Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) has signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R. 2064, the Responding to Urgent needs of Survivors of the Holocaust Act or RUSH Act. The RUSH Act amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to add Holocaust survivors to the list of seniors that receive priority benefits. An individual from the Administration for Community Living of the Department of Health and Human Services with specific experience in issues of Holocaust survivors will oversee the program. The bill requi... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) has cosponsored H.R. 630, the Postal Service Protection Act of 2013. Americans rely on the United States Postal Service for sending, receiving, and shipping letters and packages across the US and around the world. However, as the use of technology continues to grow, the US Postal Service is often being undermined as the popular method of sending messages. The Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 would help support the postal service by instituting needed reforms t... Read more

Congressman Deutch (FL-21) has cosponsored H.R. 1962, the Free Flow of Information Act of 2013. In light of recent controversies regarding the seizure of journalists’ records, it has become even more apparent that US law must protect journalists against any invasion of First Amendment rights. H.R. 1962 is a bill that would shield journalists from being forced to reveal confidential sources during federal court proceedings. The only exception to this rule would be when a court has determined that... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), a member of the House Judiciary Committee on the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, has introduced the End Anonymous Patents Act to bring much-needed transparency to our current patents system. H.R. 2024 would require any sales or transfers of patents to be disclosed to the Patent and Trade Office, along with a notice of the real party in interest filing by the purchasing entity. The same disclosure requirements would apply to new paten... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) has signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R. 1844, the Arbitration Fairness Act. The Arbitration Fairness Act would amend the Federal Arbitration Act to reestablish the consumer’s rights in pursuing justice through the courts. H.R. 1844 would remove the forced arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, and civil rights cases, and restore a consumer’s right to decide to seek arbitration over a dispute. It is important that workers and consumers are not restricte... Read more

To better protect seniors from financial fraud designed to target their assets, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Congressman Vern Buchanan (R-FL), and Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) have introduced the Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2013. This bipartisan legislation would establish an advisory office within the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Affairs to better protect seniors from fraudulent investment plans and asset management offers; sweepstakes and charity scams; and telem... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) has signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R. 2028, the Every Child Deserves a Family Act. The legislation limits federal funding for adoption agencies that discriminate against single parents or same-sex couples looking to provide a home for a foster child. The bill also eliminates barriers blocking the adoption of LGBT children. State agencies that continue discriminatory practices, besides being an ineffective and unreasonable policy, will receive limited feder... Read more

Congressman Deutch (FL-21) has signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R. 2000, the Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act. This legislation sets forth the process for Puerto Rico to be admitted as a State of the Union. In November 2012, 54 percent of Puerto Rican voters voiced their discontent with their current commonwealth status, with a majority of those polled selecting statehood as their preferred status. The bill proposes a federally sanctioned “yes” or “no” vote on statehood in Puerto Rico. A... Read more

Congressman Deutch (FL-21) has cosponsored H.R. 1812, the Partner with Korea Act. This legislation creates 15,000 highly-skilled work visas for Korean nationals, bringing the number of work visas for Koreans in line with those provided to other countries with which the US has free-trade agreement. It also includes a provision to ensure that the new visa holders do not take jobs that could be filled by US nationals. This bill will facilitate business opportunities in both countries and provide a ... Read more

Congressman Deutch (FL-21) has signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R.1974, the Small Business Disaster Reform Act of 2013. This legislation gives small business owners greater flexibility with the collateral they put up to secure disaster relief loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA). Small business owners are often forced to put up their homes as collateral; the bill clarifies that the SBA can accept assets other than borrower’s primary residence. H.R.1974 also gives out-of-stat... Read more