On Tuesday, January 9, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, and Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, introduced the Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act. This legislation states that Congress stands with the people of Iran, and it provides the Trump administration with the tools necessary to hold Iranian government officials responsible fo... Read more

This morning, the House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act (H.R. 506), bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Congressman Tom Rooney (R-FL) that would protect veterans from scam artists who target them for profit. In recent years, financial predators have increasingly targeted veterans, particularly elderly veterans in low-income housing or Assisted Living Facilities, in an effort to defraud them out of their Veteran’... Read more

Representatives Nita Lowey (D-NY), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Kay Granger (R-TX), Marc Veasey (D-TX), and Peter Roskam (R-IL), the co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, issued the following statement in response to recent attacks in France against Jewish establishments, including Tuesday’s arson attack of a kosher supermarket in Créteil on the anniversary of the 2015 Hyper Cacher attack: “We are appalled by... Read more

Introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congressman Tom Rooney (R-FL), the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act (H.R. 506) unanimously passed the House Judiciary Committee. The bill would protect veterans from scam artists who target them for profit. In recent years, financial predators have increasingly targeted veterans to defraud them out of their Veteran’s Affairs (VA) benefits. Currently, it is illegal for unauthorized individuals to charge veterans a fee for aid in receiving the... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, and Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, introduced the Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (H.R. 4744) on Tuesday, January 9. This legislation states that Congress stands with the people of Iran, and it provides the Trump administration with the tools necessary to hold Iranian government officials resp... Read more

The bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus welcomed four new members to its growing membership: Congressman David Cicilline (RI-01), Congressman Mark Sanford(SC-01), Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-05), and Congressman Daniel Donovan (NY-11). Co-Chaired by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congressman Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), the Caucus now has 66 members, split evenly between Democrats and Republicans, representing diverse districts from across the country. “I’m pleased to kick off the new year w... Read more