Common Sense Gun Reform

Every single day, 100 lives are lost due to gun violence. This adds up to over 30,000 lives each year. Thirty thousand children, neighbors, and friends taken because of a failure to enact common-sense legislation.

And sadly, it is not a matter of if but when Americans will turn on the television to see that, yet again, lives have been lost in a senseless tragedy at the hands of a perpetrator with a deadly firearm.

For years, I helped New York State become a leader on the issue of gun violence, helping to pass some of the strongest gun laws in our country -- and I am continuing that fight in Washington.

Just earlier this year, I introduced the Gun Theft Prevention Act, which sets security standards for firearms dealers to prevent deadly weapons from flowing on to our streets and into the hands of criminals. And I continue to support legislation that takes real, meaningful steps to end the devastating cycle of gun violence:

H.R.4423 Gun Theft Prevention Act
To require firearms dealers to fulfill minimum security standards, require the ATF to inspect dealers every three years, and provide for more staffing to the ATF. 

H.R. 3088 Untraceable Firearms Act
To prohibit the possession of any firearm that is undetectable by airport-level detection devices. 

H.R. 2510 Keep Americans Safe Act
To limit ammunition magazines to no more than 10 rounds and prohibit their future production for civilian use. 

H.R. 8 Bipartisan Background Checks Act
To require background checks on every gun sale or transfer. 

H.R. 1752 COOL OFF Act
To require three-day waiting period before a person may receive a gun after making a purchase. 

H.R. 748 Ethan’s Law
To allow for the injury or death of a minor resulting from unsafe storage of a firearm to be made a crime and punishable with prison time. 

H.R. 1808 Assault Weapons Ban
To ban the sale, transfer, manufacture, and importation of military-style assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines.

H.R. 4118 Break the Cycle of Violence Act
To build safer, thriving communities and save lives by investing in effective, community-based violence reduction initiatives.

H.R. 3509 The Safe Gun Storage Act
To direct Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish firearm storage safety standards.

H.R. 3480 Extreme Risk Protection Act
To encourage states to enact extreme risk laws to support law enforcement and protect families.

H.R. 3929 Disarm Hate Act to Reduce Gun Violence and Prevent Hate Crimes
To ensure dangerous individuals are prohibited from purchasing or owning firearms.

H.R. 825 Gun Violence Prevention Research Act
To authorize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct critical, life-saving gun violence research.

H.R. 5678 Firearm Retailer Code of Conduct Act
To establish basic business practices and certification requirements for gun shop owners and employees.

H.R. 1560 Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act
To establish an interagency advisory council that would gather and distribute resources for victims of gun violence.

Educating Our Future

Every child deserves a quality education – one that offers opportunities to learn the skills and tools necessary to succeed in today's world. This means not only ensuring children can read, write, add, and subtract, but taking a comprehensive approach to put our children on the path to success.

We need to invest in our teachers, who are often overworked and under-supported in their classrooms; upgrade our infrastructure so schools are built for education in the 21st century; expand opportunities for students interested in STEM fields or in Career and Technical Education; and uplift students attending schools in concentrated areas of poverty because a student's zip code should never be an obstacle to their success.

As the husband of a retired middle school teacher, I have seen firsthand the transformative impact education can have on a child. I am dedicated to working with parents, advocates, and educators to ensure every student has the opportunity to reach their full potential. That's why I'm proud to support:

H.R. 604 Rebuild America's Schools Act
To invest $100 billion in public school facilities to create jobs, improve educational equity, and better learning and working conditions for students and teachers in every state.

H.R. 3870 Teacher Education for Computer Science Act
To help build a pipeline of K-12 Computer Science teachers by promoting computer science education in colleges and universities.

H.R. 4663 SUCCESS Act
To ensure schools and libraries can continue to support distance learning even after the pandemic has been declared over.

H.R. 1581 Build America's Libraries Act
To reinstate federal support for library construction and invest in these critical community resources.

H.Res. 29 Supporting the Teaching of Climate Change in School
To ensure the social and economic impacts of climate change are taught to our students.

H.R. 3474 Keeping All Students Safe Act
To eliminate discipline practices in schools that put children's lives and safety at risk.

H.Res. 144 Bipartisan Public Schools Week Resolution
To call on state, local, and federal lawmakers to support America's public schools and ensure all children have access to high-quality education.

By investing in our schools, we are directly investing in the future of our children. I'll continue working every day to ensure nothing stands in the way of our children's educational success.

