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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. This commission would be comprised of a group of 12 members appointed by House and Senate leadership who would have one year to prepare a report on the rise in hate crimes, potential causes of increase, and how to combat it.

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi announced the reintroduction of the Choosing Our Own Lives Over Fast Firearms (COOL OFF) Act. This bill would require a waiting period of three business days for all handgun sales and was inspired by Harvard Business School research, which found that waiting periods for gun purchases reduce rates of homicide and suicide, likely due to the disruption of potential impulsive actions with firearms.

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. As Chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, Congressman Krishnamoorthi spearheaded efforts to solidify state and local aid within this COVID-19 relief package.

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. Health care professionals have long experienced high levels of stress and burnout, and throughout the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has only further exacerbated the problem.

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 Youth Financial Learning Act would create a competitive grant program to support school-based financial literacy programs for students, specifically ones focused on personal credit and student loan management.

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. The Members of Congress have drafted a bill, in consultation with leading environmental health organizations, and are requesting the FDA respond with technical guidance to strengthen the effectiveness of the legislation.

Washington, D.C. – Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Senators Rafael Warnock (D-GA) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) teamed up with Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14), Joe Neguse (D-CO-2), Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1), and Michael Cloud (R-TX-27) today to introduce the Ban Conflicted Trading Act—legislation that is supported by the majority of Democratic, Independent, and Republican voters and would prohibit members of Congress and senior congressional staff from abusing their positions for personal financial gain.