Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) has cosponsored H.R. 137, the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013. In order to protect our children and communities from gun violence, the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 would mandate criminal background checks for all gun sales. This bill will specifically close loopholes that allow some gun buyers to forgo background checks, and ensure those that are federally prohibited from owning guns are included in national databases. This bill also makes substantial improvements to the ... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) has cosponsored H.R. 164, allowing veterans with service related disabilities rated as 'total' to utilize Space A travel. This bill would allow veterans with “total” rated service related disabilities to travel on Department of Defense (DoD) aircrafts with no cost, when space is available. These veterans have made enormous personal sacrifices to defend our nation and as a result deserve the ability to participate in Space – A travel. This program currently permits ... Read more

South Florida media is invited to attend the following events on Congressman Ted Deutch's (FL-21) schedule for Wednesday, February 20th, 2013: Veterans' Benefits Expo and Job Fair Hosted By Reps. Deutch & Frankel 9:00 am at the West Palm Beach Armory located at 3193 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL Congressman Ted Deutch will welcome veterans and members of our armed forces to a jobs and benefits fair featuring local employers, veterans advocacy groups, and benefits experts. The event runs fro... Read more

Congresssman Ted Deutch has joined with Congressman Bill Cassidy (R-FL) to introduce bipartisan legislation that provides victims of Ponzi schemes a quicker path to financial restitution, including American investors cheated by R. Allen Stanford and the Stanford Financial Group. This legislation creates an avenue for SIPC to offer individual Stanford victims a one-time payment of up to $500,000.00, to at least partially recoup them of their losses. Stanford victims who accept the offer would con... Read more

Congressman Deutch (FL-21) has signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R. 778, the No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act. This legislation prohibits U.S. courts from recognizing or validating an individual’s assertion of rights of a mark or trade name that was confiscated by the Cuban government without the consent of the original owner or their successor. The prohibition only applies if the individual knowingly used the same or substantially similar mark or name of a confiscated business ... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) and Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) introduced the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act, a bill to strengthen Social Security without privatizing the program, raising the retirement age, or decreasing already-meager cost of living adjustments. The legislation’s reintroduction into the 113th Congress comes just weeks after a study by the nonpartisan National Academy of Social Insurance confirmed that the overwhelming majority of Republicans and Democrats ... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch has cosponsored H.R. 360, which would posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to commemorate the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley. These girls were killed in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama in September 1963. This tragic event is recognized as a catalyst for the civil rights movement. The medal will reside and be on display at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. On the 50th co... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) has cosponsored H.R. 683, the Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act. Notably with President Obama’s decision to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, there have been attempts by the federal government to grant equality to same-sex servicemembers. However, there are still significant differences between gay and lesbian troops and their straight counterparts in terms of benefits offered to spouses. Same-sex spouses are still restricted from receiving medical and ... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) has signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R. 684, the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013. States are permitted to impose a sales tax on products that are sold in the state. Under current law, companies and corporations are not required to pay a state sales tax if they do not have a physical presence in the state or if they sell their goods over the internet but do not have a physical presence in the state. States are unable to collect taxes on these companies, ther... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) has signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R. 717, the Reuniting Families Act. Under current law, it is very difficult for same-sex couples to sponsor a foreign-born spouse for a visa. Legal application for citizenship or for a green card should have no bearing on sexual orientation. Furthermore, families who have followed proper legal immigration procedures have waited upwards of 10 years in an attempt to receive visas. There is no reason why law-abiding families... Read more