This afternoon, the House Foreign Affairs Committee considered a resolution (House Resolution 1017), introduced by Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-13), to request from the President, and require from the Secretary of State, documents and records regarding the July 16, 2018 meeting between President Trump and President Putin in Helsinki. Instead, Republican leaders voted to block the House of Representatives from even considering the resolution on the House floor. Click the image to watch Congressm... Read more

This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "Ileana Ros-Lehtinen United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018," legislation introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), the Ranking Member and Chairman respectively of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa. This bill codifies the 2016 Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Israel that resulted in an unprece... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), representing the Parkland community and a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, released this statement following the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) response to his demands for improvements to its Public Access Line tip handling procedures: “I was angry when I learned that the FBI had received detailed tips about the shooter and closed those leads without a full investigation. We can’t let that happen again, and for the past six months I’ve been... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) cosponsored the Sober Home Fraud Detection Act, a bill aimed at identifying fraudulent recovery housing operators. The Sober Home Fraud Detection Act was introduced on June 13th by Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12). The text of H.R.6092 is available here. Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) introduced legislation to block the online publication of files that include automatic instructions used to make fully functional firearms using 3-D printers. 3D-printed guns are fully-functioning firearms that can be made of metal or plastic using a 3D printer. Guns printed using plastic can be virtually undetectable when carried through a metal detector or past ... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) led 40 Members of Congress in a letter calling on House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (VA-06) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (CA-39) to hold a hearing on the U.S. State Department's recent settlement with Defense Distributed allowing the online publication of blueprints to produce 3-D printed guns. "We shouldn’t have to wait for someone to kill someone in a House office building after sneaking past security with a plastic ... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), co-founder and co-Chair of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, issued this statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Concurrent Resolution 119, which rejects outright carbon dividend proposals as viable options to address the urgent problem of climate change: "At a time when more and more Americans understand the urgent need for action on climate change, Congress should look at every possible option. The threats posed to our national secu... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) sent a letter to Florida Governor Rick Scott renewing his request for details on actions taken to hold Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam responsible for systemic inconsistencies in his office's review and issuance of concealed weapons permits. As the Congressman stated in his letter, "It’s time to stop passing blame around and start taking responsibility as Governor of the State of Florida. Adam Putnam serves as a member of your cabinet. It is yo... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), co-founder and co-Chair of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, issued this statement urging his caucus colleagues to vote against a resolution introduced by Congressman Steve Scalise (R-FL), House Majority Whip, which rejects outright carbon dividend proposals as viable options to address the urgent problem of climate change: "This is an important moment for the Climate Solutions Caucus to show the American people that Democrats and Republicans can stand toget... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, Gerry Connolly (VA-11), David Cicilline (RI-01), Lois Frankel (FL-21), Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02), Brendan Boyle (PA-13), Ted Lieu (CA-33), Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Tom Suozzi (NY-03) sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging full transparency in his Administration's review of U.S. assistance to the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The nine members, making up the full Democratic membership... Read more