Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) of the Energy and Commerce Committee, joined his colleagues to pass the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act – a package of bipartisan bills to put our nation on the path to achieve a clean energy future that lifts up and protects all communities in our country.
ICYMI: REPS. VEASEY, JACKSON LEE, LEE URGE CONGRESS TO PASS BILL MAKING JUNETEENTH A FEDERAL HOLIDAY
ASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Marc Veasey (TX-33), Shelia Jackson Lee (TX-18), and Barbara Lee (CA-13) along with local Fort Worth civil rights activist, Opal Lee, held a press conference urging Congress to pass the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act (H.R. 7232)—legislation that was introduced earlier this year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, the United State House of Representatives passed the Veasey-led “MEDIA Diversity Act"—bipartisan legislation that would amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to consider market entry barriers for women and minorities in the communications marketplace report under section 13 of such Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Coming on the heels of last month’s vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, Congressman Veasey (TX-33) introduced the Diversity in Leadership Act—legislation establish a grant program in the Department of Defense to increase the number of women, LGBT individuals, and underrepresented minorities in military and civilia
WASHINGTON – Congressman Veasey (TX-33), after almost a year of coordination with expert stakeholders and the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), today introduced a concurrent resolution calling for the creation of a national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (D-TX), founder of the Voting Rights Caucus, and current co-chair, introduced a bicameral resolution with Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) to designate September as “National Voting Rights Month”.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, with the U.S. Postal Service under assault from the Trump Administration, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) voted to pass H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey visited the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) Fort Worth Processing and Distribution Center to see the first hand impact of the Administration’s changes on postal workers and the delivery of mail in North Texas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Marc Veasey, along with Representatives Lizzie Fletcher, Bob Latta, and Troy Balderson introduced the Pipeline Safety Pilot Program Act. The bill establishes a pilot program for pipeline safety enhancement at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