Honoring Our Veterans

Serving in America's Armed Forces is one of the most courageous and selfless decisions citizens of this country can make. It is a decision we should never cease to honor and celebrate.

However, too frequently our veterans and active duty service members do not receive the essential care and support they need and deserve.

I will always stand up to ensure that those who have so bravely defended our freedoms have access to the essential resources and support they need to thrive as civilians. This means keeping our promise that the Department of Veterans Affairs remains public and serves the needs of our veterans, not private industry profit-seekers; providing robust reentry programs and job opportunities upon entering civilian life; and funding and expanding crucial mental health services for our veterans.

Earlier this year, I introduced the Reach Every Veteran in Crisis Act, which ensures the Department of Veterans Affairs is spending every dollar it has been allotted for suicide prevention outreach. This bill came after I learned that the VA had been allocated $6.2 million for suicide prevention outreach, however it had only spent $1.5 million of that budget. It also ensures that the allocated dollars are well-spent by ensuring the department establishes targets based on industry-standard metrics.

HR 2268 Keeping our Promises Act
Will provide veterans who served in the Vietnam War with the benefits and care they have earned, ensuring certain diseases are covered by the presumption of service connection relating to exposure of herbicides by certain veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam.

HR 2806 Honoring All Veterans Act
Honoring the over 2 million women veterans who have bravely served our country.

HR 2372 Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act
To provide for a presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to toxins, and for other purposes.

HR 914 Dental Care for Veterans Act
Expands eligibility for dental care to all veterans enrolled in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system

H.R. 3577 U.S. Army Veterans of WWII Congressional Gold Medal Act
Recognizes the U.S. Army Veterans of World War II for their dedicated service to our nation.

H.R. 4601 Commitment to Veterans Support and Outreach Act
Authorizes the VA to provide grant program to improve outreach and assistance to veterans and their families to inform them of the resources they have available.

H.R. 1012 ‘Six Triple Eight' Congressional Gold Medal Act
To recognize the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion for their contributions during WWII.

H.R. 2568 United Stats Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Program
Recognizes Cadet Nurses as Veterans to provide burial benefits.

H.R. 2569 Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Act
Provides overdue relief to U.S. Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange while serving during the Vietnam War.

These brave men and women have stood up to protect and defend the freedoms we hold dear -- the very least we could do is stand up for them.

Improving Access to Higher Education

America has long prided itself as a land of hope and opportunity. A nation where anyone can be anything and a person is only limited by the limitations of their dreams. This opportunity has always been tied to the strength and availability of our academic system and institutions of higher learning. However, in recent years the dream of pursuing a higher education and a better life has drifted out of reach for too many students.

Rising tuition costs and financially debilitating loans prevent too many people from reaching their full potential – and that is unacceptable. We must do more to provide relief for students and help ensure everyone has access to the quality, affordable education they deserve.

I'm proud to have introduced the CAMPUS Act, which will help provide financial assistance and peace of mind to students facing an emergency so they don't have to drop out of school. A vehicle or trip to the emergency room shouldn't have to derail a lifetime of hard work.

I am also pleased to co-sponsor the College Affordability Act, a critical reauthorization of the Higher Education Act which tackles the rising cost of college, eases the burden of student debt, and makes higher education more affordable.

Nothing should stand in the way of a person's educational success. That's why I'm fighting every day to make higher education more accessible and affordable:

H.R. 2747 The Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act
To require colleges and universities have policies to protect their students and employees from all forms of harassment.

H.R. 4371 The Strengthen CTE in Higher Education Act
To invest $200 million in postsecondary Career and Technical Education opportunities.

H.R. 4327 The Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention through Campus Planning Act
To encourage institutions of higher education to develop positive mental health and suicide prevention plans.

H.R. 4216The Strengthen Financial Aid for Students Act (Strengthening FAFSA)
To fortify the Income Protection Allowance and extend lifetime Pell Grant eligibility for students.

H.R. 3267 The Educational Notification and Disclosure of Actions risking Loss of Life by Hazing Act (END ALL Hazing)
To better enforce and decrease injuries or deaths resulting from hazing on college campuses.

H.R. 662 The Report and Educate About Campus Hazing (REACH) Act
To amend Higher Education Act to require academic institutions to disclose hazing incidents.

Note: The outlined legislation above was introduced during the 116th Congress.

