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June 8, 2022

A national organization that promotes bipartisanship named U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse as one of its 2022 Legislative Action Award winners Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.

The Lafayette Democrat was one of six members of Congress honored by the Bipartisan Policy Center for working across party lines at a ceremony at the International Spy Museum.


June 6, 2022

Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-2), a Vice-Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, spoke in favor of H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, during the House Judiciary Committee markup on gun violence prevention measures.

Following the tragic mass shooting in Boulder, Colo. last year, Neguse introduced and advocated for several measures to address the gun violence epidemic, including leading a letter to President Biden requesting he issue an executive order banning the importation of assault weapons – a provision that will be established through H.R. 7910.


June 2, 2022

Watch his testimony here.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-2), a Vice-Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, spoke in favor of H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, during the House Judiciary Committee markup on gun violence prevention measures.


June 2, 2022

Following shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, the House Judiciary Committee announced an atypical recess week markup for Thursday. The event’s Livestream will be available starting at 10am ET, here.


June 1, 2022

 Congressman Joe Neguse participated in a discussion with the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Thursday focused on the Protecting Our Kids Act.

The Protecting Our Kids Act is a bill that includes:


May 31, 2022

In a letter to the Department of Defense and U.S. Air Force, sent earlier today, representatives of nearly every higher education institution in Colorado expressed support for keeping headquarters in the state. Read here.


May 30, 2022

Colorado’s universities and robust aerospace workforce are part of the latest pitch to keep Space Command headquarters in Colorado. This time it’s coming from Rep. Joe Neguse and leaders of Colorado's higher education community.

They have all written Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin and Sec. of the Air Force Frank Kendall to highlight Colorado’s research and scientific labs that would benefit Space Command.


May 25, 2022

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Neguse (CO-2) issued the following statement on President Biden’s executive order to strengthen public safety and advance effective, accountable policing two years after the murder of George Floyd:


May 24, 2022

Colorado officials and candidates for statewide and federal office reacted Tuesday with anguish and outrage following an attack by an 18-year-old gunman at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that left at least 22 dead, including 19 children. The gunman was killed by law enforcement, authorities said.

Amid calls for prayers and action, some state leaders noted that Coloradans are all too familiar with mass shootings, from the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 to the shooting last spring at a Boulder King Soopers, with too many to count in between.