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August 6, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced today that she has cosponsored the SNAP COVID-19 Anti-Hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act (H.R. 6688), which would expand the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Restaurant Meals Program (SNAP RMP) to help those experiencing food insecurity during the coronavirus crisis access low-cost meals at restaurants.
SNAP RMP allows individuals who are homeless, elderly, or disabled to use their SNAP benefits to purchase prepared meals at participating restaurants.
July 31, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) issued the following statement after NPR reported early this morning that the U.S. Census Bureau is cutting short its door-knocking operations for unresponsive households to the 2020 Decennial Census
July 31, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed a provision sponsored by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) that would block President Trump's memorandum to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted in congressional apportionment.
July 30, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations that has oversight of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets and Control (OFAC), announced today that she sent a follow up letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin regarding OFAC's guidelines for money transfer companies to investigate suspicious money transactions.
July 28, 2020
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July 24, 2020
QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), State Senator John Liu (D-Queens), Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Queens) and Councilman Peter Koo (D-Queens) announced the restoration of gas service at the Bland Houses in Flushing, Queens.
July 23, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (NY-06) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led a total of 65 Members of Congress in sending a bipartisan letter to the Senate calling for the chamber to include language in its next COVID-19 relief bill that would permit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries to use their Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards to purchase hot food for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic.
July 23, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced today that she helped pass the NO BAN Act which seeks to repeal President Trump's travel bans that target individuals from several predominantly Muslim countries. The legislation, which Meng cosponsored, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 233-183.
"Since President Trump first announced his Muslim travel ban, I have led efforts to defund it, and I was proud to support and help pass the NO BAN Act as well," said Congresswoman Meng.
July 22, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the annual defense spending bill that authorizes the Pentagon's policies and programs.
"I take oversight of our national security very seriously. Each year, Congress has an opportunity to review the Defense Department's budget, priorities, and policies by passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
July 22, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This afternoon, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, introduced legislation to stop President Trump's attempt to ban undocumented immigrants from being counted in congressional reapportionment.
The ‘‘No Funds for Apportionment Exclusion Act' would prohibit the use of federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce the President's plan. The bill has 48 cosponsors.