Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to yesterday’s Atlanta-area shootings:
WASHINGTON – A coalition of congressional leaders from the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform today urged the Biden administration to finalize a rule to reform the organ procurement system in the United States.
WASHINGTON – Last week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi introduced the Hate Crimes Commission Act with Representatives Grace Meng (D-NY), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), and Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) as co-leads. The bill would create a bipartisan commission to investigate and expand reporting on hate crimes throughout the United States.
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi announced the reintroduction of the Choosing Our Own Lives Over Fast Firearms (COOL OFF) Act.
Headed to President Biden for His Signature, The Final Version Of The Legislation Increases Previous Amounts Allocated to State of Illinois and Illinois’ Local Governments
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi voted in favor of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, after the Senate sent the House of Representatives its updated version of the bill. The bill will now be sent to President Biden to be signed into law on Friday.
Bill named in honor of Dr. Lorna Breen, who died by suicide while serving on frontlines of the pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined Representatives Susan Wild (D-PA-07), Judy Chu (D-CA-27), and David McKinley (R-WV-01) in reintroducing the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. This is comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to reduce and prevent suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions among health care professionals.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) introduced a bill to prepare today’s students for financial success in adulthood.
The legislators have sent draft legislation to FDA for technical review
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Representative Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) reached out to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to request guidance on what regulations and limits should be made public on toxic heavy metals in baby food.
Ban Conflicted Trading Act comes amid growing calls for government accountability, would end corrupt trading activities by members of Congress and senior staff
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S.
WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives passed the American Rescue Plan, President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that includes critical funding for frontline health care workers struggling with the mental toll of caring for patients during a once-in-a-century pandemic. Since U.S.