Press Releases

Rep. Don Beyer today announced that Rep. Abigail Spanberger will be his special guest and keynote speaker at his Eighth Annual Women’s Conference: The Time Is Now on September 26. Abigail Spanberger is the first woman ever elected to represent Virginia’s Seventh Congressional District in the House of Representatives, where she has developed a reputation for finding common ground and… Read more »

Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Don Beyer (VA-08), members of the Ways and Means Committee, announce jointly-introducing the Ensuring Nationwide Access to Better Life Experience (ENABLE) Act (H.R. 9614). This legislation helps individuals with disabilities save for their futures by permanently extending three provisions of the tax code which expire in 2025. In 2014, Congress established… Read more »

Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) renewed their efforts to bring ranked choice voting to U.S. congressional elections, reintroducing their Ranked Choice Voting Act. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) is introducing companion legislation in the Senate. The legislation would require ranked choice voting (RCV) in all congressional primary and general elections… Read more »

 U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Don Beyer (D-VA) led a letter from 66 members of Congress calling on the Biden Administration to finalize strict rules for the Section 45V Tax Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen that was passed as part of Democrats’ historic Inflation Reduction Act. In a letter sent… Read more »

Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Doug Lamborn (R-CO) today introduced legislation to improve methane capture by addressing gaps in methane monitoring and improving interagency coordination. “Innovative technologies are available to mitigate or capture methane leakage, but a primary challenge is finding and tracking those leaks,” said Rep. Don Beyer. “Our legislation would facilitate the… Read more »

Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) today commended the United States Army’s decision to no longer consider stabling horses at the Mustang Loop located at the Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area.  “I am pleased the Army listened to public feedback on this important issue, specifically from residents of the Mason Neck community. Each of us care deeply for the well-being of the… Read more »

Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Sen. Chris Coons (DE) led a bicameral partnership of their Democratic colleagues to introduce H.R. 9244,  the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act—legislation that will prevent future Muslim bans. The NO BAN Act will strengthen the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today introduced the Older Workers’ Bureau Act, legislation that would establish an Older Workers’ Bureau within the Department of Labor tasked with identifying challenges facing workers aged 55 and older and developing policies to improve employment conditions and opportunities for older workers. “As more Americans work into their later years and workplace… Read more »

Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Don Beyer (VA-08), the co-authors of the Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act, released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s plan to reform the Supreme Court, as outlined in a new op-ed in the Washington Post.  The Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act, which Reps. Khanna and… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Senior House Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on today’s GDP report showing the U.S. economy surpassed forecasts with 2.8 percent growth in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024: “Today’s GDP report showed continued economic growth well ahead of expectations – more excellent news for the American people. The increased… Read more »