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BIPARTISAN JAYAPAL-LED BILL TO STRENGTHEN FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS YOUTH ADVANCES OUT OF HOUSE EDUCATION & LABOR COMMITTEE

[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), a member of the House Education and Labor Committee and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, today applauded the Committee’s advancement of the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2019 – bipartisan…
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Jayapal Secures Critical Investments for Washington Communities

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House passed H.R. 3055, the second “minibus” spending bill for the fiscal year 2020, which included significant investments in affordable housing, transportation, infrastructure and the environment. This second bill package includes bold requests led by…
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Jayapal Secures One Million Dollars for Federal Homelessness Programs in FY2020 Funding Package

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Jayapal successfully secured one million dollars of additional federal funding for homelessness and housing services. Her amendment to the FY2020 appropriations bill (H.R. 3055) was approved overwhelmingly on a bipartisan basis.  “These grants fund programs…
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