Congress

Last week, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Immigration and Citizenship Vice Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and House Judiciary Vice Chair Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), wrote to Acting Department of… Read more »

Today, former White House Counsel Don McGahn defied a Congressional subpoena at the direction of the President and failed to appear before the House Judiciary Committee. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement following his absence from the scheduled… Read more »

 – Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon announces her co-sponsorship of several pieces of legislation to invest in our nation’s schools. “When we discuss our need to invest more money in infrastructure, that conversation cannot be limited to our roads and bridges,” Congresswoman Scanlon said. “Our nation’s schools need… Read more »

 – Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon announces the winners of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition, which was open to high school students from Pennsylvania’s fifth district. Over 130 students from 13 schools throughout the district submitted original pieces of artwork, in various mediums, for the competition. Through the… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, offerred these remarks during the Committee's markup to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress. "It is easy to lose focus when the White House and our colleagues across the aisle engage in 'what-aboutism' or what is the… Read more »

 – Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon announced the first Congressional Youth Cabinet (CYC), a nonpartisan initiative open to sophomores and juniors in high school. The CYC will provide students in Pennsylvania’s 5th congressional district with an opportunity to learn more about how Congress works and to… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, member of the House Rules Committee, managed the debate on the House Floor for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.  A copy of her remarks is available below.  "Mr. Speaker, this year, we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act – VAWA –… Read more »

Today, ahead of the first-ever hearing on the Equality Act in the House Judiciary Committee, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Vice Chair of the Committee,  hosted a press conference with LGBTQ civil rights leaders to urge Congress to pass the Equality Act. In attendance were leaders from Human Rights Campaign, National… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following statement during the full committee markup of H.Res. 243, a Resolution of Inquiry regarding Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe, and the obstruction of justice investigation at the… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon joined nearly 240 other Members of Congress in proudly introducing the Equality Act of 2019.  This historic legislation says, unequivocally, that LGBTQ Americans deserve the full protections guaranteed by the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. … Read more »