Congressman Deutch (FL-21) has cosponsored H.R. 1518, the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act of 2013. Soring is a tactic used on horses to produce a higher gait that gives it an unfair competitive advantage at horse shows. In order to achieve this gait, pain must be deliberately inflicted upon the hooves and legs of horses. H.R. 1518 prohibits the act of soring, and creates harsher punishments for trainers found guilty. The legislation mandates that horse show organizers use only USDA-license... Read more

Congressman Deutch (FL-21) has signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R. 1975, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. No female employee should be discriminated against based on a pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition. This legislation requires employees to make reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers. It also outlaws the denial of employment opportunities to women that request reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Pregnant w... Read more

Congressman Deutch (FL-21) has cosponsored H.R. 1731, the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013. This bill amends the Egg Products Inspection Act to create a national standard for the humane treatment of egg-laying hens and the labeling of eggs. Specifically, this bill would outlaw many inhumane practices regarding chickens and egg production including the starving of chickens to increase egg production. This bill also requires the labeling of all egg packing to specifically state where... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL), Scott Rigell (R-VA), Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Randy Forbes (R-VA), Bill Posey (R-FL), Rob Wittman (R-VA) and U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and David Vitter (R-LA) filed an amicus brief in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of homeowners across America who still seek justice for the destruction to their homes caused by tainted drywall from China. First reported in 2009, thousands of homeo... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) has cosponsored H.R. 1395, the Weekends Without Hunger Act. While some students receive school meals during the week, some children go home over the weekend and remain hungry until they get back to school on Monday. The Weekends Without Hunger Act will create a pilot program that will provide nutritious food to at-risk school children over weekends and during school holidays throughout the school year. At-risk children are those that participate in school lunch pro... Read more

Congressman Deutch (FL-21) has signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R. 1837, the Clean Water Protection Act. H.R. 1837 amends the current Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prevent the dumping of mining waste into nearby valleys and streams by sharply reducing the use of mountaintop removal methods in coal mining. The mountaintop pieces from this process being dumped into these environments cause long-term negative effects to aquatic organisms, as well as severe health problems to residen... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) has cosponsored H.R. 1565, the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013. The Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 takes a number of steps to move the U.S. in a safer direction on gun control. It would expand background checks on purchasers of firearms, and create a National Commission on Mass Violence to look into causes and preventive measures of mass violence by firearms. As well, this bill would encourage state... Read more

This Sunday, April 28th, Congressman Ted Deutch will host a free screening of the documentary film A Place at the Table. The film examines the issue of hunger in America by telling the story of three people struggling with food insecurity. In America fifty million people—including one in four children—don’t know where their next meal will come from, and when they do, it is often unhealthy and lacking in nutrition. Floridians experience food insecurity at a rate 16.2% higher than the national ave... Read more

This Sunday, April 28th, Congressman Ted Deutch will host a free screening of the documentary film A Place at the Table. The film examines the issue of hunger in America by telling the story of three people struggling with food insecurity. In America fifty million people—including one in four children—don’t know where their next meal will come from, and when they do, it is often unhealthy and lacking in nutrition. Floridians experience food insecurity at a rate 16.2% higher than the national ave... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) co-introduced new bipartisan legislation with Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-17) and forty-five of their House colleagues to improve mental health care access for veterans. Currently, veterans face a five-year window in which they must seek treatment for mental illnesses before losing their higher priority status. The Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act would eliminate that five-year window and allow veterans to seek treatment for service-connected men... Read more