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

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and a Vice Chair of the House LGBT Equality Caucus, issued this statement in response to today's Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which held that state bans on same-sex marriage violate the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of due process and equal protection under the law: “As a Vice Chair for the House Equality Caucus, but more importantly as a husband, as a father, and as an American, I am overjoyed by... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) issued this response applauding the Supreme Court's 5-3 ruling issued today in ​King v. Burwell: “More than 1.3 million Floridians and nearly 7 million Americans nationwide can breathe a sigh of relief today, for the Supreme Court has ruled they can keep the federal tax credits that keep their health insurance premiums affordable. “Today’s simple but historic ruling in King v. Burwell upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act for a second time. As Ch... Read more

This Monday, June 22, 2015, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) will highlight efforts to help low-income children in Palm Beach County avoid going hungry this summer this Monday, June 22nd during a visit to one of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s local “Summer Breakspot” program locations. DETAILS Who: Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) What: Visit to Lake Worth "BreakSpot" Summer Meals Site for Low-Income Children Where: South Grade Elementary School, 716 South K Street, Lake Worth, FL 33460 When: ... Read more

Today, U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch (FL-21), Bill Foster (IL-11), and Adam Smith (WA-9) introduced H.R. 2808, the Protecting Taxpayers and Communities from Local Detention Quotas Act. This legislation would prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from entering into contracts that provide specific detention centers with prepaid, guaranteed numbers of detainees each day. While Congress has mandated since 2009 that ICE keep at least 34,000 undocumented immigrants in detention each day, new... 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

This evening, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) will attend the Dori Slosberg Foundation's "Staying Alive on 95" event in Boynton Beach, where he will address local officials, law enforcement officers, and the families of loved ones lost in road crashes about the threats to public safety posed by distracted driving. Congressman Deutch, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, recently introduced new federal legislation to encourage states to enact tougher, more enforceable laws against texting-wh... 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