Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Veasey yesterday voted for bipartisan legislation to protect free and fair elections, uphold the rule of law and defend the Constitution. Crafted in response to extremist attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election – including the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol – the Presidential Election Reform Act will implement several common-sense measures to safeguard Texans' votes against any future attempt to interfere with the certification of election results.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (D-TX), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, introduced a bicameral resolution with Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) to recognize September as "National Voting Rights Month." The resolution will encourage voter registration in the month of September and push Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to preserve the right to vote amid Republican-led voter suppression attempts.
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.
FORT WORTH - This week, Rep. Veasey urged the House Committee on Judiciary to hold an oversight hearing in North Texas to examine the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) handling of prisons with reports of high sexual misconduct and coverups. Veasey's letter comes in direct response to a Fort Worth Star-Telegram investigation which revealed that Fort Worth's FMC Carswell prison had the highest number of sexual abuse claims out of all U.S. women's prisons.
WASHINGTON - Representatives Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Tom Emmer (MN-06) recently introduced the High School Sports Injury Reporting Act. The bipartisan piece of legislation will direct the Director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to submit a report to Congress on the feasibility of reporting data relating to injuries in high school sports to improve the safety of student athletes.
Washington, DC – This month, U.S. Representatives Marc Veasey (TX-33), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), and Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14)announced that they have introduced bipartisan legislation to help ensure veterans have the tools and resources they need to access home loans and attain homeownership.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Veasey joined his colleagues to pass the Inflation Reduction Act that will lower Texas families' everyday costs, create millions of good-paying jobs by delivering the most significant action on climate in history, and reduce inflation.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Veasey voted for historic, bipartisan legislation to strengthen Texas families' financial future, boost America's research advantage and safeguard our economic and national security for generations to come. The CHIPS and Science Act will deliver a powerful investment in America's global competitiveness – creating jobs, slashing kitchen table costs, ending dependence on foreign manufacturers, and turbocharging American innovation.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Veasey voted last night to enshrine marriage equality into federal law in response to continued right-wing threats to the liberties of Texans. The Respect for Marriage Act will officially repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a defunct and discriminatory statute excluding same-sex couples from marriage under federal law. This legislation will also codify new protections, ensuring no married couple can be denied protections and benefits under federal law based on sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Veasey today voted on bold legislative action to defend women's reproductive freedom. As Republicans attempt to criminalize abortion across the country, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Women's Health Protection Act to ensure Americans' right to make their own health decisions and the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act to reaffirm the right to travel throughout the country to access life-saving reproductive care freely.