Congressman Ted Deutch has signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 998, the Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011. Every day students who are or are perceived to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) are subjected to pervasive discrimination, including harassment, bullying, intimidation and violence, which is harmful to both students and our education system. According to the 2009 National School Climate Survey, almost 85% of LGBT students suffer verbal harassment; 40% were subject to physi... Read more

Congressman Deutch, a devoted advocate on behalf of equal rights for gay, lesbian, bixesual, and transgender Americans, has cosponsored with Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) the Respect for Marraige Act of 2011. The legislation would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a 1996 law that discriminates against lawfully married gay and lesbian couples. The 15-year-old DOMA singles out legally married gay and lesbian couples for discriminatory treatment under federal law, selectively denying t... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch has signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 432, the Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2011. Bisphenol A, or BPA, is used to make a type of polycarbonate plastic that is manufactured into various food and beverage containers including baby bottles, water bottles and thermoses. BPA is also used to coat the inside of almost all food and beverage cans, including baby formula, canned fruits and vegetables. In fact, BPA is so prevalent in household items that more than 90 percent of Amer... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch has cosponsored H.R. 890, the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2011. David Schaecter, President of the Holocaust Survivors Foundation USA, recently wrote an open letter to President Obama published in The Miami Herald that explains the plight of survivors who are barred from making claims against insurance companies that have failed to honor Holocaust-era policies. The Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act would enable survivors to avail themselves of state laws ... Read more

Today, Rep. Ted Deutch was joined by 22 Republican and Democratic colleagues on a letter to the Consumer Product Safety Commission urging swift completion of the agency’s scientific analysis on tainted Chinese drywall and final issuance of remediation guidelines for families dealing with this contaminated material in their homes. Since families in Boynton Beach, Boca Raton, Parkland, and other South Florida communities began reporting corrosive damage and health issues related to Chinese drywall... Read more

As the U.S. Supreme Court reviews a major case over whether Americans’ personal privacy rights should be extended to corporations, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-19) has introduced legislation to ensure that corporate activities are not shrouded in secrecy and potentially immune from basic oversight. This month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T, a case that could revoke public access to documents related to investigations of corporate wrongdoing cur... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch signed on as a cosponsor of the Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act. Whether it is the horrific violence in Tucson, Ariz. the fatal shootings of 30,000 Americans every year, or a constituent's son who was murdered by a total stranger with a violent record and an illegal gun, what is often most painful and frustrating about America's gun violence epidemic is how many of these tragedies could have been prevented. There is no shortage of evidence indicating our nation's gun laws a... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch has signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 308, the Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act. This legislation restores the prohibition on large capacity ammunition feeding devices in the United States. The United States Constitution guarantees to our citizens the right to keep and bear arms. At the same time that we acknowledge this basic right, we should also be able to come together to develop reasonable laws designed to ensure that the right to bear arms is exercised saf... Read more

Rep. Ted Deutch released this statement in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: "Today, we pay tribute to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose struggle against prejudice and discrimination helped deliver Americans of all racial and ethnic backgrounds a more just and free nation. Dr. King's dream of an America in which all our citizens can work and live in service of our common humanity is as poignant today as it was during the historic struggle for civil rights. As our nation co... Read more