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March 9, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C – Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) that seeks to reunite Korean American families with loved ones in North Korea was passedtonight by the full U.S. House of Representatives. The measure now heads for a vote in the United States Senate.
Meng's bill, the Divided Families Reunification Act (H.R. 1771), would require the U.S.
March 8, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Nydia M. Velázquez, along with Reps. Nita M. Lowey, Eliot Engel, Adriano Espaillat, Carolyn Maloney, Gregory W. Meeks, Jerrold Nadler, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Max Rose, and José E.
March 4, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan emergency spending package that would provide $8.3 billion in federal funds to address the coronavirus. Included in the measure is a provision based on legislation recently introduced by Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), and Judy Chu (D-CA) that would allow emergency loans to small businesses that have suffered economic losses related to the outbreak. The spending bill is expected to be approved by the Senate this week.
March 2, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), the First Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the Chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee, and Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), the Chairwoman of CAPAC, have introduced legislation aimed at assisting small businesses that suffer economic harm from the coronavirus outbreak.
"Small businesses are the backbone of our economy in Queens and throughout New York City," said Meng.
March 2, 2020
QUEENS, NY – This past weekend, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) brought Texas Congresswoman Veronica Escobar to Queens.
Escobar, a Democrat representing the Lone Star State's 16th Congressional District in El Paso, visited the borough to join Meng in meeting and speaking with local residents about key issues that concern them.
February 28, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), First Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), spoke at a CAPAC press conference on Capitol Hill to urge other Members of Congress to help stop the spread of xenophobia and misinformation related to the coronavirus by only sharing confirmed and verifiable information about the illness. This includes information on how the virus spreads, and how Americans should protect themselves.
February 26, 2020
QUEENS, NY – Following the rise in hate crimes, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, held a workshop in Queens on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Nonprofit Security Grant Program, the federal initiative that provides houses of worship (synagogues, churches, mosques, temples) and nonprofit institutions such as community centers and schools, with funds to protect their properties against threats and attacks.
February 25, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), a member of the House Appropriations Committee which is responsible for funding all federal agencies and programs, announced today that she, along with other Members of Congress, called on President Trump to ensure that any vaccine or treatment for the coronavirus is accessible, available, and affordable to the public.
February 20, 2020
By Kimmy Yam
Asian American lawmakers in California say it may be seven decades later but they're still applauding an effort to have the state apologize for its role in the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
February 20, 2020
Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) was pregnant with her second child when she became concerned about the toxic chemicals that she and her kids — and nearly all of us — encounter every day.
It was 2009, and she had recently been elected to the New York State Legislature as it considered a bill prohibiting bisphenol-A (BPA) from infant and children's products sold in the state. She voted yes on the bill, which passed in 2010.
Now she wants to see similar action on the national level.