MIL-OSI USA: Torres Announces Nearly $750,000 Justice Department Grant Awarded to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to Combat Human Trafficking
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Norma Torres (35th District of California) March 19, 2019 Press Release Grant will fund the Los Angeles County Human Trafficking Task Force Program; since 2015, the task force has made 1,624 arrests in connection to human trafficking activities and rescued 324 victims Torres previously led efforts […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: ADVISORY: Norton Announces Petworth Press Conference on Free Tax Preparation for District Residents
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (District of Columbia) Mar 19, 2019 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold a press conference tomorrow to highlight services available to District of Columbia residents for tax season, including ways to save money through free tax preparation. Joining […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Norton Announces Historic High in Senate Support for D.C. Statehood
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (District of Columbia) Mar 19, 2019 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that Senator Tom Carper’s (D-DE) District of Columbia statehood bill (S. 631) has broken the record for cosponsors in the Senate. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) is […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Costa Statement on The Equality Act
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jim Costa Representing 16th District of California Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa released the following statement on the introduction of H.R.5 – The Equality Act. “California has provided LGBTQ protections for years, but 30 states still leave LGBTQ people at risk of being fired, evicted or denied services – simply […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Costa Statement on Passage of the For The People Act
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jim Costa Representing 16th District of California Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement following the passage of H.R.1, The For The People Act: It’s time to change many of the influences that can corrupt the lawmaking process in Washington. We have a government […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Costa Statement on the Dream and Promise Act
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jim Costa Representing 16th District of California Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa has released the following statement on the introduction of H.R. 6, The Dream and Promise Act of 2019: “I am unwavering in my support for Dreamers. Living with uncertainty is not right, unfair and immoral. It is […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Costa Says Mueller Report Should Be Made Available to Public
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jim Costa Representing 16th District of California Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa released the following statement on H.Con.Res. 24, calling on the House to make the Mueller report available to the public and to Congress once released. The resolution was passed by a vote of 420-0. “The overwhelming bi-partisan vote […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Burgess Leads 76 Members of Congress to Stand for Life
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Michael C Burgess MD (R-TX) Washington, D.C. — Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, led 12 U.S. Senators and 64 U.S. Representatives to stand against attacks on life. “As a pro-life physician serving in Congress, my career […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Rush and Bilirakis Introduce Bill to Create Registry System for Body Parts Donated for Research
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Bobby Rush (1st District of Illinois) Mar 19, 2019 Press Release WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) and Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.) introduced H.R. 1835, the Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2019. This legislation will create a registration and tracking system for bodies […]
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