LGBTQ+ Rights

We have made incredible strides as a country in the fight to support and empower our vibrant LGBTQ+ community. No matter who you love or how you identify, equality is a human right that must be extended to everyone who calls this nation home.

However, the LGBTQ+ community remains under attack from those who seek to dismantle the progress we've made.

In my time as a public servant, I have always stood up to protect and defend the rights of our LGBTQ+ friends, families, and neighbors. As a member of the New York State Assembly, I continually supported efforts to ban the inhumane practice of conversion therapy, to improve protections for transgender New Yorkers, and to ensure public schools created a safe environement for LGBTQ students.

In 2011, I was proud and honored to co-sponsor and vote for the Marriage Equality Act, which made New York State one of the first in the nation to legalize marriage equality.

HR 5 Equality Act
This bill will provide explicit, consistent protections for sexual orientation and gender identity in credit, education, employment, federal funding, housing, jury service, and public accommodations.

HR 1201 International Human Rights Defense Act
Specifically, this bill would require the State Department to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against the LGBTI community by devising a global strategy in coordination with local advocacy groups, governments, multilateral organizations, and the private sector, to promote international LGBTI human rights.

HR 3833 Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act
This bill recognizes all legal marriages by modernizing the U.S. tax code to remove gender-specific references to marriage, such as "husband" and "wife" in favor of "married couple" and "spouse."

HR 2328 Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act
Makes it illegal for Medicaid funds to be used to pay for "conversion therapy" and would require the Centers for Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure that these practices are not billed to Medicaid using misleading and false billing codes

The ability to embrace our differences and diversity as a country is one of our greatest strengths. I am proud to stand as an ally to the LGBTQ+ community and through our continued partnership we will continue the fight to ensure that every American has the dignity, respect, and equality they deserve.

Lowering the Cost of Prescription Drugs

Under no circumstance should a family or individual have to forego meeting their most basic needs such as food, transportation, and housing just so that they can afford to fill a lifesaving prescription. However, this is the scenario that is playing out for far too many people across our nation. It is simply unacceptable.

As Americans, we pride ourselves on being global leaders in so many categories – but when it comes to the cost of prescription medicine, we fall far behind the rest of the world. A report I commissioned earlier this year showed that the price of Insulin for diabetic patients in NY-25 is roughly 21 times more expensive than the identical medicine is in Australia, 14 times more than in the United Kingdom, and 12 times more than it is just across the border in Canada. Even worse, studies show that manufacturers could charge as little as $7-$11 per month for Insulin and still make a profit – yet prices for these drugs continue to rise to over $450 per month.

The costs of prescription drugs has reached a crisis point in our nation and that is why I am working tirelessly in Congress to ensure all Americans can afford the lifesaving medicine they need. I am proud to take action and cosponsor:

HR 3 Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Cost Now Act
Would empower the federal government to negotiate the cost of prescription drugs, put an end to Americans paying three or four times more for medicine than people in other countries, reverse years of unfair price hikes, and cap seniors' out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs at $2,000 per year

HR 3203 to ensure eligible hospitals continue to have access to the 340B Drug Pricing Program
Would allow hospitals who were previously eligible for the drug discount program under Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to maintain eligibility, which would ensure patients can continue to access these life-saving medications at an affordable price

H.R.4385 Cancer Drug Parity Act
Requires a group health plan to ensure that patient copays for oral anticancer are not higher than the copays for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider.

H.R. 2464 More Help For Seniors Act 
Will raise income limits for eligibility under the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy Program, which will help low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities afford life-saving medications by lowering co-pays and premiums

H.R. 2179 Affordable Insulin for the COVID-19 Emergency Act 
Ensures that Medicare patients who rely on insulin are able to obtain their prescriptions and any associated medical supplies with no copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

H.R. 1978 Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act
Would provide Medicare patients the ability to access all recommended vaccines, including shingles, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis at no additional cost, while also improving vaccine awareness and education

Protecting Our Environment

There is no debate here: climate change is real and it's wreaking havoc all over the globe. Each day our country fails to act on climate change, we threaten the future of our children and grandchildren and the long-term vitality of our planet.

I have always stood up to protect our environment by supporting measures that reduce our carbon emissions, protect our critical natural resources, and ensure our planet's well-being for future generations.

In Washington, I continue fighting to address climate change. Each day, I am working to pass aggressive legislation that will ensure the federal government takes action on what truly is an existential crisis.

