As the pandemic has unleashed unfathomable death on the residents of nursing homes, today U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) is leading bipartisan legislation to protect long-term care residents and strengthen facility accountability. In sum, more than 500 facilities nationwide have consistently failed to meet federal safety and care requirements. Of these 500, only a select few are chosen for... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), vital legislation that provides federal support for victims of domestic abuse, stalking, and sexual violence, and bolsters programs at shelters and social service agencies that support women in crisis. “Twenty-seven years ago, Congress enacted the landmark Violence Against Women Act to combat t... Read more »

U.S. Reps. Brian Higgins (D-NY-26), a member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Subcommittee on Oversight, today celebrated a decision by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to allow recipients of stimulus checks under the CARES Act to enjoy their full stimulus award. Under the IRS’s move, Americans who claim the R... Read more »

U.S. Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) today urged President Biden to include the Peckman River Project in his administration’s budget request to Congress for Fiscal Year 2022 at the highest possible level of funding. “The Army Corps of Engineers’ report recommends a federal funding contribution of not less than 35% of the project’s total cost, and up to 50% for... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) led members of the New Jersey congressional delegation urging the Biden administration to include funding for the Hudson-Raritan Estuary (HRE) Ecosystem Restoration project in the President’s soon-to-unveiled Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget. The HRE is designed as an estuary of national significance under the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuary Pr... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted in favor of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021. Co-sponsored by Pascrell, this legislation will require comprehensive background checks for all individuals who wish to purchase a firearm. “America’s gun violence epidemic has claimed far too many victims. Its tragic resilience is one of the worst stains on American life. Today Hou... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today celebrated the inclusion of a key provision in the American Rescue Plan that will permanently unlock millions annually in Medicare dollars for New Jersey’s hospitals. President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law Friday. “For years our delegation has worked together in support of a wage index floor for all-urban s... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted emphatically for passage of the American Rescue Plan, comprehensive relief and stimulus legislation put forth by Democrats to confront the dual threats of the continuing pandemic and its economic fallout. “At moments of enormous national crisis, government has risen to the moment. The American Rescue Plan does so once more,” said Rep. Pascrell. “T... Read more »

Today, legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34), and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to make student loan forgiveness tax-free was approved by the United States Congress and sent to the White House for President Biden’s signature. This milestone relief for student borrowers was included in the American Rescue Plan, comprehensive relief and stimulus legis... Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and his Democratic colleagues passed the American Rescue Plan, comprehensive relief and stimulus legislation that will combat the dual threats of the pandemic and its economic fallout. Co-sponsored by Pascrell, the legislation provides an additional $300 million for federal fire services grants in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 to help America’s fire department... Read more »