Today, Congressman Deutch (FL-21) co-introduced the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act. This legislation would remove discriminatory abortion restrictions to expand safe and quality abortion access for women, regardless of their economic status or state of residence. Since the first passage of the Hyde Amendment in 1976, federal funds have been withheld from covering almost all abortions, even when those funds are from an individual's insurance plan. The EACH ... Read more

Congressman Deutch (FL-21) joined Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) in co-introducing the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015, which passed unanimously today in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation furthers the United States’ partnership with Jordan to combat the Islamic State (ISIL) and other terrorist organizations. As a major non-NATO ally and temporary member of the United Nations Security Council, furthering our nation’s relationship with Jordan fully suppor... Read more

Congressman Deutch (FL-21) joined a bipartisan coalition in cosponsoring the Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (H.R. 893). This legislation passed unanimously in the U.S. Congress and was signed into law by the President on July 6, 2015. This legislation supports underserved children with a series of new coins. Proceeds will benefit Boys Town, a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting children and families in underserved communities. Founded in 1917 to serve children of all races... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) joined Congressman Christopher Smith (NJ-4) to introduce H.Res. 310, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding Srebrenica. This legislation will recognize the atrocities committed by Serbian forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995 as genocide. By passing House Resolution 310, the House of Representatives will reaffirm the United States’ support for arresting and trying in the International Criminal Tribunal those individuals w... Read more

Today, Congressman Deutch (FL-21) signed on as a cosponsor of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall Remembrance Act. This legislation authorizes a Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial to be engraved with the names of U.S. troops killed, wounded, missing in action, or taken prisoner in Korea. This bipartisan bill will honor members of the Armed Force without using any federal funds. Congressman Deutch represents a Congressional District that is home to veterans of every major c... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) joined Congressman James McGovern (MA-2) to introduce the Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act. This legislation will establish the K-9 Companion Corps Program; a grant program for nonprofit organizations that train assistance dogs for use by veterans. Service dogs are one of the many treatment options that can assist veterans with physical disabilities, as well as those with post-traumatic stress. Passing the Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act will give nonprofits ... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) joined Congressman Edward Royce (CA-39) to introduce the Global Anti-Poaching Act. This legislation will help the United States and its global partners counter the terrorist organizations, rebel groups, and international criminal syndicates that are profiting from international wildlife trafficking. Passing the Global Anti-Poaching Act will put wildlife trafficking in the same category as weapons and drug trafficking, and expand wildlife enforcement networks... Read more

Today, U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Tom Rooney (R-FL) announced the bipartisan introduction of the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2015. H.R. 2230 would establish a bipartisan, blue-ribbon National Criminal Justice Commission charged with reviewing the challenges we face at the federal, state, and local levels and issuing recommendations to Congress on strengthening public safety and law enforcement, addressing mass incarceration and fiscal sustainability, and improving fairness ... Read more

Today, U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch (FL-21) and Lamar Smith (TX-21) introduced new bipartisan legislation to outlaw the sordid practice of animal crushing and other forms of cruelty against animals. The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act builds on the passage of the Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010, which banned videos that depict these acts of violence by making the underlying abuse of animals a crime. Joining Reps. Deutch and Smith as original cosponsors of the PACT Act were R... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) joined Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-3) to introduce the Raise the Wage Act. This legislation will raise the minimum wage, currently set at $7.25, to $12.00 an hour by the year 2020. In addition, the Raise the Wage Act indexes the minimum wage to median wage growth beginning in 2021 so that low-income workers continue to share in America's economic success. "Strong economic growth, a soaring stock market, and huge corporate profits have failed to translate int... Read more