Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) re-introduced the Immigrant Detainee Legal Rights Act. The legislation would require immigration detention centers to inform immigrant detainees of their legal rights within five days of their arrival at the facilities. It would also require the Attorney General to develop and implement legal orientation programs in every detention center that houses immigrants. Not only would this legislation provide fundamental legal prote... Read more

Today, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) voted with a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Equality Act, which would ensure that all LGBTQ Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil rights law. The Equality Act extends anti-discrimination protections not just in the workplace, but in every place – in employment, education, access to credit, jury service, federal funding, housing and public accommodations. "I'm proud that the House ... Read more

U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) joined dozens of House Democrats today in introducing the Equality Act, sponsored by Representative David Cicilline. The bill, which passed the House in 2019, extends protections against discrimination to members of the LGBTQ community. "This community - our family, friends, and neighbors - deserves the same rights that other Americans enjoy," said Congressman Deutch, Vice Chair of the House Equality Caucus and Chair of the LGBTQ Aging Issues Task Force. "I... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), and Peter Welch (D-VT) reintroduced the Seniors Fraud Prevention Act, legislation to help protect seniors and their families from becoming the victims of fraudulent schemes designed to steal their assets. Last Congress, the Seniors Fraud Prevention Act was incorporated as Title II of the Stop Senior Scams Act (H.R. 2610). The Stop Seniors Scams Act passed the House of Representatives on November 17, 2020 and passed the Senate o... 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

After Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee announced an extension of the voter registration deadline due to the website crashing yesterday, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement: "The most important thing is that every eligible voter in Florida deserves the full window of time to register. We cannot let a system failure prevent Floridians from exercising their right to vote, and this surge in applications highlights the strong desire among Floridians to make their voices ... Read more

United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Congressman Ted Deutch (D-Fla.), sent letters to the United States Marshals Service (USMS) and private prisoner transport firm, Prisoner Transportation Services (PTS), requesting information about the steps USMS and PTS are taking to manage coronavirus spread among individuals in their custody, staff, and the general public, and urging them to immediately implement COVID-19 diagnostic testing of detained individuals befo... Read more

U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22) and David Trone (MD-06) reintroduced the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, legislation that would assemble a commission of experts with experience in law enforcement, court administration, victims’ rights, civil rights, and social services to conduct a complete review of all facets of our criminal justice system. The bill comes after the House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act last month, which included unprecedented reforms to transf... Read more

U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) offered two of his bills as amendments to the the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is under consideration by the U.S. House of Representatives. The two bills are the ‘‘Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act" and the "Countering Global White Supremacist Terrorism Act." On Monday evening, the House adopted both of his amendments into the NDAA. Final passage of the NDAA is expected this evening. The ‘‘Robe... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Max Rose (NY-11) and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Countering Global White Supremacist Terrorism Act, bicameral legislation to strengthen the U.S. government’s counter-terrorism efforts against transnational white supremacy and identity groups. As white identity and other far-right violent groups continue growing around the world, this new bicameral legislation is a recognit... Read more