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FORT WORTH – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, announced that Texas would receive over $3.3 billion through the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Veasey released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and UNC.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) and his House Armed Services Committee (HASC) colleagues successfully advanced H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024, out of committee late last night. This comprehensive legislative package includes crucial provisions supporting foreign relations, enhancing oversight of the Department of Defense, and generating employment opportunities for the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex. Congressman Veasey played a pivotal role in authoring and advocating for these provisions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Marc Veasey, along with key members of the Texas State House of Representatives and the Tarrant County Commissioners Court, sent a letter to Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke requesting the U.S. Department of Justice investigate Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare's actions to undermine minority voters in Tarrant County and led to the resignation of County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), co-founder of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, joined his colleagues to introduce the Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of 2023. This bill would strengthen our democracy by establishing greater safeguards against potential election subversion efforts. It would ensure elections and vote counting are performed fairly, transparently, and without partisan influence.
washington, dc - Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) introduced the Small Business Payment for Performance Act along with Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50), Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01). This bipartisan bill, also introduced in the 117th Congress, will require fair and ethical treatment of small construction contractors by federal agencies during the procurement process.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Veasey (TX-33) joined his colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Committee for a hearing on "TikTok: How Congress Can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Rick Larsen (WA-02) recently reintroduced the America Votes Act to protect U.S. citizens who face disenfranchisement because of restrictive voter identification (ID) laws.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Veasey introduced the Cybersecurity Clinics Grant Program Act, which would create a Department of Homeland Security grant program to fund higher education-based cybersecurity at community colleges and colleges minority-serving institutions. In addition, the legislation would require the Department of Homeland Security to develop an experiential cybersecurity curriculum for grant recipients.
WASHINGTON –On Friday, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus joined his House Democratic colleagues to introduce the Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act (Expanding the VOTE Act). This legislation supports jurisdictions in their efforts to help everyone vote, no matter their English-language proficiency.