Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA), Congressman Peter King (R-NY), and many other Democratic and Republican Members of Congress in support of universal background checks for all gun purchases. This legislation is being introduced on the 8th anniversary of the mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona where 13 people were injured, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and six people were killed. "Last February, the lives of the student... Read more

On Thursday, the first day of the 116th Congress, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Congressman John Katko (R-NY) introduced a bipartisan constitutional amendment to get big money out of politics and restore democratic power to the American people. The Democracy for All Amendment affirms the right of states and the federal government to pass laws that regulate spending in elections, reversing the concentration of political influe... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03), and House Democrats to introduce the For the People Act(H.R. 1), comprehensive legislation encompassing a number of important pro-democracy and anti-corruption reforms, including making elections more accessible, bringing transparency and oversight to campaign finance, and reforming and enforcing ethics laws over the federal government. "I'm proud that House Democrats chose, as one of our first acts in... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after Congress passed the First Step Act, a comprehensive bipartisan criminal justice reform bill: “In May I voted against the House version of the First Step Act because I felt that it missed an opportunity to address the significant problems with our federal sentencing statutes. This legislation we passed today, which I supported, includes broader and much needed criminal justice re... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, made the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration would withdraw U.S. forces from Syria: “Today the Trump Administration announced it would begin pulling U.S. forces and personnel from Syria. I’m deeply concerned about this decision and the impact it will have on the ground and on our ability to influence a political resolution to... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), representing the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School community, issued this statement on the draft report prepared by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission: “The state commission has worked hard to evaluate what went wrong in the years, months, and days leading to the tragedy on February 14. I value their recommendations and look forward to working with the Parkland families, school administrators, and law enforcement officials to ensu... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the House Ethics Committee, issued this statement on reports that House and Senate negotiators reached a compromise on legislation to reform sexual harassment policies in Congress: “As women end their silence to expose assault and harassment in the workplace, Congress must follow their lead and fix our broken system. “As the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee, I've worked with Republicans and Democrats to push for changes that will improv... Read more

On Monday, families of individuals being held in Iran, including the family of Bob Levinson of Coral Springs, Florida, sent an open letter to government leaders, international non-governmental organizations, and media outlets urging "all our governments, especially those who enjoy diplomatic relations with the country of Iran, to acknowledge this hostage taking crisis immediately and to take concrete steps that would help resolve these cases and end this horrific practice." As they write in the ... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22), Congressman Francis Rooney (R-FL-19), Congressman John K. Delaney (D-MD-06), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-08), and Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL-13) 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 40% in 12 years, with 91% reduction target by 2050 (vs. 2015 levels). This would be ac... Read more

Today, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Ethics Susan W. Brooks (R-IN-05) and Ranking Member Ted Deutch (D-FL-22), along with the entire Committee membership sent a letter to leaders in the House of Representatives and Senate urging passage of legislation to reform the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA), which would strengthen workplace rights and protections for employees in the legislative branch and also hold Members and Senators accountable for their own personal conduct. The Committe... Read more