Congressman David N. Congressman Cicilline serves Rhode Island’s First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Cicilline is a leader in Congress on issues of core American values, ensuring equitable access to economic opportunity, sustaining and growing our manufacturing sector, promoting equality for all, protecting the rights of workers, and safeguarding the ability of older Americans to retire with dignity.
Congressman Cicilline is currently leading efforts to combat price gouging and inflation, implement gun safety legislation on the federal level, and pass the first piece of antitrust legislation of the modern era to ensure a fair and competitive online marketplace for startups, consumers, and small businesses. As a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Cicilline recently visited Ukraine and the Polish-Ukrainian border and is working to ensure that Ukraine has the economic and security support it needs to fight against Putin’s illegal and unwarranted invasion and defend its democracy.
As Chairman of the House Antitrust Subcommittee, Congressman Cicilline is fighting for working families by working to hold giant companies and monopolies accountable for price gouging.
The Congressman is a lead cosponsor of The Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act, the Price Gouging Prevention Act, and the COVID-19 Price Gouging Prevention Act.
As Chairman of the Antitrust Subcommittee, the Congressman has held hearings on this issue, shedding light on how corporate consolidation has led to skyrocketing prices and supply chain issues, including in the food, oil and gas, and baby formula industries.
Education is the great equalizer and Congressman Cicilline is working to make sure that every child has access to the quality education they need and deserve – which includes supporting our teachers and our public schools. The Congressman is also working to ensure that a college education is attainable for those who wish to pursue this path and is the sponsor of Making College More Affordable Act. The quality of our student’s education shouldn’t vary or depend on their zip code.
Congressman Cicilline recognizes that climate change is one of the most serious threats of our lifetime and is working with his colleagues to ensure a clean, healthy planet for future generations. He is a supporter of the Green New Deal and has worked to bring home federal funding to support Rhode Island projects to clean up our environment and communities, including brownfields and coastal resiliency efforts.
Congressman Cicilline is a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and believes in a diplomacy-first approach to international affairs. He is a founder and co-chair of the House Diplomacy Caucus and a member of the Subcommittees on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment; Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism; and Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights.
Congressman Cicilline is a leader in the House on gun reform and gun safety. In 2016, with the late, great John Lewis, and in partnership with Representatives Robin Kelly, John Larson, and Katherine Clark, the Congressman organized the House sit-in for gun violence prevention. The Congressman currently serves as a Vice Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in the House and was a founding member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns when he was Mayor of Providence.
He is the sponsor of the Assault Weapons Ban, the Untraceable Firearms Act – which is part of the Protecting Our Kids Act of 2022, the Disarm Hate Act, the Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act, and the Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act.
Health care is a human right and Congressman Cicilline is committed to ensuring that every American has access to quality, affordable care. With medical disparities made even more glaring during the COVID pandemic, the Congressman is committed to improving medical equity and supporting all of our health care workers as they care for us and our families. The Congressman remains vigilant in the fight against the opioid crisis, working to hold those responsible accountable and to get those suffering from addiction the treatment and support they need.
There is a significant housing shortage in Rhode Island and across the country and the Congressman is working hard to ensure that every Rhode Islander has a clean, safe roof over their head. He is dedicated to ensuring local public housing authorities receive the federal funding they need and that every Rhode Islander who needs one has access to housing vouchers and affordable housing options. This also means ensuring affordable housing is accessible to all – regardless of physical ability or disability.
Our immigration system must be humane, just, and safe. The Congressman is committed to reforming our immigration system, supporting DACA recipients, and creating fair pathways to citizenship for those already in the country. Our asylum system was once a crown jewel of the United States’ humanitarian efforts and the Congressman is committed to restoring it.
Congressman Cicilline is dedicated to bringing home federal funding for Rhode Island – our infrastructure, neighborhood centers, public safety, and local programs and services rely on federal support for their success. These funds are key investments in Rhode Island’s people, economy, and future.
The Congressman believes that every hardworking American should have the opportunity and resources to provide for themselves and their families. He is working to level the playing field and ensure that everyone working a full-time job can keep a roof over their heads and food on their table.
Congressman Cicilline currently serves as the Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. He is the sponsor of the Equality Act, the Global Respect Act, and the Disarm Hate Act. Under his tenure as Chair, President Biden signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which included the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act and legislation designating the Pulse Nightclub as a National Memorial into law.
As Chairman of the House Subcommittee of Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law, Congressman Cicilline has been leading the fight to hold Big Tech accountable.
In the 116th Congress, he oversaw the Subcommittee’s 16-month, top-to-bottom investigation into the state of competition in the digital marketplace, which included seven hearings, the production of nearly 1.3 million internal documents and communications, submissions from 38 antitrust experts, and interviews with more than 240 market participants.
In the 117th Congress, the Congressman led the introduction of six bipartisan bills to build a stronger online economy. All six bills have been approved by the House Judiciary Committee.
The Congressman is committed to ensuring that our seniors can spend their later years living in dignity and with the support they earned and deserve. The Congressman is committed to providing for the strength and longevity of Social Security and Medicare, and ensuring that individuals get the benefits they have earned through their years of hard work and contributions to these programs. He is also the sponsor of a House resolution to establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging.
Congressman Cicilline believes that the least we can do show our gratitude to our nation’s veterans is to ensure they get the care and support they need and deserve when they return home. He is the sponsor of the Vet Center Improvement Act, the Justice for Servicemembers Act, and the Protecting the Employment Rights of Servicemembers Act. He is committed to Gold Star families and ensuring that they, too, get the support they need and deserve from a grateful nation.
Congressman Cicilline is committed to ensuring that every American citizen has the ability and access to exercise their right to vote. He is working to limit the influence of special interests in our elections and restore public trust in Congress and our election system.
The Congressman is a strong advocate for gender equality and is a supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment to enshrine gender equality in the U.S. Constitution. He believes in a woman’s right to make her own reproductive health decisions and is a supporter of the Women’s Health Protection Act.
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