Today, Congressman Deutch (FL-21) co-introduced House Resolution 213, condemning Al-Shabaab’s heinous terrorist attacks at Garissa University College on April 2, 2015. This attack resulted in the death of at least 147 innocent civilians, injuring over 100 people, and the taking hundreds of students as hostages. This resolution condemns Al-Shabaab's violent actions and effort to divide the Kenyan people. It also reaffirms the United States’ support for the people and government of Kenya and conti... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) joined Congressman Jared Polis (CO-2) to introduce the Demand Letter Transparency Act. This legislation will increase the disclosure and information in a demand letter written for alleged patent infringement. Increased information regarding claims of patent infringement will give smaller companies the opportunity to fight against patent assertion entities, otherwise known as “patent trolls.” “Intimidating small businesses, entrepreneurs, and nonprofits with ... Read more

Today, in a letter led by Reps. Ted Deutch (FL-21) and Kathy Castor (FL-14), Florida Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives called on Governor Rick Scott to abandon his counterproductive and untimely plan to sue the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services instead of negotiate a Medicaid expansion deal that works for the state of the Florida. The entirety of the letter is included below. April 17, 2015 The Honorable Rick Scott Governor of Florida Plaza 05, The Capitol 404 South Monroe ... Read more

Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) introduced the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act — a measure that strengthens Social Security for generations to come and improves benefits for all Americans by restoring fairness to Social Security contributions. Currently, most Americans contribute 6.2 percent of every paycheck they earn to Social Security, while a corporate lawyer earning $400,000 pays an annual rate of just 1.71 percent and a CEO earning $2 ... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Democrat on the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued the following statement in commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day: “This year on Yom HaShoah, we mark seventy years since World War II finally came to an end. Tragically, that end only came after the Nazis' plan to annihilate European Jewry succeeded in sending six million Jews to their deaths. On Yom HaShoah, we join in memory o... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) joined Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) to introduce the American Royalties Too (ART) Act. The legislation will protect the intellectual property rights of visual artists by awarding them a royalty for work resold at auction. Currently, these artists are not awarded any compensation when their work is resold. Visual art often gains value over time and as an artist gains celebrity. Yet, these artists do not benefit from the reselling of their first pieces u... Read more

Today, Congressman Deutch (Fl-21) co-introduced the Innovation Protection Act, legislation to permanently fund the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This legislation will alter United States Patent and Trademark Office to be funded by patent application fees, establishing a permanent enterprise fund. As of February 2015, the USPTO had a backlog of more than 600,000 patent applications with an average of two years before applicants were awarded patent protection. By creating stable fundi... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) joined Congressman Dan Benishek (MI-R) to introduce the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015. This legislation will establish an advisory board within the Department of Veterans Affairs to research the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the military. Those who have risked their lives to defend the citizens and values of the United States, and their families, deserve the best po... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) joined Congressman Steve Chabot (OH-4) to introduce the Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program Act. This legislation will assist federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children and seniors. Specifically, this bill will augment current Amber and Silver alert programs by providing satellite mapping and targeted cellular alert technologies to law enforcement. Although the current programs have proven to be effective... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) has signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 784, the Protect Overnight Delivery Act. This legislation requires the Postal Service to reinstate the service standards that were in effect prior to the January 2015 changes, restoring prompt mail delivery and confidence in the future of America’s public Postal Service. In January 2015, the United States Postal Service (USPS) implemented lower service standards, dramatically decreasing overnight delivery of first class mail. Th... Read more