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August 11, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation to provide terminally ill children covered under Medicaid the option to pursue hospice and palliative care without having to forgo other potentially life-saving treatments.

July 29, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a package of annual appropriations bills that will, among other things, provide millions of dollars to local non-profits and governmental agencies working to provide assistance to those experiencing homelessness in the Denver area.
July 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including U.S. Rep.

July 13, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette's request for $2 million in federal funds to help the city of Denver purchase the now-vacant Stay Inn Hotel in Denver and convert it into housing for the homeless cleared a significant legislative hurdle Monday and is now one step closer to being approved.

July 1, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to approve a massive infrastructure bill that includes, among other things, nearly $20 million for three critical transportation projects in the downtown Denver area.

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POTUS Signs Methane CRA
June 30, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – President Biden signed into law today a Resolution of Disapproval to invalidate the Trump administration's 2020 Methane Rescission Rule and reinstate two key Obama-era methane-emission rules that set stricter limits on the amount of methane that the nation's oil and gas industry can release from their drilling sites.

June 25, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to approve a Resolution of Disapproval that will invalidate the Trump administration's 2020 Methane Rescission Rule – a move that will reinstate two key Obama-era methane-emission rules and reestablish stricter regulations on the nation's oil and gas industry.

June 24, 2021

U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) reintroduced bipartisan legislation today to improve the nation's diagnostic testing capabilities and ensure hospitals and laboratories across the country are better able to respond to future national health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Diana DeGette
June 22, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI) today released draft legislation that would, among other things, make President Biden’s dream of creating a new federal advanced research agency to cure cancer, Alzheimer’s and other difficult diseases a reality.
June 10, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted today to approve legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) that would invalidate the Trump administration’s 2020 Methane Rescission Rule and reinstate two key Obama-era rules that set stricter regulations on methane emissions from the nation’s oil and gas industry.