Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) has joined as an original cosponsor of the Automatic Voter Registration Act, legislation to automatically register anyone who obtains services from their state's motor vehicle registry to vote in federal and state elections unless the individual does not meet eligibility requirements. The Automatic Voter Registration Act would require state motor vehicle registries to submit identifying information of individuals who obtain services from the registry to the state’s... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), along with Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02) and 77 other Members of Congress, has co-introduced the America Votes Act of 2017. As of April 2017, two-thirds of states had passed laws requiring some kind of identification from people at the polls. This legislation amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) has joined Congresswoman Martha McSally (AZ-2) and 17 other Members of Congress in introducing the bipartisan Humane Cosmetics Act. This legislation would eliminate cosmetic testing on animals within one year, and it would ban the sale of cosmetics that were developed using animal testing within three years. Many European countries have already adopted similar laws against cosmetic testing on animals. Alternative methods would not only be more humane, but could pro... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) has joined as an original cosponsor of a resolution commemorating June as National Caribbean American Heritage Month. "Many influential Caribbean-Americans have contributed to the rich history of the United States," the resolution declares. It also affirms that, "The contributions of Caribbean-Americans are a significant part of the history, progress, and heritage of the United States; and the ethnic and racial diversity of the United States enriches and strengthen... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Co-Chair of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus and Representative of portions of South Florida already experiencing the damaging effects of climate change, issued this statement responding to reports that President Trump intends to remove the United States from the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: "President Trump's unfortunate decision to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement all but guarantees we c... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), along with Congressman Tony Cardenas (CA-29) and 103 other Members of Congress, has co-introduced legislation to require that a committee hearing be held whenever there is a moment of silence in the House for a tragedy involving gun violence. The bill requires the committee hearing to be held within ten legislative days following the moment of silence. “We cannot accept a world in which we don’t have time to mourn lives lost in one shooting before another occurs."... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) has joined as an original cosponsor of the Vote By Mail Act of 2017, legislation to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections and to provide for automatic voter registration. Vote-by-mail has shown to be a cost effective way to make voting easier. This legislation would amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states to mail ballots to all eligible voters in federal elections at least two weeks before the election. It would also amend... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) joined Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-5) and 132 additional Members of Congress in co-introducing a resolution to establish a Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. This resolution establishes a select committee, composed of six Republican and six Democratic members, to investigate the causes of mass shootings, methods to improve the background check system, loopholes allowing domestic abusers continued access to firearms, gun violence's effect on publi... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) introduced a resolution urging the European Union (EU) to designate the entirety of Hizballah as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on the organizations and its members. Currently, the EU only designates Hizballah’s military wing as a terrorist organization, while the United States makes no distinction between its military and political branches when listing the group on its Foreign Terrorist Organization list. Congressmen Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), S... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), along with Congressman Bill Posey (R-FL), Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA), Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL), Congressman Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Congressman Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), and Congressman Joe Kennedy (D-MA), introduced a bipartisan resolution to support the designation of May 25 as “National Moonshot Day ” to inspire children to respond to challenges facing our nation with ingenuity and ambition, and to recognize the importance of committing necessary reso... Read more