Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) support efforts to strengthen existing United States government policy of recovering American hostages abroad, as laid out in the first report by the James W. Foley Foundation evaluating existing U.S. policy. The report, based on interviews with 27 former American hostages, detainees, and their family members and representatives, found that "there is still a need for more honesty and transparency from government officials," and tha... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congressman Francis Rooney (FL-19) relaunched the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus. "Americans want Congress to act on climate change. But we’re not going to get anywhere without bipartisan support," said Congressman Deutch. "We have a diverse group of Democrats and Republicans covering many different parts of the country. This caucus reflects our shared belief that to achieve meaningful action on climate change, we must work together, and I look forw... Read more

Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approved a resolution commemorating the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires and continue to demand justice and accountability for those responsible for the attack. This resolution was jointly introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism; Congressman Joe Wilson, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subc... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) rejoined and will serve as a Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families (formerly known as the Seniors Task Force). The new name emphasizes the focus on the needs of our nation’s older Americans, their families and future generations looking ahead to retirement. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Congressman Conor Lamb (D-PA) will serve as Task Force Co-Chairs for the 116th Congress. Congresswo... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, today delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Trump Administration’s policy toward Iran with U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook: Click the image for the video. Chairman Ted Deutch Opening Statement Mr. Hook, thank you very much for testifying today. This Committee has many questions related to U.S. policy toward Iran, a... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02),Congressman Albio Sires (NJ-08), and Congressman Francis Rooney (FL-19) introduced a resolution (H.Res. 441) to mark 25 years since the July 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina and continue to demand justice and accountability for those responsible for the attack. The House Foreign Affairs Committee will consider the resolution during a markup hearing on June 20, 2019. The text of the resolutio... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY-12), Congressman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), and Congressman Bradley S. Schneider (IL-10), and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced the 3D Printed Gun Safety Act, legislation to prohibit the online distribution of blueprints and instructions that allow for the three dimensional (3D) printing of firearms. Last year, the Trump administration inexplicably settled a lawsuit against i... Read more

This morning, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, participated in a committee markup of bills including H.R. 1327, the “Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act.” In committee remarks in support of this legislation to permanently authorize the 9/11 victims compensation fund, Congressman Deutch spoke about Freddie Noboa, a South Florida resident who previously lived in Queens, NY and worked as... Read more

On Tuesday, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced the "Marine Energy Research and Development Act of 2019," legislation that would promote marine energy programs as a clean and cost-effective energy source. The legislation can be accessed here. Marine energy is generated from waves, tides, and currents in oceans and hydrokinetic water in rivers, lakes, and streams. To promote this alternative energy source, the legislation directs the federal govern... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) reintroduced the Canadian Snowbird Visa Act, a bipartisan bill to extend the time Canadians who own or lease a home in the United States can travel within the United States by two months. Current U.S. law limits the amount of time a Canadian visitor may spend in the U.S. to 182 days per year. "We're proud to welcome our northern neighbors to our sunny corner of the country," said Congressman Deutch. "In fact, their visi... Read more