U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today introduced legislation to establish an Older Workers’ Bureau within the Department of Labor. The Bureau would be responsible for identifying the challenges faced by workers aged 55 and older, developing policies to improve their employment conditions, and expanding access to employment opportunities. “Ev... Read More »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) and Congressman Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, today introduced the bipartisan Protecting Hospitals from Disaster Act to help hospitals, clinics, and other health care facilities prepare for extreme weather and natural disasters without compromising patient care and routine services. The bill would expand the role of Quality ... Read More »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), ), who serves on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, today hailed the passage of a House measure to end President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, America’s neighbor and close ally to the north, which has been significantly alienated over the past year by Trump’s tariffs, tantrums, bullying and threats. The measure now goes to the Senate, which previously passed... Read More »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) and Congressman Pat Harrigan (R-NC) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve federal coordination of methane monitoring technologies and methane emission data-sharing, to better support the methane mitigation industry and prevent revenue loss due to leaks. “Identifying methane leaks is critical for the success of the American energy and methane mitigation industry,... Read More »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today announced the reintroduction of the Airborne Act, legislation that would incentivize non-residential building owners to conduct indoor air quality (IAQ) assessments and upgrade their ventilation and air filtration systems. “Improving the air quality of our nation’s workplaces will make workers healthier and our society as a whole more r... Read More »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today led 24 House Democrats in demanding that the National Park Service (NPS) immediately halt implementation of new rules that impose up to triple baseline fees on non-U.S.-resident visitors for passes and entry to national parks. Under the new rules, non-U.S. resident visitors must pay an additional $170 surcharge on annual park passes and an additional $100 per per... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, today issued the following statement after the House voted to narrowly defeat a Republican rule that included legislative language which would have preemptively surrendered congressional authority to end President Trump’s tariffs: “For the past year Trump’s illegal tariffs have crushed our economic... Read More »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia district in the Washington, D.C. suburbs in the U.S. House, today issued the following statement after the announcement of mass layoffs at the Washington Post, which reportedly included the elimination of substantial portions of the newspaper’s desks covering local and regional news, international news, sports, and the arts, eliminat... Read More »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today introduced the National Urgent Recruitment for Skilled Employees (NURSE) Visa Act to address the nationwide nursing shortage by making visas available to foreign nurses working in areas where the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has determined there is a nursing workforce shortage. “Across the country, healthcare facilities are facing staffing ... Read More »
Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Don Beyer (VA-08), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), and Eugene Vindman (VA-07) introduced legislation to pay all federal employees, as well as service members and federal contractors, during any shutdowns in FY2026. With Republicans continuing to threaten shutdowns and use fed... Read More »
On Friday, January 30, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) led her Virginia House Democratic colleagues, Representatives Bobby Scott (VA-03), Don Beyer (VA-08), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) and James Walkinshaw (VA-11), in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyon... Read More »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Senior House Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee and member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, today urged the Senate to subject President Trump’s Fed Chair nominee, Kevin Warsh, to “hard questions about independence and monetary policy.” Beyer said: “Trump chose Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair because his father-in-law is a billionaire donor, the brains b... Read More »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the Northern Virginia district that includes National Airport (DCA), and Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins today announced plans for a memorial bench and plaques bearing the names of the 67 individuals who lost their lives on board American Airlines Flight 5342 and the PAT 25 U.S. Army helicopter in the tragic collision at DCA on January 29, 2025. The memo... Read More »
Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA-08) introduced the Cost of Police Misconduct Act, legislation to increase transparency and accountability about the costs of law enforcement misconduct. This bill would require federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to report judgments and settlements related to police misconduct, including court fees and insu... Read More »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today released a video statement with his response to the Trump Administration’s federal occupation of Minneapolis, which culminated in the recent murder of 37-year-old mother Renee Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents. Beyer called for the removal of ICE, CBP, an... Read More »
