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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) was proud to join House Democrats in passing H.R. 1, the For The People Act, the most ambitious anti-corruption legislation since Watergate. The bill passed by a margin of 234-193, with no House Republicans voting in favor. The bill incorporated Congressman Boyle's previous legislative efforts to make it easier for newly naturalized citizens to register to vote, decrease the influence of money in politics, and require presidential candidates to disclose business alongside personal tax returns.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) cosponsored H.R. 1585, a bipartisan, robust, long-term Violence Against Women Act reauthorization bill. The Violence Against Women Act funds the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes against women, and ensures all victims and survivors have access to essential services and to justice. The law expired in February, threatening future funding until a reauthorization is passed.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement condemning recent comments by the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in Parliament that killings by soldiers and the police during the decades-long conflict there "were not crimes":
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement regarding his appointment by Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) to the Committee on Caucus Procedures.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement announcing that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded two federal grants totaling $1,085,613 to Temple University for research on heart and vascular diseases.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement upon the bipartisan passage of H.J.Res. 46, which would end the President's declaration of a national emergency at the southern border, which he used as a basis for going around Congress to fund his border wall.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as President Trump's second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un approaches, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) reintroduced his bill prohibiting President Trump from lifting economic sanctions on North Korea absent certification that it is improving its appalling human rights record. The legislation aims to strengthen the diplomatic hand of American negotiators to allow – and require – them to raise these issues during negotiations. Congressman Boyle released the following statement upon the introduction:
WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) released the following statement regarding Congressman Boyle's appointment to the United States Group of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement announcing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' grant award of $341,600 to Temple University for research on neurological development:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement announcing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant awards of $667,865 to Fox Chace Cancer Center for cancer research and $6,000 to Temple University for a conference on movement disorders: