Originally Published At CNBC
There’s the human cost of police misconduct.
Unarmed Black Americans are killed by police officers with appalling frequency. For young Black men, police violence is one of the leading causes of death.
A year ago, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on the neck of George Floyd for more than 9 minutes, murdering him.… Read more »
Yesterday President Biden signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law. The bill contained the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act, first introduced by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) in 2016.
“The legislation just signed by the President will truly help strengthen America’s response to the rising scourge of hate crimes,” said Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA). “In the five years since I first introduced the NO HATE… Read more »
Today the House passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act with broad bipartisan support. The legislation was amended in the Senate to include the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act, a bill first introduced by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) in 2016 to strengthen America's response to hate crimes. The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act passed in the Senate last month 94-1, and now heads to the desk of President Biden, who… Read more »
Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-45) today introduced legislation to make it easier for families headed by single parents to get help from the expanded child tax credit. The Single Parent Penalty Elimination Act, which is co-led by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08), would change the income threshold for Americans filing as heads of household—the status… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the Northern Virginia suburbs of the nation’s capital, today announced his submissions on behalf of Virginia’s 8th Congressional District requesting federal funds from the Fiscal Year 2022 Community Project Funding Program, which will provide targeted funding for local projects across the country.
“The Community Project Funding requests I submitted… Read more »
Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement in response to President Biden’s “American Families Plan,” the second of a two-part package of investments intended to help the nation build back better. The first package released at the end of March was focused on infrastructure.
“President Biden… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer, Chairman of Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement today after attending President Biden’s address to a Joint Session of Congress:
“The President’s speech was a breath of fresh air, a return to a bright vision of American greatness based on unity, diversity, and optimism. His first 100 days have been marked by unparalleled success in the face… Read more »
Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, legislation to make D.C. the 51st state in the Union. Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the Northern Virginia suburbs of the nation’s capital, delivered remarks during debate before voting in favor of the bill. Beyer is a longtime supporter of D.C. statehood, and an original cosponsor of… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), author of the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act, issued the following statement after the bill was successfully added by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) as an amendment to the COVID-19 Hate Act Crimes Act, introduced by Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), which then passed the Senate 94-1:
“The legislation which passed the Senate… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act, legislation introduced by Congressmember Judy Chu (CA-27) and U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) to strengthen the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion.
The NO BAN Act’s sponsors and supporters issued the… Read more »
