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September 3, 2021
NEW YORK – Following President Biden's quick approval of an emergency declaration for New York, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-Queens) and Jamaal Bowman (D-Bronx/Westchester) this evening led a bipartisan letter to the President asking him to also expediate the approval of a major disaster declaration for the state.
September 2, 2021
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement on the rainfall and flooding in New York.
"Neighborhoods throughout my congressional district continue to recover from the damage sustained by the unprecedented impact caused by the rainfall and flooding.
August 31, 2021
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep.
August 20, 2021
REPRESENTATIVES GRACE MENG AND CHRISSY HOULAHAN LEAD 75 MEMBERS IN BIPARTISAN LETTER TO SECRETARIES MAYORKAS AND BLINKEN URGING THE ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE CONCRETE STEPS TO SUPPORT THE RELOCATION OF OUR AFGHAN ALLIES
August 13, 2021
QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) urged families with children to make sure that they receive the second installment of their expanded Child Tax Credit payment, a crucial tax cut to help working families with expenses as the nation works to rebound from the COVID-19 crisis.
August 6, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), John Curtis (R-UT), Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) announced the reintroduction of the bipartisan Youth, Peace, and Security Act (H.R. 4838), the first comprehensive, national legislation that would prioritize the inclusion of youth in conflict resolution.
The legislation would direct the President to create a Youth Coordinator position at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which is an independent agency of the U.S.
August 3, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, after the release of a state investigation report that found Governor Andrew Cuomo had fostered a culture of workplace misconduct and had sexually harassed numerous women, Reps.
July 30, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced today that she introduced legislation which aims to promote family-friendly policies in the workplace to help parents who left their jobs due to the COVID-19 crisis, return to the workforce following the pandemic.
Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, many parents have been forced to leave the workforce in order to meet the unprecedented demands of caregiving, remote schooling, housework and other family responsibilities.
July 22, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Senator Edward J.
July 20, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she secured $30 million in a key spending bill to expand provisions in her COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which President Biden signed into law on May 20th to help combat the ongoing hate and violence against Asian Americans and other impacted communities.
Meng attached the funding to the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill. The measure now heads to the House floor where it is expected to pass later this month.