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We Need Olympics Reform Now! – DOJ Now Investigating Sex Abuse Within Olympic Organizations

Over the past several decades, the Olympic movement has strayed from its roots. The time is now to take a serious look at the USOPC and if it is fulfilling its mission as outlined by the Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act. As several Congressional and private
investigations revealed, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee officials were more concerned with protecting the Olympics brand and producing medals than athlete’s health and well being. The time is right to take an Olympics wide accounting of the
underlying culture that lead to the multiple sexual abuse scandals plaguing the Olympics community.
A Congressionally mandated Commission will allow experts in sports governance, coaching, child welfare and abuse to address these issues in a timely manner, free from politics.

Cosponsor the Office of International Disability Rights Act

We invite you to join us as a cosponsor of the Office of International Disability Rights Act, H.R. 3373.

Bring Health Care Parity to Native Veterans!

Please join me in ensuring that Native American veterans have access to the health care they deserve by becoming an original cosponsor of the Native American Veteran Parity in Access to Care Today (PACT) Act.

Support women and minority service members by cosponsoring the Improving Benefits for Underserved Veterans Act

Sending Office: Honorable Antonio Delgado Sent By: Matthew.Gerson@mail.house.gov Sponsor: Rep. Antonio Delgado Cosponsors: Reps. Elaine Luria, Sheila Jackson Lee, André Carson, Ro Khanna, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Steve Cohen, Ann Kuster Gil Cisneros, Filemon Vela, Kendra Horn, Jesús “Chuy” García, Donald M. Payne, Jr., Chris Pappas, Jared Golden, Sean Casten, Elissa Slotkin, Abigail Spanberger & Deb Haaland

Support small businesses by cosponsoring the Tax Fairness for the Self-Employed Act

Sending Office: Honorable Antonio Delgado Sent By: Matthew.Gerson@mail.house.gov Sponsors: Reps. Antonio Delgado & John Joyce Cosponsors: Sheila Jackson Lee, Alcee Hastings & Ann Kuster Endorsed by: New York Farm Bureau

Make College More Affordable and Support Working and Non-Traditional Students by Cosponsoring the Strengthening Financial Aid for Students Act

Sending Office: Honorable Antonio Delgado Sent By: Matthew.Gerson@mail.house.gov Sponsors: Reps. Antonio Delgado, Don Young, Jeff Van Drew, Brian Fitzpatrick Cosponsors: Eleanor Holmes Norton, Sean Casten & Joe Morelle Endorsed by: National Education Association, American Federation of Teachers, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

Co-sponsor the Expanding Care for Veterans Act (H.R. 1963)

Veterans of all service eras often face a number of service-connected health conditions that require continuous treatment. As many as 300,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans – nearly 20 percent of returning troops – are coming home with symptoms associated
with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or depression, according to a 2008 study by the RAND Corporation.[1] Further, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 60 percent of veterans returning from the Middle East and 50 percent of older veterans
are managing chronic pain.[2] Repeated studies have shown that in response to this crisis, the VA increased the use of prescription medication for pain management.[3] Tragically, the agency treated more than 66,000 veterans with opioid-use disorders in Fiscal
Year 2016.

Join the Bipartisan Congressional Deaf Caucus

We would like to encourage you to join our efforts in expanding awareness and support for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community by joining the Congressional Deaf Caucus. According to the NIH, an estimated 15% of American adults aged 18 and over report some
trouble with hearing. Those who experience auditory issues face communicative challenges throughout their lifetime.

Support More Affordable Healthcare Options by Cosponsoring the Medicare-X Choice Act

Sending Office: Honorable Antonio Delgado Sent By: Matthew.Gerson@mail.house.gov Become a Cosponsor of H.R. 2000, the Medicare-X Choice Act Sponsors: Reps. Antonio Delgado, John Larson & Brian Higgins Cosponsors: Reps. Jason Crow, Lori Trahan, Abigail Spanberger, Harley Rouda, Max Rose, Bennie G. Thompson, Matt Cartwright, Ro Khanna, Darren Soto, Elissa Slotkin, Ed Perlmutter, Jennifer Wexton, Angie Craig, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Pete Aguilar, Joe Neguse, Hakeem Jeffries, Mike Quigley, Sheila Jackson […]

Call for Co-Sponsors for The Fairness and Accuracy in Criminal Background Checks Act of 2019

Many Americans continue to face an unnecessary barrier to employment as a result of faulty or incomplete criminal records released by the FBI for use in employment and licensing decisions. Local law enforcement agencies routinely report arrest records to
the FBI; however, these same groups often fail to report important information on the final outcome of an arrest or disposition of a criminal case.[1]