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September 19, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Rep. Peter King (R-NY) today announced the formation of a new congressional caucus aimed at curbing the nation's teen-vaping epidemic.

The move comes as the Food and Drug Administration reported that the number of vaping-related illnesses in the U.S. has now grown to 530 cases and seven deaths across 38 states and one territory – a 40 percent increase from the week before.

September 12, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), chair of the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations panel, announced today that it will hold a hearing next week on the administration's treatment of thousands of migrant children in U.S. custody.

September 10, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations panel, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), announced today that it will hold a hearing Wednesday, September 25, as part of its ongoing investigation into the recent surge of vaping-related illnesses that has affected more than 450 people in more than 30 states across the country.

September 10, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) to reinstate a nationwide ban on high-capacity gun magazines.

The move comes as calls for Congress to change the nation's gun laws continue to grow in the wake of the recent mass shootings that took place in El Paso, Texas; Gilroy, California and Dayton, Ohio.

August 16, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A key House committee announced today that it will be returning early from the scheduled recess to take up a series of gun-safety-related bills in response to the deadly shootings that recently took place in Texas, California and Ohio.

The House Judiciary Committee will meet on Sept. 4 to consider several pieces of legislation that seek to address the growing threat of gun violence in America.

August 7, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of U.S. lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, are calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to immediately call the Senate back into session to pass H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act and H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, which both passed the House in February.

August 6, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the aftermath of three devastating mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) are again calling on Congress to pass their bicameral legislation to ban high-capacity gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.

July 26, 2019

DENVER, CO – Can you make an app for that? U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) wants to know.

DeGette, who represents Colorado's First Congressional district, announced today that she will be hosting the district's first-ever Congressional App Challenge for middle and high school students.

The Congressional App Challenge is a nationwide app-creation competition sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives that was created to encourage more students to get involved in computer science and learn to code.

July 26, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an effort to better protect the nation's water supply, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced legislation Thursday to close a notorious loophole in the law that has prevented the federal government from regulating a highly controversial drilling process known as "fracking."

July 23, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Deb Haaland (D-NM) and John Curtis (R-UT) introduced bipartisan legislation today to make it easier and less expensive for professional outfitters and guides to obtain the permits they need to lead adventure-seeking clients on trips through Colorado's federally-managed public lands.