As of Tuesday, January 29, 154 Members of Congress have joined Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-16) in cosponsoring the "Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act" (H.R. 724). The legislation was introduced on January 23. A fact sheet for the PACT Act can be found here. Last Congress, the PACT Act (H.R. 1494) received 284 cosponsors. The Senate companion (S.654) passed by unanimous consent. "This is commonsense, bipartisan legislation to bring some compass... Read more

Today, House Ethics Committee Chairman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act, legislation that would close an Executive Branch ethics loophole and require presidential nominees to disclose certain political solicitations or donations. Currently, a presidential nominee must disclose their personal financial information to the Office of Government Ethics to highlight and address any potential conflicts of interest. However,... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22), Congressman Francis Rooney (R-FL-19), Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL-13), Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA-18), Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA-52), Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA-27), and Congressman Daniel Lipinski (D-IL-02) introduced bipartisan legislation to price carbon and return 100% of the net revenue as a rebate to American families. The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (EICDA) will help reduce U.S. carbon pollution by up to 45% by 2030,... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-16) reintroduced the "Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act" to criminalize certain acts of animal cruelty. In 2010, Congress passed the Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act, which made the creation and distribution of animal crushing videos illegal. However, the underlying acts of cruelty against animals were not included. The PACT Act closes this loophole by prohibiting certain cases of animal abuse. A fact sheet ... Read more

Thirty-three days into the partial government shutdown, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) cosponsored the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act, legislation introduced by Congressman Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) to protect federal workers and their families from foreclosures, evictions, and loan defaults during a government shutdown. The bill addresses the real threat of federal workers losing their homes, falling behind on student loans and other bills, having their car reposses... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05) reintroduced the "Buyback Our Safety Act," legislation that would create a Department of Justice program to support local gun buyback initiatives. The "Buyback Our Safety Act" authorizes a new matching grant available for local law enforcement agencies to help offset costs of buyback programs. The bill also requires the Department of Justice to report back to Congress on the success of the grant program. "Buyback programs... Read more

Twenty-seven days into President Trump’s partial government shutdown, House Democrats have voted eight times to reopen the federal government and resume paying federal workers. With 800,000 federal workers out of work or working without pay for nearly a month, including over 13,000 Floridians, the government shutdown is costly to American taxpayers and is beginning to impact our national economy. In addition, with Coast Guard servicemembers and Homeland Security officers working without pay, th... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) reintroduced the "Status of the Sixth Amendment Act" (H.R. 568), important legislation to defend Americans' right to counsel. The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides that “in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to…have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.” Since 1972 the U.S. Supreme Cour... Read more

Following a vote by the House Democratic Caucus, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) was selected to serve as Chairman of the House Ethics Committee. Previously, he served as the Ranking Member on the Committee. The House Ethics Committee is an evenly divided bipartisan committee charged with interpreting and enforcing the House’s ethics rules. Chairman Deutch issued this statement: "I am honored to be selected by my colleagues to lead the House Ethics Committee. As Members of Congress, we must hold ... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-14) led the entire Florida Democratic Congressional delegation in a letter to Governor Ron DeSantis encouraging him to reject proposals to undermine Florida's Medicaid program and instead to expand Medicaid to countless Floridians and Florida’s economy. The letter is signed by Reps. Deutch (FL-22), Castor (FL-14), Hastings (FL-20), Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Wilson (FL-24), Frankel (FL-21), Crist (FL-13), Demings (FL-10), L... Read more