HR 2307 Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
Establishes a fee on carbon at the point of extraction to encourage market-driven innovation of clean energy technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

HR 2310 Climate Change Education Act
Authorizes $50 million a year from 2021 through 2026 to be appropriated to NOAA to establish the Climate Education program office and administer the grant program

HR 2021 Environmental Justice for All
This bill would provide remedies to address harmful air and water pollution in environmental justice and frontline communities; empower these communities in federal policymaking; and help spur a fair and equitable transition toward a prosperous economy and safe environment for all people.

HR 848 GREEN Act
Use of the tax code to combat the threat of climate change by extending tax credits.

HR 2773 Recovering Americas Wildlife Act
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other purposes.

HR 4155 Green Neighborhoods Act
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish annual energy efficiency participation incentives to encourage participants in HUD programs to achieve substantial improvements in energy efficiency.

Navigating this crisis will take unprecedented levels of work and cooperation and I will work tirelessly to ensure our nation is at the forefront of addressing climate change. We cannot afford the cost of inaction.

Supporting Older Americans

For generations, Americans have been promised that their hard work will be rewarded in life's later years; that decades of paying into the system will guarantee a secure and stable retirement with access to Social Security and Medicare.

Now, as our population ages and millions of Americans are looking to these benefits for support, we must act to ensure we do not go back on our promise. That is why I fight everyday in Congress to strengthen safety-net programs, protect pensions, and secure the benefits older Americans are owed.

In my first term in Congress, I was proud that my bill to allow Americans to age comfortably from their own home was passed as part of the Dignity in Aging Act. But we have so much more work to do--and I will continue to advocate for older Americans so they can age with the peace of mind and dignity they deserve.

H.R. 5723 Social Security 2100 Act
To increase benefits and ensure Social Security is financially stable through the year 2100 and beyond.

H.R. 3173 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act
To streamline the Medicare Advantage Program, protect patients from needless delays, and bring transparency to health insurance plans that prey on older Americans.

H.R. 3 Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Would empower the federal government to negotiate the cost of prescription drugs, put an end to Americans paying three or four times more for medicine than people in other countries, reverse years of unfair price hikes, and cap seniors' out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs at $2,000 per year

H.R. 2464 More Help for Seniors Act
Will raise income limits for eligibility under the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy Program, which will help low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities afford life-saving medications by lowering co-pays and premiums. To raise income limits for eligibility under Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy Programs, ensuring seniors can afford the life-saving medication they rely on.

H.R. 2062 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
To restore protections outlined in the Age Discrimination Employment Act and allow employees to easily voice concerns when they fall victim to age discrimination at work.

H.R. 2517 Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer's Act
To allow Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to provide comprehensive to patients with Alzheimer's and related dementia disease.

H.R. 4131 Better Care Better Jobs Act
Strengthen and expand access to Medicaid home- and community-based services while also providing greater benefits for the direct care workforce. This would allow more older adults and people with disabilities to receive vital health care from their homes, empowering them to lead independent lives.

H.R. 1474 Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act
Would provide grants to expand training and support services for unpaid caregivers of people living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia.

H.R. 1978 Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act
Would provide Medicare patients the ability to access all recommended vaccines, including shingles, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis at no additional cost, while also improving vaccine awareness and education.

H.R. 3992 Protecting Older Job Applicants Act 
The bill would guarantee protections for older job applicants in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and extend age discrimination protections to job seekers, not just current employees

H.R. 82 Social Security Fairness Act 
Repeals certain provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals who receive other benefits, ensuring that public sector workers and their families are able to receive their full Social Security benefits

H.R. 23 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act 
Preserves and restores the pensions of more than one million retirees and workers in severely underfunded multiemployer pension plans by providing special financial assistance and allow these plans to pay all accrued benefits owed to retirees without a reduction in benefits

H.R. 3183 Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act 
Provides immediate access to medical care and support for individuals with metastatic breast cancer who already qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)

Uplifting Our Families

It's no secret that the Rochester community faces alarmingly high rates of poverty—especially childhood poverty. In fact, more than 50% of children under 18 in the city of Rochester are impacted by poverty and are faced with a myriad of challenges and barriers that stand in the way of the reaching their full potential.

We cannot stand idly by as more and more families fall into the devastating cycle of poverty. We can—and we must—work together as a community and take a comprehensive, holistic approach to uplift families in need and empower them with the tools to be successful. That means addressing the need for higher wages, affordable housing, universal childcare, nutritious meals, quality healthcare, criminal justice reforms, and so much more to truly help families become self-sufficient.

