch has co-introduced H.R. 2154, the Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2015. This bill empowers the U.S. Department of Transportation to award grant money to states that take steps to prevent tragedies cause by distracted driving. This bill would incentivize states to pass strong distracted driving laws by awarding grants to states that prohibit cell phone use, including texting, while driving. These grants would be used to educate the public on the dangers of distracted dr... Read more