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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement regarding two pieces of gun violence legislation that were passed in the House this week. Congressman Boyle is a co-sponsor for both the "Enhanced Background Checks Act" and of "Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021."
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, with his signing of the American Rescue Plan Act, President Biden completed the final step in Democrats goal of delivering landmark, life-saving relief legislation to the American people. Legislation that will now provide urgently-needed resources to defeat the virus, put vaccines in people's arms, money into families' pockets, children safely back into classrooms and people back to work.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement regarding U.S. House passage today of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), legislation that he co-led to passage in the House, and legislation that is the most significant upgrade to U.S. labor law in 80 years.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) introduced a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strike out the "habitual drunkard" provision and remove marijuana offenses as grounds of inadmissibility or consideration in a good moral character determination. This commonsense bill will modernize the naturalization process and ensure marijuana related offenses do not negatively affect an applicant's chance of becoming a prospective U.S. citizen.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) this evening joined House Democrats to pass H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a sweeping anti-corruption package to clean up Washington, protect and expand voting rights, restore integrity to government, and put the needs and priorities of the American people ahead of special interests. H.R. 1 also includes language from Boyle's Citizenship Empowerment Act. Offered as an amendment to H.R.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) today sent a letter --co-signed entirely by House members representing large metropolises -- to White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients. The Boyle letter requests that Zients update CDC allocation formulas currently causing vaccine deficits in large cities such as Philadelphia, Chicago and New York, as well as in other city's across the nation.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement following this morning's passage of the historic American Rescue Plan in the U.S. House of Representatives:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough regarding income driven inequities in how the COVID-19 vaccination is being administered to Veterans in his district, and nationwide.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) today introduced legislation to require that all newly sworn-in U.S. citizens be uniformly provided voter registration forms at naturalization ceremonies, making it easier for them to exercise their fundamental right as a citizen: the right to vote.