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The amendment passed with landmark gun violence prevention measures, including a universal background checks bill
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Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse spoke on the House floor in support of H.R.8, bipartisan legislation to provide universal background checks.
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today for the more than 100,000 Americans who, every year, are impacted by gun violence. And I rise today to give voice to the overwhelming majority of the American people who support universal background checks,” said Congressman Neguse on the House floor.
Colorado to receive $6 billion in state and local government funding, which Congressman Neguse has championed since April
Colorado will receive $1.2 billion in emergency relief for K-12 schools, $495 million for higher education, $466 million for child care
Coloradans, including dependents, will receive $1,400 stimulus checks, an extension in unemployment benefits until September 6, and an expanded Child Tax Credit
Legislation Provides $500 million Stimulus Funding for Urban Parks
Washington D.C.—Today, Representative Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), Chair of the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, alongside Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.) and Michael Turner (R-Ohio) introduced a bipartisan bill to provide an historic one-time stimulus of $500 million for urban parks.
In the past year, food bank operations have increased greatly across the nation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Visits to Community Food Share’s network of food pantries and meal programs grew by 15% during the pandemic, and the amount of food distributed by Sister Carmen Community Center’s food bank has increased from the year before the pandemic by roughly 200,000 pounds.
A Commerce Department laboratory at the base of the Flatirons in Boulder, dedicated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954, is so old it is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Representatives Joe Neguse (D-CO), Adam Smith (D-WA), Steve Chabot (R-OH) and Ben Cline (R-VA) announced the launch of a bipartisan Congressional Intellectual Property Promotion and Piracy Prevention (IP) Caucus in the 117th Congress.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Neguse and Congressman Ed Perlmutter announced the introduction of The Federal Labs Modernization Act, legislation which would prioritize the investment in and modernization of federal labs, several of which are located within Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District.
Washington, D.C.—On Friday, March 5 at 4:30pm MT, Congressman Joe Neguse will host a virtual roundtable discussion with area food banks to discuss food assistance operations amidst COVID-19, and nutrition assistance resources outlined in the American Rescue Plan.
Washington D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse’s proposal to enact nationwide pre-registration for 16 and 17-year-olds passed the U.S. House of Representatives, alongside H.R. 1. H.R. 1, or the For the People Act, is a transformational anti-corruption and clean elections bill which will protect the right to vote, ensure the integrity of elections, hold elected officials accountable and end the era of big, special-interest money in our politics.