Legislation alone cannot solve the deeply entrenched poverty our community and so many others across the nation face every day—but it can play an important role in helping to foster an environment in which families have the tools and resources to thrive. That's why I've co-sponsored a package of bills to move us one step closer to finally breaking the cycle of poverty:

H.R. 603 The Raise the Wage Act
To gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 in 2024 and index future minimum wage increases to median wage growth. The Congressional Budget Office estimates it would lift 1.3 million people out of poverty, including 600,000 children.

H.R. 928 The American Family Act
To create a new $300 per-month, per-child credit for children under 6 years of age and a $250 per-month, per-child credit for children under 17 years of age. Poverty among children would fall from 14.8 percent to 9.5 percent, meaning 4 million kids would escape poverty.

H.R. 2573 The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act
To expand and strengthen the Affordable Housing Tax Credit (also known as the Low Income Housing Tax Credit) to produce more units of affordable housing and better serve a number of at-risk and underserved communities.

H.R. 2817 Childcare for Working Families Act
To guarantee childcare assistance to low and middle-class families by ensuring that no family under 150 percent of state median income pays more than seven percent of their income on childcare – and families under 75 percent of the state median income will not have to pay anything at all.

H.R. 4077 Closing The Meal Gap Act
To bolster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and better support families relying on the program.

H.R. 3115 Universal School Meals Program
To provide free meals to all students, regardless of income level, and ensure no student goes hungry.

H.R. 1783 Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
To ensure all Americans have access to broadband internet to participate fully in today's society.

Women's Rights

I am proud and honored to represent a district with a rich history of fighting for women's equality. From Susan B. Anthony to Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Louise Slaughter, we have made incredible strides in the fight for women's rights – only to confront renewed efforts to turn back the clock.

Women are facing serious threats to their basic and essential civil liberties. The United States Supreme Court sent a clear signal when they overturned the 50-year precedent of Roe v. Wade: we can no longer rely on them to uphold our fundamental rights. Many obstacles lie ahead, but I remain steadfast in my commitment to protecting women’s healthcare and will work tirelessly to protect the essential rights and freedoms all women deserve.

H.R. 7 Paycheck Fairness Act
The bill strengthens the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to eliminate wage discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, and sex characteristics and guarantees that individuals can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable

H.R. 3755 Women's Health Protection Act
This bill creates a federal statutory right for health care providers to provide abortion care, and a corresponding right for their patients to receive that care, free from medically unnecessary restrictions that single out abortion and impede access.

H.R. 2234 EACH Act
Ensures those enrolled in government health insurance plans and their dependents have coverage for abortion care. Also prohibits the federal government from restricting or interfering with the decision of a private insurance health insurance plan or market to offer coverage for abortion care, including in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

H.R. 769 Rural MOMS Act
Improve Rural Maternal and Obstetric Care Data by directing the CDC to coordinate efforts with respect to maternal mortality and morbidity, to report on women's health conditions according to sociocultural and geographic contexts, and to emphasize research on pregnancy-related deaths.

H.R. 1670 Abortion is Healthcare Everywhere
This legislation repeals the Helms amendment which has prohibited the use of U.S. foreign assistance to provide abortion services for nearly 50 years and replaces it with language that would allow the U.S. to support comprehensive reproductive health care--including abortion.

H.R. 1620 VAWA
Authorizes funding for a variety of critical grant programs, including for victim services, prevention, training, education, enforcement, economic stability, and other programs that support survivors and help them to heal and to access justice

H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health MOMNIBUS Act
Package of bills aimed at improving maternal health for Black women and other women and birthing people of color.

H.R. 1065 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Creates an affirmative right to reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers as long as such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship on the employer. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act makes it easier for employers to comply with the law, and easier for pregnant workers to request modifications that will enable them to continue working.

H.R. 556 Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act
The Global Gag Rule, which was reinstated and radically expanded by President Trump in 2017, prohibits foreign organizations receiving U.S. global health assistance from providing information, referrals, or services for legal abortion or advocating for the legalization of abortion in their country, even if these activities are supported solely with non-U.S. funds. Over the past 4 years this policy has undermined the impact of U.S. investments in global health programs and efforts to improve the health of women, girls, and other communities by impeding access to family planning and other critical health services and cutting off funding to many experienced health care providers.

H.R. 2119, Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act 
Reauthorizes and expands funding for programs that are focused on protecting survivors and preventing family and domestic violence.

