WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice (NY-04) introduced a package of three bills aimed at combatting impaired and distracted driving. The Prevent Impaired Driving Child Endangerment Act (H.R. 3676) would set national standards for criminal penalties against individuals who drive while intoxicated or impaired with a child passenger in the vehicle; the Drug-Impaired Driving Education Act (H.R. 3675) would authorize a $10 million annual grant program at the U.S. Department of Transportati...
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GARDEN CITY, NY – Today, U.S. Representatives Kathleen Rice (NY-04), Gregory Meeks (NY-05), Tom Suozzi (NY-03), and Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) sent a letter to House and Senate leadership calling for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) program to be replenished with enough funding for the first tranche of applicants. The $28.6 billion RRF program was created in the American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319), which President Biden signed into law on March 11, 2021. The program provides emergency ass...
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WASHINGTON – Representative Kathleen Rice (NY-04) today applauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for authorizing states to provide up to three additional 30-day periods of retainer payments to qualifying Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) providers. Rice co-led a bipartisan letter with Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-At-large), and John Katko (NY-24) to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra making th...
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice (NY-04) voted in support of H.R. 3233, the National Commission to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act. The bill passed the House of Representatives by vote of 252 to 175. Rice’s remarks on the House Floor in support of the legislation can be found here. “On January 6th, an armed mob of insurrectionists stormed the Capitol intending to murder the Speaker, the Vice President and Members of Congress,” said...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, H.R. 1448, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act was passed by the House of Representatives in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. The bill is sponsored by Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH), and lead cosponsors include Representatives Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), John Rutherford (R-FL), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), and Neal Dunn (R-FL). The bill is now headed to the U.S. Senate for consideration, wh...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice (NY-04) today announced that Nassau County will receive $385 million and the Village of Hempstead will receive $16.79 million in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The relief funding was authorized in H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, which Rice voted in support of when it passed the House of Representatives on March 10. President Biden signed the bill into law on March 11. Additionally, New York State will be receiving $12.7 ...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Kathleen Rice (NY-04) and Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) introduced the National Flood Insurance Program Reporting on Impact to Seaboards and Counties (NFIP RISC) Act to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to release a comprehensive impact analysis of new flood insurance rates at least six months before any changes can be made to the NFIP. Additionally, the bill would prohibit any changes to FEMA’s flood-risk assessment methodology during, or within...
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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Kathleen Rice (NY-04) issued the following statement on President Biden's address to the joint session of Congress: "In his first 100 days, President Biden has led our successful efforts to combat the pandemic and provide help to those in need. Tonight, he laid out a bold vision to expand on that progress. I look forward to working with the Administration to make it happen."
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice (D-NY) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, introduced bicameral, bipartisan legislation to update the mission statement for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to be more inclusive of women and LGBTQ veterans and their surviving family members. The legislation is co-led by Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH) in the House and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) in the Senate. The Hono...
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WASHINGTON - Rep. Kathleen Rice (NY-04) released the following statement in response to the shooting at Stop & Shop in West Hempstead: "I am praying for the victims of the West Hempstead shooting and their loved ones. Thank you to the Nassau County Police for responding quickly and decisively. "Until Congress takes action, shootings like this will continue to be the norm in our country. It is disgraceful that any of my fellow lawmakers can oppose common sense gun reforms when so many innocent pe...
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