Today, the House passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) offered by Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), which would support military intelligence members as they transition into the public sector. Final passage of the NDAA will be voted on tomorrow afternoon. The amendment directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the feasibility of establishing... Read more »
In response to the decision by the GOP-controlled General Assembly to adjourn after 90 minutes, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton issued the following statement: “Today, the Virginia General Assembly had an opportunity to put partisanship aside and pass common sense gun safety legislation that would make our Commonwealth a safer place to live for everyone. Instead, Republicans in Richmond are so behol... Read more »
Today, as the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral arguments in Texas v. U.S., Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) responded to the Trump administration’s latest efforts to sabotage the Affordable Care Act by trying to overturn the law in its entirety. If the administration is successful, millions of Americans will lose coverage, protections for the 130 million Americans with pre-existing co... Read more »
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 were included in H.R. 1... 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 Virginia’s 10th Congressional... Read more »
In a year when more than 200 Americans have been killed in shootings, U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) is learning more from residents about what the federal government can do to improve the nation’s gun laws. About 200 people spent Saturday afternoon out of the summer heat, but well within the political heat stirred during the first-year U.S. congresswoman’s first gun safety town hall at J. Mi... 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 public,” said Congresswoman J... 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 overdoses,” said Congresswoman Jennifer Wext... 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 gun safety expert... 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 people equal access to se... Read more »
