116th Congress
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Rep. Carolyn Maloney Votes to Renew the Violence Against Women Act
Today, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), author of the Debbie Smith Act, voted to pass H.R. 1585 - the Violence Against Woman Reauthorization Act of 2019, a bipartisan, robust, long-term Violence Against Women Act reauthorization. The landmark legislation, first enacted in 1994, saves lives through critical initiatives designed to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Rep. Maloney Leads Request to Appropriations Committee Urging Full Funding for US Census Bureau
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, co-chair of the House Census Caucus and author of the Census IDEA Act, led 75 of her colleagues in an official request of the Appropriations Committee to provide at least $8 billion in funding to the Census Bureau today.
The economy is growing. Democrats want to know who’s benefiting.
The United States economy grew by 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter last year, according to updated numbers released by the government on Thursday. Congressional Democrats are renewing their push to figure out if that growth is touching ordinary Americans.
Update: Equal Pay for Equal Work, Showcasing Women's History, Standing with the Trans Community & Helping Nonprofits
Rep. Maloney Unveils Major New Nonprofit Relief Bill to Reverse Burdensome New Costs Hitting the Charitable Sector
New York, NY – Today, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), unveiled new legislation, the Nonprofit Relief Act of 2019, to undo damage caused by the 2017 Tax Act.
Maloney, Fitzpatrick, Lawrence, Norton Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Create Smithsonian Women’s History Museum
Today, Congressmembers Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced the bipartisan Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act to create a national museum dedicated to American women’s history. The bill has 26 bipartisan original cosponsors.
Maloney Hails House Passage of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act
“Passing the Paycheck Fairness Act is critical to the financial security of women and families – and will be a boost for the economy as a whole. Women are the sole or primary breadwinners in half of US households with children. According to some estimates, equal pay could cut poverty among working women and their families by more than half and add more than half a trillion dollars to the US economy. This legislation is long overdue, and I proudly voted for it."
Maloney Presses State Dept on Rejection of Visas for Participants of United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), sponsor of the House resolution in support of U.S. ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and whose congressional district includes the United Nations headquarters, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo regarding reports of dozens of visas denied to women who wished to attend the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) annual conference in New York City.
Maloney, Manhattan Congressional Delegation Reintroduce Legislation to Rename Manhattan VA After Revolutionary War Hero Margaret Corbin
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY-12), joined today with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), and Representatives Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-07), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-10), and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) to reintroduce legislation to rename the Manhattan Campus of the VA New York Harbor Health Care System after Revolutionary War hero Margaret Corbin.