Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Krishnamoorthi of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy yesterday launched a comprehensive investigation into the recent revelations that talc used in some consumer products has been contaminated with asbestos and poses a threat to public health. Yesterday's inquiry aims to unearth important information regarding corporate practices to manufacture, market, and sell consumer products with potential talc contamination, and to better understand how the federal government can protect consumers from exposure to asbestos.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the terror attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand which has already left 49 dead and more wounded:
WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), Paul Mitchell (R-Mich.), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Josh Harder (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan College Transparency Act to enable students and families to make more informed choices about education after high school.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Intelligence Committee members Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) and Congressman Chris Stewart (UT-02) today hailed the House passage of their bill, the Keeping Russian Entrapments Minimal and Limiting Intelligence Networks (KREMLIN) Act. The KREMLIN Act, which passed through the U.S. House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support, requires the Director of National Intelligence to produce three intelligence assessments on the political intentions of Vladimir Putin's regime in the wake of its attempts to sabotage elections across the world.
WASHINGTON, D.C – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey today announced that the main student voting reforms of the Help Students Vote Act passed the House of Representatives as part of H.R. 1, the For The People Act.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi yesterday reintroduced the No Disrupting Accountability (NDA) Act, which would prevent non-disclosure agreements from being used to prevent White House staffers from coming forward as whistleblowers if they witness wrongdoing.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today introduced the Choosing Our Own Lives Over Fast Firearms (COOL OFF) Act, which would require a waiting period of three business days for all handgun sales.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi yesterday announced crucial provisions from the Help Students Vote Act were added to the For the People Act (H.R. 1), a comprehensive reform bill to expand voting rights, reduce the influence of money in politics, and modernize our elections. This legislation passed the House Administration Committee yesterday and will soon be considered by the full House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi reintroduced the Presidential Pardon Transparency Act which would require that all Presidential pardons be disclosed to the public within three days of being issued. Congressman Krishnamoorthi's reintroduction with eighteen cosponsors comes in the midst of the ongoing investigation by the Special Counsel, the President's dangling of potential pardons, and the potential pursuit of them by Paul Manafort and others.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois' 8th district announced today that he was appointed to serve as an Assistant Whip for the 116th Congress.
"I am honored to be selected for the Assistant Whip position," said Congressman Krishnamoorthi. "This position is integral in rallying my colleagues together to pass important legislation. I look forward to bringing our diverse caucus together so that we can continue to pass legislation that will deliver meaningful results for working families across America."