Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) cosponsored the Sober Home Fraud Detection Act, a bill aimed at identifying fraudulent recovery housing operators. The Sober Home Fraud Detection Act was introduced on June 13th by Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12). The text of H.R.6092 is available here.
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Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) cosponsored the REFUSE Act. The REFUSE Act amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 by making changes to the rules regarding foreign money in federal elections. Under the REFUSE Act, certain foreign corporations are treated as foreign nationals for their being banned on campaign activity. It also prohibits foreign sections 501(c)(4) organizations from spending money to influence U.S. elections, among other measures. The text of H.R.6249 is availabl...
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Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) cosponsored the DISCLOSE Act. This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to add additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACS, and others. The DISCLOSE Act would strengthen our democracy by allowing for more transparency in campaign finance. The text of H.R.6239 is available here.
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Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) added his name as a cosponsor to the Family Unity Rights and Protection Act. This act would require the reunification of children and their parents separated upon entry into the United States as a result of the “zero-tolerance” immigration policy, which requires criminal prosecution of all adults to illegally enter the United States. During this policy, more than 2,300 children were separated from their parents and sent to detention facilities around the c...
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Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) added his name to the list of cosponsors for the Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act This bill would direct the Secretary of State to keep Central American families together, and not to use family separation as a deterrent for those looking to enter the United States. This bill also requires the Secretary of State to submit a report annually regarding gender-based violence and gang and organized crime in the Northern Triangle. The text ...
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Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) cosponsored the Keep Families Together Act, a bill aimed at keeping families who cross into the U.S. illegally together. This bill forbids any agent or contractor of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or the Department of Health and Human Services from removing a child under the age of 18 who has no permanent immigration status from his or her parent or legal guardian. These restrictions apply at or near a port of entry into the U.S. ...
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Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22), Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI-2), and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI-4) introduced the Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act, which would strengthen accountability measures for gun dealers who engage in shady and unlawful sales practices. According to a comprehensive report by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, just five percent of gun dealers supply 90 percent of guns used in crime. These bad actor gun dealers engage in irresponsible and illegal behaviors, s...
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Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL-27) introduced legislation to prevent the President from cancelling penalties on Chinese telecommunications company ZTE. The intelligence community has repeatedly warned that ZTE poses national security threats to the United States. In April 2018, the Commerce Department effectively banned ZTE from doing business with U.S. firms for its repeated violations of U.S. law. ZTE has exported products to Iran and North Korea, ...
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The House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which included an amendment introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22), Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05), and Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) that would order the Secretary of Defense to include Holocaust remembrance in any commemorations of the 75th anniversary of World War II. Following the passage of the NDAA, the Representatives issued this joint statement: “World War II ended with the U.S. and Allied F...
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Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22), along with Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA-9) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-10) in the House and Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Bob Casey (D-PA) in the Senate, introduced the Antisemitism Awareness Act. This bill would combat the rise in antisemitism across schools and college campuses nationwide. Anti-Semitic attacks have risen on college campuses in recent years. Currently, the Department of Education lacks guidance on how to define anti-Semitism. This ac...
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