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Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to pass H.Res. 503, which empowers Congress to find the truth of the January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol and ensure that this assault on democracy does not happen again. This legislation will create a Select Committee charged with investigating and reporting upon the facts and causes, as well as… Read more »

Sterling, VA -- Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced that her office has successfully closed 5,143 constituent cases since taking office in January 2019 and returned $7,587,152 in savings to constituents in Virginia’s 10th District. Wexton’s office also has created a new digital Privacy Release Form available on her website to help simplify the constituent service… Read more »

Washington, DC --  Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act, along with an amendment that includes the text of Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton’s (D-VA) Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act. Wexton’s Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act requires U.S. publicly listed companies to review and actively audit supply chains… Read more »

Sterling, VA -- Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced today that her request for $10 million to fund a new interchange at Route 7 and Route 690 (Hillsboro Road) was included in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s surface transportation reauthorization bill. The bill, titled the INVEST in America Act, must next be passed out of the Committee before going… Read more »

Sterling, VA -- Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced today that her request for $7 million to fund a new roundabout and pedestrian walkways at Mathis Corridor in the City of Manassas was included in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s surface transportation reauthorization bill. The bill, titled the INVEST in America Act, must next be passed out of… Read more »

Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans ignored the pleas of the families of U.S. Capitol Police Officers Liebengood and Sicknick, who both lost their lives as a result of the January 6 insurrection, and voted to reject legislation that would establish a bipartisan commission to investigate the attack: “Senate Republicans do not want… Read more »

Washington, DC -- On Friday, U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton (VA-10-D), Mike Waltz (FL-6-R), and Tom Malinowski (NJ-7-D) introduced the bipartisan Beijing Winter Olympics Sponsor Accountability Act that would prohibit the United States government from contracting with any U.S. company sponsoring the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The Chinese government is engaged in egregious… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to pass the Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act, which would enhance security measures on Capitol Hill and provide additional resources for the United States Capitol Police (USCP). As a member of the Appropriations Committee Legislative Branch subcommittee, Wexton worked… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), called for the United States to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics, which is being hosted in Beijing. The remarks came during a joint hearing by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission to examine the implications of holding the XXIV Winter Olympiad in the People’s… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Today, the Office of Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) released the following statement from the family of United States Capitol Police Officer Howie Liebengood regarding the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act and the Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act. “We… Read more »