H.R. 909 Moms Matter Act
Expands financial investments to increase the number of clinicians of color providing maternal mental health services and increases investments in community-based maternal mental health support provided by people of color

H.R. 2709 Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act
Would require that all individuals enrolled in TRICARE have coverage of contraceptives without copayments and requires the Department of Defense to develop a comprehensive family planning education program for all service members.

H.R. 3576 Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act
Requires the State Department to report on contraception and abortion access, STD rates and prevention efforts, maternal health, and rates and causes of pregnancy-related injuries and deaths in its annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices

I will continue fighting alongside women in NY-25 and across the country to ensure they have the fundamental rights and protections they need. It is the essential American promise that every single person is treated equally, with respect and integrity – and I will never stop fighting until it is a reality.

I am proud and honored to represent a district with a rich history of fighting for women's equality. From Susan B. Anthony to Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Louise Slaughter, we have made incredible strides in the fight for women's rights – only to confront renewed efforts to turn back the clock.

Women are facing serious threats to their basic and essential civil liberties. The United States Supreme Court sent a clear signal when they overturned the 50-year precedent of Roe v. Wade: we can no longer rely on them to uphold our fundamental rights. Many obstacles lie ahead, but I remain steadfast in my commitment to protecting women’s healthcare and will work tirelessly to protect the essential rights and freedoms all women deserve.

H.R. 7 Paycheck Fairness Act
The bill strengthens the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to eliminate wage discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, and sex characteristics and guarantees that individuals can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable

H.R. 3755 Women's Health Protection Act
This bill creates a federal statutory right for health care providers to provide abortion care, and a corresponding right for their patients to receive that care, free from medically unnecessary restrictions that single out abortion and impede access.

H.R. 2234 EACH Act
Ensures those enrolled in government health insurance plans and their dependents have coverage for abortion care. Also prohibits the federal government from restricting or interfering with the decision of a private insurance health insurance plan or market to offer coverage for abortion care, including in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

H.R. 769 Rural MOMS Act
Improve Rural Maternal and Obstetric Care Data by directing the CDC to coordinate efforts with respect to maternal mortality and morbidity, to report on women's health conditions according to sociocultural and geographic contexts, and to emphasize research on pregnancy-related deaths.

H.R. 1670 Abortion is Healthcare Everywhere
This legislation repeals the Helms amendment which has prohibited the use of U.S. foreign assistance to provide abortion services for nearly 50 years and replaces it with language that would allow the U.S. to support comprehensive reproductive health care--including abortion.

H.R. 1620 VAWA
Authorizes funding for a variety of critical grant programs, including for victim services, prevention, training, education, enforcement, economic stability, and other programs that support survivors and help them to heal and to access justice

H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health MOMNIBUS Act
Package of bills aimed at improving maternal health for Black women and other women and birthing people of color.

H.R. 1065 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Creates an affirmative right to reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers as long as such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship on the employer. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act makes it easier for employers to comply with the law, and easier for pregnant workers to request modifications that will enable them to continue working.

H.R. 556 Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act
The Global Gag Rule, which was reinstated and radically expanded by President Trump in 2017, prohibits foreign organizations receiving U.S. global health assistance from providing information, referrals, or services for legal abortion or advocating for the legalization of abortion in their country, even if these activities are supported solely with non-U.S. funds. Over the past 4 years this policy has undermined the impact of U.S. investments in global health programs and efforts to improve the health of women, girls, and other communities by impeding access to family planning and other critical health services and cutting off funding to many experienced health care providers.

H.R. 2119, Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act 
Reauthorizes and expands funding for programs that are focused on protecting survivors and preventing family and domestic violence.

H.R. 909 Moms Matter Act
Expands financial investments to increase the number of clinicians of color providing maternal mental health services and increases investments in community-based maternal mental health support provided by people of color

H.R. 2709 Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act
Would require that all individuals enrolled in TRICARE have coverage of contraceptives without copayments and requires the Department of Defense to develop a comprehensive family planning education program for all service members.

H.R. 3576 Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act
Requires the State Department to report on contraception and abortion access, STD rates and prevention efforts, maternal health, and rates and causes of pregnancy-related injuries and deaths in its annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices

I will continue fighting alongside women in NY-25 and across the country to ensure they have the fundamental rights and protections they need. It is the essential American promise that every single person is treated equally, with respect and integrity – and I will never stop fighting until it is a reality.