Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that she plans to introduce legislation this week that would ban the sale or manufacture of often kid-friendly flavors used in e-cigarettes.
DeGette's home state of Colorado has the nation's highest rate of teenagers reportedly using e-cigarettes. And, according to a report by the U.S. Surgeon General, much of the popularity associated with teenage use of e-cigarettes can be attributed to the appealing candy and fruit flavorings that accompany such devices.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A trio of Democratic leaders serving on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, sent a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar late Thursday demanding evidence to justify changes the Trump administration recently made to the federal government's Title X family-planning program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation to require a federal criminal background check be performed prior to all gun sales in the U.S., including private transactions.
The bill, which seeks to close the so-called "gun show loophole," is the first major gun-safety measure to pass the House in decades.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) issued the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives, by a vote of 245 – 182, approved a resolution to ‘terminate' President Trump's national emergency declaration and prevent him from spending $8 billion on a border wall:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration issued a final new rule today aimed at barring health care clinics that provide abortion services from participating in a $236 million federal family-planning program, known as Title X.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today released the following statement on the president's decision to declare a national emergency:
"Congress did its job when it reached an agreement to fund the government and avoid another government shutdown. The president, on the other hand, did what he has done many times before – that's ignore the will of the people, abuse his power, and embarrass us in front of the rest of the world.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) sponsored legislation filed today to ban the sale, manufacture or possession of any new military-style assault weapons.
The legislation – known as the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 (H.R.1296) – would ban 205 specific firearms by name, including the AK47 and AR-15 assault rifles. It would also ban any semi-automatic rifle, pistol or shotgun that accepts a detachable magazine and has one or more "military-style" features, such as a pistol grip, threaded barrel or folding stock.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Scott Tipton (R-CO) introduced bipartisan legislation today to make permanent an existing national parks program that allows U.S. fourth-grade students, and their families, to visit any federally-managed parks, lands or waters for free for an entire year.
The popular, low-cost program was first established in 2015 by U.S. Department of the Interior to encourage children and their families to visit America's public lands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide documents related to its approval of Dsuvia, a new formulation of the opioid painkiller sufentanil.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Just days before the one-year anniversary of the tragic mass-shooting that took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, a group of federal lawmakers is introducing legislation aimed at preventing another similar attack from occurring elsewhere in the U.S.