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In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan, the lawmakers additionally requested the FTC investigate current RPA violations in order to protect small businesses and workers Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to lead a group of 14 lawmakers on a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan urging the FTC to revive enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act (... Read More »

Chester, PA—Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) is now accepting submissions for the 42nd Annual Congressional Art Competition. The competition is open to students in grades 9 through 12 who reside in Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District. Participating students are offered an opportunity to showcase their talent, and the winner will have their artwork displayed in the United States Capitol... Read More »

Second, six-bill funding package helps with the cost of living, sides with hard-working Americans, protects women’s rights, reinforces America’s global leadership, and helps our communities be safe and secure Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today voted to pass the second and final set of six overdue regular appropriations bills for fiscal year 2024, which began September ... Read More »

Route 291 project will help keep residents safe and connect them to key employment centers along the waterfront Casey, Fetterman, Scanlon secured the funding from the Inflation Reduction Act Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman to deliver $2,500,500 in federal funding to design safety improvements along Route 291 in the City o... Read More »

Allmond’s work with pre-apprenticeship program, “Rosie’s Girls,” is creating new pathways for women to become electricians Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today announced that her guest for this year’s State of the Union Address to Congress on Thursday, March 7, will be Teila Allmond, pre-apprenticeship coordinator and instructor for ”Rosie’s Girls,” a program designed to... Read More »

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Scanlon (PA-05) today voted to finalize $10,208,057 in Community Project Funding that she previously secured for Pennsylvania’s 5th District in the 2024 spending bills. This funding, included in the first of the appropriations government funding packages, responds directly to some of the most pressing needs identified by PA-05 constituents. “I was proud to vote for a... Read More »

Norristown, PA – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) this week joined Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) and Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) in introducing a bill designating the Norristown post office as the Charles L. Blockson Post Office. Located at 28 E. Airy Street, the post office would honor the late Charles Blockson, a prolific writer, collector, scholar, and activist who dedicated h... Read More »

Funding will help upgrade HVAC and electrical systems With this funding, Philadelphia International Airport has received more than $347 million in federal funding since the start of 2021 Washington, DC – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA), Congressmen Brendan Boyle (PA-02) and Dwight Evans (PA-03), and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle... Read More »

Market-Frankford line is SEPTA’s most heavily-used commuter rail line Members of Congress helped secure the massive grant through the infrastructure law they championed With this funding, SEPTA has received more than a billion dollars from the infrastructure law Washington, DC – Congresswoman Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (PA-05), Congressmen Brendan Boy... Read More »

Ridley Park, PA — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today announced that after nearly five years of leading Congressional efforts to ensure a stable, long-term path forward for the CH-47F Block II Chinook, the U.S. Army will end uncertainty over the future of the program by formally entering it into production. This decision guarantees over 20 years of production at Boeing's Ridley Park facil... Read More »

Washington, D.C. - Congresswomen Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) and Madeleine Dean (PA-04) today introduced a package of legislation to make American democracy more accessible for people with disabilities. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced companion bills in the Senate. The Accessible Voting Act, also co-led by Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), would support state and local e... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the following statement following her NO vote on H.R. 7217. The measure did not pass. “House Democrats are ready to work in a bipartisan manner to pass a comprehensive bill that addresses our interconnected national security challenges. Unfortunately, instead of working in good faith to protect our national security, the sta... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined the Democratic Women’s Caucus and over 150 House Democratic colleagues in urging the Biden-Harris Administration to protect Americans from the criminalization of their pregnancies and pregnancy outcomes, in the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. “We write to bring to your attention the longstanding pattern of... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Chair of the Congressional Youth Mentoring Caucus, today joined Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) in introducing a resolution recognizing January 2024 as National Mentoring Month, a time to celebrate the powerful impact of mentoring relationships and raise awareness about the increased need for caring adults to become mentors to youth in their... Read More »

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) has been named a 2023 Champion for Children by the bipartisan advocacy organization First Focus Campaign for Children. Just 40 members of the U.S. House of Representatives receive this distinction each year. Scanlon has been named a “Champion for Children” each year she has served in Congress. “With rising costs and threats to healthcare, e... Read More »