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March 13, 2019

After a seventeen-year absence, U.S. Space Command may finally return to Colorado.

A bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers sent a letter on March 7 to Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan urging him to re-establish Space Command in Colorado, where it was headquartered in Colorado Springs from 1985 to 2002.

March 13, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) joined with several of her Democratic colleagues today to introduce legislation that would explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

March 13, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – They're called "junk" health care plans because they don't comply with the Affordable Care Act. They don't provide coverage for prescription drugs or maternity care or people with pre-existing conditions.

March 12, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), co-chair of the Congressional Pro-choice Caucus, introduced new legislation today aimed at increasing women's access to abortion care.

March 12, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) joined with several of her fellow Colorado lawmakers today to introduce legislation aimed at reducing the financial burden that a century old law is placing on states' education budgets.

March 12, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The president today signed into law a bill that contained language originally introduced in the House by U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) to extend a popular national parks program that allows U.S. fourth-grade students, and their families, to visit any of the nation's national parks or federal public lands for free.

March 12, 2019

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver joined several other Democratic lawmakers Tuesday to introduce legislation to repeal an amendment banning government-sponsored insurance plans like Medicaid from providing access to abortion services.

March 8, 2019
Today, the House passed a sweeping elections reform bill I sponsored to make it easier for people to vote - and harder for billionaires and special interests to continue spending unlimited amounts of undisclosed money to influence our elections.
March 7, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) took to the House floor today to urge her colleagues to support a massive elections reform bill that she has sponsored aimed at improving voters' access to the polls and stopping the flood of unlimited amounts of undisclosed money from influencing our elections.

March 5, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to curb the steep rise in teens vaping across the country, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) filed legislation today to crack down on the often kid-friendly flavors of nicotine used in e-cigarettes.