U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) today reintroduced the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, bipartisan legislation to expand federal paid leave to include 12 weeks of family and medical leave. Under current law, federal employees are eligible for paid parental leave, but family and medical leave continues to be… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Co-Chairs of the Egypt Human Rights Caucus, urged the Egyptian government to immediately release Galal El-Bahairy, who was been imprisoned since March 2018 on baseless charges related to his writing of lyrics critical of President El-Sisi.
“Following Ahmed Douma's sentencing, poet Galal El-Behairy, who has been held for 8… Read more »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves as Senior House Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee and as a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, today hailed the U.S. House’s passage of landmark housing legislation. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act passed the House with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 396-13. The bill, which now returns to the Senate, would… Read more »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA), Senator Cramer (R-ND), and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) today introduced the Charity Parity Act, which would allow taxpayers to make direct qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) from their employer sponsored retirement plans.
Currently, retirement savers can exclude up to $111,000 in QCDs from their gross income annually.… Read more »
The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Sean Casten, Mike Levin, and Chellie Pingree, released the following statement in response to the House passage of the Republican-led Farm,… Read more »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), today hailed the enactment of a new paid family and medical leave law in Virginia, passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Abigail Spanberger yesterday.
“I am overjoyed that Virginia has joined the ranks of states guaranteeing paid leave. This is a historic step forward by Governor Spanberger and the General Assembly for affordability,… Read more »
Today, on Tax Day, U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) reintroduced their Millionaires Surtax Act, legislation to address the growing income inequality gap between wealthy and working Americans and raise significant revenue to support everyday families and grow our economy.
This surtax would implement an additional 10-point tax to incomes above… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Co-Chairs of the Egypt Human Rights Caucus, today urged the Egyptian government to immediately release Ahmed Douma, who was arrested on April 6 at the Supreme State Security Prosecution headquarters:
“We urge the Egyptian government to immediately release Egyptian poet, writer, and activist,… Read more »
U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) today introduced the Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act to ensure the wealthiest pay their fair share through a tiered surtax on income above a million dollars. The revenue generated by this surtax will provide much-needed tax relief for millions of working Americans who are struggling to afford the cost of living as prices rise. Additionally,… Read more »
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… Read more »
