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Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, as his first action as Chair of the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, secured passage of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, or the CORE Act, through the U.S. House of Representatives. The CORE Act, bicameral legislation led by Congressman Neguse in the House and Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper in the Senate, passed along with other key public lands provisions.

Washington D.C.— Today, Congressmembers Joe Neguse (CO-02) and Lucy McBath (GA-06) led a letter to President Joe Biden and Director of the United States Domestic Policy Council Susan Rice requesting that the Administration appoint a National Director of Gun Violence Prevention and create an Interagency Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention. Currently, federal efforts to combat gun violence, including research on the impacts and causes of gun violence and law enforcement efforts to combat it, are siloed across agencies.

Washington D.C. —Today, Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO), a member of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, and Congressman Rodney Davis (R-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation which would provide federal support for sustainable agriculture and soil research through the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA) program. The Sustainable Agriculture Research Act, would amend the legislation authorizing AGARDA to add goals that explicitly address carbon sequestration and reduction of emissions. 

Washington D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse helped pass the Equality Act through the U.S. House of Representatives, advocating for equal legal protection for LGBTQ+ Americans.

Despite the success of the LGBTQ equality movement over the years, millions of LGBTQ Americans can still be discriminated against depending on the state they live in. In 27 states, a person is at risk of being denied housing because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. LGBTQ people are also at risk of being denied access to education in 31 states, and the right to serve on a jury in 41 states.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, who is the only Coloradan serving on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, introduced the Colorado Judgeship Act, legislation which would authorize three additional district court judges in Colorado, to accommodate Colorado’s population growth in recent years. New judges would be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The legislation would also expand where court may be held, to include Fort Collins, which now is home to over 160,000 Coloradans.

Washington, D.C. — This week, Congressman Joe Neguse, as newly elected Chair of the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will usher a public lands package through the U.S. House of Representatives. Included in the package, is the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, or the CORE Act, bicameral legislation led by Congressman Neguse in the House and Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper in the Senate.