Congress

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon introduced the Disability Voting Rights Act, a bill that would amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote access to voter registration and voting for individuals with disabilities. “In the discussion of voting rights, individuals with disabilities are often overlooked, as are… Read more »

"Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 172, providing for consideration of H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019 under a Structured Rule. The rule provides two hours of general debate equally divided and controlled by the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on House… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon cosponsored the Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act, patient-first legislation that would address the prescription drug affordability crisis. This bill would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices and, if drug companies refuse to… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5) reintroduced her first piece of legislation, the Inaugural Fund Integrity Act (IFIA), which will establish limits on donations to inaugural committees, and require donations and disbursements to be disclosed. “The lack of oversight of inaugural committees has raised the specter of quid… Read more »

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) and fellow Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02), and Deb Haaland (NM-01) will visit the border, meet with immigrant advocates, and receive a briefing on border security from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this… Read more »

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon announced today that she will be joined by constituents Beverly Wright and Malcolm J. Yates at Tuesday’s State of the Union.   Wright lost her son to gun violence when he was just 23 years old. Since then, she has become an advocate for common sense gun safety and gun violence prevention. Wright is… Read more »

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy, III (MA-04), and Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14) led a congressional letter signed by 160 of their colleagues to Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan demanding that he not implement the ban on transgender patriots serving in the military. Servicemembers… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon was elected by her colleagues as the Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee. “I am beyond proud to have been named to the Judiciary Committee and so honored to have been elected as Vice Chair,” Congresswoman Scanlon said. “Now more than ever, we must work to restore faith in our Democratic… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon led the House Democrats in debate to reopen the government. As part of her responsibilities as a newly appointed member of the House Rules Committee, she managed the rule for the Continuing Resolution on the House floor as Democrats attempt to reopen the government for the… Read more »

This morning, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon was confirmed to the prestigious House Judiciary Committee, following her appointment by the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. “We’ve seen our foundational values of fairness, civility and opportunity challenged in recent years," Congresswoman Scanlon said. "As a public… Read more »