Today U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) introduced the Campaign To Prevent Suicide Act. The bill would set up an educational campaign recommended by suicide prevention advocates and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to raise awareness for a three-digit suicide lifeline phone number, suicide prevention resources, and more effective discourse on how… 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 »
Rep. Don Beyer, who represents the largest number of federal employees of any member of the U.S. House of Representatives, today hailed the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcement that it would raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15, indexed to inflation beyond 2022.
“Federal contractors, like all Americans, deserve a fair wage for their labor and I applaud these steps… Read more »
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Joint Economic Committee Chair Don Beyer, D-Va., and 36 of their colleagues today urged President Biden to prioritize unemployment insurance reform in the upcoming American Family Plan.
The letter was also signed by Senators Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Ben Cardin, D-Md., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio,… 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 »
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) plans to advance surface transportation authorization legislation later this spring, building on H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, from the 116th Congress. Chairman Peter DeFazio announced that the T&I Committee will formally accept requests for projects from House Members.
The T&I Committee process for… Read more »
Congressman Don Beyer: Please Get Vaccinated
Originally published in the Falls Church News Press
As of this week, every Virginian adult aged 16 and older is eligible to get a free Covid-19 vaccine.
This vaccine will save your life.
It will save lives of your family, your friends, your neighbors and coworkers.
For over a year our country has undertaken a historic vaccination… 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 »
