Today, Representative Katie Porter (D-CA) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced the introduction of strengthened legislation to crack down on financial conflicts of interest in all three branches of government. Their improved STOCK Act 2.0 is Congress’ most comprehensive effort yet to eliminate corruption and establish strict ethics standards for Members of… Read more »
Today, Reps. Katie Porter (D-CA) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI) reintroduced legislation with seven of their colleagues to eliminate foreign funding from state and local ballot initiatives, referendums, and recalls. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) plans to introduce companion legislation in the Senate.
“Our elections are for Americans to make their voices heard—not foreign… Read more »
Today, Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) reintroduced the Natural Disaster Safety Board Act, which would create an investigative body to study natural disasters and implement policies that could help mitigate harm from future wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes, and other disasters.
“Devastating disasters in California, and across the country, put lives at risk and… Read more »
Reps. Katie Porter (D-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) today announced the reintroduction of the Mental Health Justice Act of 2023 with 48 of their colleagues. The Mental Health Justice Act would help states, tribes, and localities establish mental health responder units to support individuals in crisis. Sen. Warren plans to introduce… Read more »
Today, Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) made the following statement in support of a humanitarian pause in Gaza:
“Hamas is a terrorist organization that has attacked and killed Israelis, destabilized the region, and forced the Palestinian people of Gaza into a crisis. Hamas’ despicable actions, including the taking of hostages and the use of Palestinian civilians as human shields, have… Read more »
Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) released the following statement regarding her vote against expelling Rep. Santos before there’s been due process:
"Rep. Santos clearly violated the public trust, and I would’ve voted to censure him and do believe it would be appropriate for him to resign. The gravity of expulsion demands due process—by the Ethics Committee, our courts, or another impartial fact… Read more »
Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced bicameral legislation to protect patients from the long-term financial harms of high health care costs. Despite medical debt being an unreliable indicator of creditworthiness, it appears on the credit reports of tens of millions of American households. The Medical Debt Relief Act would ban all medical… Read more »
Today, Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) applauded a $1.2 billion federal investment in California as a regional hydrogen hub, which will generate 220,000 jobs statewide. California was selected as one of seven regional hydrogen hubs, and the state’s Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) LLC will receive the largest awarded amount of all seven hubs. Today’s… Read more »
Today, Reps. Katie Porter (D-CA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase transparency of mail-in ballots. The Vote By Mail Tracking Act would require ballots to include tracking barcodes and an official logo… Read more »
This week, Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) and Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) introduced the Electronic Permitting Modernization Act to streamline the Department of Interior’s permitting process. Permission to use federal lands for various activities would be easier to acquire under the bipartisan bill, which establishes a centralized location to access each type of permit.
“Inefficient,… Read more »
