Today, Representative Mary Gay Scanlon’s Justice for Juveniles Act passed the House unanimously and awaits action in the Senate. This bill was introduced in part as a response to decades of abuse exposed at Glen Mills, the nation’s oldest reform school which closed in April of 2019.
America’s prisons have been home to widespread abuse and mistreatment of youth. Young people are… Read more »
Today, Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, helped lead the unanimous, bipartisan passage of the Justice for Juveniles Act out of the House Judiciary Committee.
America’s prisons have been home to widespread abuse and mistreatment of youth. Young people are often subjected to systemic harms such as physical and sexual violence, solitary… Read more »
Today, Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) introduced the Protecting Access to Justice for Survivors Act to improve access to legal representation for survivors through Department of Justice grants.
According to the Human Trafficking Hotline, there were 11,500 cases of human trafficking reported in the United States in 2019. Of those cases, nearly… Read more »
Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon introduced the Remote Worker Relief Act to make it easier to file taxes as many workers have temporarily relocated due to COVID-19.
During this pandemic, over one third of America’s workforce is working remotely as a result of closed workplaces, public safety orders and mandates, and to take care of loved ones and children. But, due to this remote… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon sent a series of oversight letters to the Small Business Administration (SBA), PNC Bank, and Buca Restaurants, Inc concerning the questionable approval of a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for Buca Restaurants Inc, headquartered at the former location of Buca di Beppo restaurant in Wynnewood, PA which has been closed for seven… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon joined over 80 Members of Congress in sending a letter, led by Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Congressman Peter King, to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy expressing deep concerns about operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service that could have negative impacts on service standards and… Read more »
Today, Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) introduced the Accessible Voting Act, the House companion to a bill introduced by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), to expand voting rights for older Americans and Americans with disabilities.
This year, almost a quarter of the electorate will be 65 years old or older and an estimated 14.3… Read more »
Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon secured wins for PA-05 workers, families, and firefighters in the final Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The FY 2021 NDAA passed the House Tuesday evening.
For the second year in a row, Congresswoman Scanlon protected over 4,000 jobs in her district by ensuring the FY21 NDAA included continued advanced procurement… Read more »
"Congressman John Lewis embodied courage, resilience, determination and kindness. He led by example and inspired others to follow. He spoke with compassion and encouraged us to listen. He called out evil but welcomed reconciliation. His life and his legacy will forever be the moral compass of change — a lesson in good trouble.
"But, there are moments when words will never be… Read more »
Today, Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5) introduced the COVID-19 Student Loan Relief Act of 2020 (CSLRA), a bill that would expand current bankruptcy laws to allow Americans filing for bankruptcy due to the global pandemic to discharge their student loans.
“A college degree should not be a debt sentence, and time and time again student borrowers have been left twisting in the wind,”… Read more »
