Office of Management and Budget
Director Shalanda Young Visits
New Dems at Weekly Member Meeting


This week, New Dems welcomed Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young to our weekly Member meeting. Our Members had a productive conversation about making sure their priorities are reflected in the President’s budget.
Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) led a bipartisan group of 27 members of the House of Representatives in a letter urging the White House to prioritize investments in agricultural research in the upcoming 2024 budget.

Reps. Julia Brownley (CA-26) and Salud Carbajal (CA-24)'s request for FEMA Individual Assistance for Ventura County families who lost homes and property in the recent devastating storms was approved by President Biden.

Rep. David Trone (MD-06), co-chair of the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking, led a letter to President Biden urging him to reinstate the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to a Cabinet-level position.

Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) honored gun violence survivors with legislation to prevent future tragedies by closing dangerous loopholes, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and requiring the safe storage of guns.
8 New Dems Selected by Leader Jeffries to Serve on Newly Created Regional Leadership Council



 New Dem Reps. Angie Craig (MN-02), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Troy Carter (LA-02), Darren Soto (FL-09), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), and Lori Trahan (MA-03) were tapped to serve alongside Rep. Steny Hoyer (MD-05) on the Regional Leadership Council to ensure that all communities benefit from the transformative pieces of legislation Democrats passed last Congress. 
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Rep. Stacey Plaskett (VI-At-Large) was appointed to serve as Ranking Member on the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) was appointed to serve as Ranking Member on the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. 
Rep. Jim Himes (CT-04) was appointed to serve as Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 
Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25) was appointed to serve as Ranking Member on the House Select Subcommittee on the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Rep. Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced he will co-chair the bipartisan Military Mental Health Task Force that will focus on addressing military mental health and suicide prevention. 
Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) outlined his priorities for the 118th Congress as the lead Democrat on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee at the committee's organizing meeting. 

House Passes Pappas’s Bipartisan Legislation to Support Rural Small Businesses

The House passed Rep. Chris Pappas’s (NH-01) bipartisan bill, the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act, to examine problems small businesses in rural areas face when they attempt to access capital. H.R. 298 will expand the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation to include rural small businesses, ensure that the concerns of rural businesses are heard, and ultimately deliver rural businesses the tools and resources they need to thrive.

Brownley, Kuster Introduce Legislation to Incentivize Sustainable Practices and Reduce Food Waste

Reps. Julia Brownley (CA-26) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) introduced H.R. 651, the Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques (COMPOST) Act and H.R. 652, the Zero Food Waste Act, to redirect food waste to composting projects and reduce the amount of food wasted in the U.S., respectively. 

Gonzalez, Correa Reintroduce Bipartisan Repatriate Our Patriots Act 

Reps. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) and Lou Correa (CA-46) introduced H.R. 717, the Repatriate Our Patriots Act (ROPA), bipartisan legislation that would create a pathway to citizenship for deported veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. New Dem Reps. Bill Foster (IL-11), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), and Juan Vargas (CA-52) co-sponsored this legislation. 

McBath, Wild Introduce Legislation to Provide Safety Net for Student Loan Borrowers

Reps. Lucy McBath (GA-07) and Susan Wild (PA-07) introduced H.R. 644, the Student Loan Borrower Safety Net Act, legislation that would ease the transition back into repayment for student loan borrowers by increasing outreach, simplifying enrollment in more affordable repayment plans, providing protections for those who miss a payment during the transition, and more.  

Peters Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect American Workers Against Noncompete Clauses

Rep. Scott Peters (CA-50) reintroduced H.R. 731, the Workforce Mobility Act, bipartisan legislation which protects American workers by prohibiting employers’ ability to force employees to sign noncompete agreements except in certain cases. The bill’s reintroduction follows the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announcement proposing a new rule to prohibit enforcement of noncompete agreements nationwide.
 

 

Rep. Eric Sorensen (IL-17) delivered a speech on the House floor to speak out against the Supreme Court's decision to rip away women's reproductive freedoms.
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