WASHINGTON, July 22 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on July 21, 2021: House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) spoke on the House Floor today in strong support of the PFAS Action Act, legislation to protect American families from harmful PFAS chemicals. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery and a link to the video: https://www.facebook.com/LeaderHoyer/posts/10158621292127887 "Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of this bill, and I thank my friend from Michigan, Rep. [Deb more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) a member of the House Armed Services Committee, during a Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing on the Findings and Recommendations of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military, urged action on comprehensive military justice reform to address the glaring under-prosecution of sexual assault in our military and over-prosecution of Black and brown servicemembers. Congressman Brown, a veteran more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on July 21, 2021: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) spoke on the House Floor today in strong support of the PFAS Action Act, legislation to protect American families from harmful PFAS chemicals. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery and a link to the video: "Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of this bill, and I thank my friend from Michigan, Rep. [Debbie] Dingell, for offering it. I also want to recognize the hard work by Chairm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: The U.S. House of Representatives today passed bipartisan legislation drafted by Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and a bipartisan group of lawmakers that authorizes a new federal grant program to help state and local governments protect their networks from cyber attacks. The bill was, in part, inspired by the 2019 ransomware attack on the City of Baltimore that is expected to cost more than $18 million. State and local  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today voted to pass the PFAS Action Act (H.R. 2467), a bill to protect American families and communities from harmful per- and poly-fluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals. The bill includes a bipartisan provision authored by Congressman Sarbanes that expands the ability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to use the best available science to address PFAS risks by requiring manufacturers to provide more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: To commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Representative David Trone (MD-06) hosted a roundtable with Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-05) on disability independence with local disability rights experts and activists. You can watch the event here. "Despite the impact that the ADA has had on so many Americans, it continues to be important that we have an open dialogue about the issues that people with disabilities face more PR