Press Releases
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she introduced a House resolution calling for a commemorative postage stamp that honors the life and legacy of Lewis Latimer, a Black American inventor and patent draftsman who settled in Queens, New York in the early 1900s.
The Congresswoman introduced the resolution this month to commemorate the 175th birthday celebration of Latimer, which she attended on Saturday at the Lewis Latimer House Museum in Flushing.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Darin LaHood (R-IL) introduced the bipartisan Global WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) in Healthcare Facilities Act, which would help improve U.S. efforts to increase access to water, sanitation, and hygiene in healthcare facilities across the globe.
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), First Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, today joined New York Governor Kathy Hochul as the Governor signed legislation declaring Lunar New Year a public school holiday in New York State.
QUEENS, NY – With the surge in mail theft continuing to increase in Queens and throughout New York City, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and NYPD’s 104th Precinct, today advised the public on how they can safeguard their mail.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus and the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, applauded the inclusion of her amendment that highlights support for Greece in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual authorization bill for the Department of Defense which was recently passed by House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) announced the introduction of the Strategic Lebanon Security Reporting Act, a bipartisan bill that would aid in addressing security threats in Lebanon.
The bill would direct the Secretary of State to submit a report to the appropriate Congressional committee (House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Appropriations subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs) that:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Dean Phillips (D-MN), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), and María Salazar (R-FL) announced the reintroduction of the Youth, Peace, and Security Act.
QUEENS, NY – This afternoon, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) brought the State Department’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, to Queens to address increased attacks on the Jewish community around the world and in New York City, as well as to meet with local Jewish community leaders.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the Mom Economy Resolution, bicameral legislation that lays out a plan to promote and empower mothers in the workforce and highlight the need for the United States to prioritize mom-nomics.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) brought two New York City Jewish community leaders to Washington, D.C. for the historic address that Israeli President Isaac Herzog delivered to a joint session of Congress.
Meng’s guests were the CEO of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council) David Greenfield, who previously served as a member of the New York City Council, and Jason Koppel, Political Director for the Northeast Region at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).