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QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) urged families in Queens and throughout New York to check for the expanded Child Tax Credit payments that will start hitting their bank accounts and mailboxes today.

This expanded Child Tax Credit, which is the largest-ever Child Tax Credit, was recently established by Congressional Democrats and President Biden as part of the American Rescue Plan – the COVID-19 relief package that Meng helped to pass through Congress in March.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security – which has oversight of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) budget and policies – announced today that her provisions to rollover unused family-sponsored visas, employment-based visas, and diversity visas was included in the Homeland Security spending bill, a key measure that funds the U.S. Department Homeland Security.

QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that New Yorkers seeking to travel abroad should be aware of delays in processing times for passports.

The U.S. State Department has informed Meng that Postal Service delays and operational issues involving other service partners have impacted when the agency receives passport applications for processing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) and U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) led lawmakers in introducing the Housing is a Human Right Act, transformative legislation to authorize more than $300 billion for crucial housing infrastructure while reducing homelessness across America.

Endorsed by numerous groups who are working on the frontlines of the growing housing instability crisis, this urgent proposal invests more than $200 billion in necessary affordable housing and support services.

QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep.