Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today introduced the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, bipartisan legislation that would expand access to federal support for the families of firefighters and other first responders who pass away or become permanently disabled from service-related cancers. Currently, firefighters are only eligible for support under the Public Safety… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined House Judiciary Committee Democrats in urging U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Director David Huitema to uphold federal ethics laws relevant to Elon Musk’s role as a Special Government Employee (SGE). Given Musk’s vast involvement in federally regulated industries and potential… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined House Democrats to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act in response to Elon Musk’s shameful invasion of Americans’ privacy. The legislation would stop people with conflicts of interest or without a security clearance from accessing the highly sensitive Treasury Department payment system – which is also… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) was joined today by Representatives Brendan Boyle (PA-02), Dwight Evans (PA-03), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), and Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) on a letter to Directors Flaherty-Oxler and Harkins of the Philadelphia and Coatesville Veterans Administration medical centers, respectively, to ascertain the impact of the Trump Administration's… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) released the following statement addressing the dozens of controversial executive actions issued in the first days of the new Trump Administration.
“Many constituents have reached out with concern in recent days as the new President sought to impose sweeping, dictatorial changes across the federal government. Within hours of… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today reintroduced the Inaugural Fund Integrity Act, her bill that would establish limits on donations to presidential inaugural funds and require the disclosure of donations and disbursements to those funds. Congresswoman Scanlon has introduced the Inaugural Fund Integrity Act in every Congress since she was sworn into the 115th… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the following statement condemning H.R. 28, the so-called “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” as an attack on transgender children and a federal invasion of school athletic programs.
“H.R. 28 is yet another legislative red herring, pretending to be something it is not. The bill makes no effort… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), Rep. Dwight Evans (PA-03), Rep. Brendan Boyle (PA-02), and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker in announcing over $11 million in federal funding for the Philadelphia Community Charging Project Regional Partnership.
The $11,092,498 Federal Highway Administration grant will fund the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the following statement on H.R.29, the Laken Riley Act, and H.R. 7909, the Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act.
“Today, House Republicans made their first priority in the 119th Congress the passage of a bill that is best characterized as ‘legislative clickbait’ - a bill designed to generate headlines… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the following statement to mark the fourth anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol:
“Four years ago, the world watched in horror as a mob incited by lies about the 2020 election attacked the Capitol and the very foundations of our constitutional republic. Neither the pristine blanket of snow that… Read more »
