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Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) voted in favor of H.R. 2722, the Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act of 2019. The SAFE Act, which passed the House this afternoon, is an election security bill that would help update our nation’s voting systems and bring American election security into the 21st century. It builds on the important election reforms that… Read more »

Today, the House passed H.R. 3055, a package of five appropriations bills that includes an amendment offered by Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) in support of the remote tower pilot program located in Leesburg, Virginia.  The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) remote tower pilot program, the first of its kind, is based out of the Leesburg Executive Airport in… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introduced the Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act. This bill would enable local law enforcement to block the sale or transfer of any weapon regulated under the National Firearms Act (NFA), including silencers. “As we saw in Virginia Beach, silencers in the wrong hands pose a serious safety risk to the… Read more »

Today, H.R. 3153, the Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment (EFFORT) Act--bipartisan legislation introduced by Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA)--was reported favorably out of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology unanimously by a voice vote.  “Every year, more than one thousand Virginians die from opioid-related… Read more »

Chantilly, VA -- On Saturday, June 22, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) will host a Gun Safety Town Hall featuring a panel of experts from a broad range of backgrounds. Congresswoman Wexton’s Gun Safety Town Hall will provide an opportunity for members of the community to voice their opinions on gun violence, discuss potential solutions to this crisis, and hear from multiple… Read more »

Today, H.R. 3018, the Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act, introduced by Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (VA-10), was reported favorably out of the House Financial Services Committee by a vote of 33-26. The Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act would block a proposed rule by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to allow homeless shelters to deny transgender… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Congressman Jim Baird (R-IN) introduced H.R. 3153, the Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment (EFFORT) Act. This legislation would direct the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research on opioid addiction.  “The opioid epidemic has taken a heartbreaking toll on families across… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) voted in favor of H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act of 2019. H.R. 6, which passed the House with bipartisan support this evening, offers a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and other similarly situated immigrants who have spent much of their lives in the United States. Dreamers who are eligible for protection under the bill on average… Read more »

Manassas, VA -- On Friday, May 31, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) hosted a roundtable on the importance of the Equal Access Rule, particularly the provisions of the rule that protect transgender people seeking accommodations at shelters receiving funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). At the roundtable, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton was joined by… Read more »

‪“As a former prosecutor, I take Congressional testimony very seriously. “This week, in his testimony before Congress, Secretary Ben Carson lied to me and the American people about his plans to allow discrimination against transgender Americans seeking access to life-saving shelter. “He lied again when he called me the next day to ‘clarify’ his… Read more »