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Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Neguse voted against the Senate’s insufficient humanitarian aid legislation, which, unlike the bill passed earlier in the week from the House of Representatives, does not include standards of care for children at the border or establish restrictions to prevent funds from going towards child separation. He released the following statement after the vote:
Washington, D.C.— Today, the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, major public lands legislation introduced by Representative Joe Neguse and Senator Michael Bennet, passed the House Natural Resources Committee with a vote of 23-15. This is the first major Colorado public lands legislation to pass Committee in the U.S. Congress in over a decade.
Washington, D.C.— This week, Representative Joe Neguse, introduced a bicameral legislative package to ensure fair, equitable policies on affordable housing contracts. The two bills, the Save Affordable Housing Act and the Affordable HOUSE Act change existing rules for properties constructed with the Low Income Housing Tax Credit to cut red tape and preserve America’s commitment to providing affordable housing.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Representative Neguse signed onto H.R. 3239, legislation to establish humanitarian standards of care for individuals in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody. This legislation would require facilities to provide a basic health screening by a medical professional for every individual and require they maintain the personnel and equipment necessary to provide emergency care, basic medication, emergency transportation and interpreters. Additionally, the bill will create standards on nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene, and shelter.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse secured key funding priorities for Colorado’s public lands, labs, and state NASA partnerships in H.R. 3055, the second “minibus” package of fiscal year 2020 appropriations, which funds the Departments of Interior, Energy, Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Science, Veterans Affairs, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, as well as the Food and Drug Administration.
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse on Tuesday filed two bills aimed at protecting affordable housing and its financing — one of which Boulder leaders said would aid the city’s goal of preserving housing as permanently affordable. One of the bills would remove a requirement that a property be owned for 10 years before a federal tax credit, the low income housing tax credit, could be used to purchase the property for affordable housing.
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Neguse sent a letter to the Immigration Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee, which he serves on, requesting an oversight hearing to investigate the activities of the private corporation, “GEO Group, Inc.,” regarding the Aurora, Colorado GEO detention facility.