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Meng Announces Winner of Congressional Art Contest
May 7, 2018
Press Release

QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that Mofan Chen, a senior at St. Francis Preparatory High School in Fresh Meadows, Queens, has been selected as the winner of the Congresswoman's annual Congressional district art contest.

Meng and Crowley Statement on Trump Decision to Target Nepalese citizens for Deportation
April 27, 2018
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) issued the following statement on President Trump's formal announcement to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepalese citizens:
"Once again, the Trump administration is making a heartless and senseless decision. This time, they are abandoning nearly 9,000 Nepalese citizens who have found safety and stability in our country.
Meng Secures Provisions in FAA Reauthorization Act that Seek to Combat Airplane Noise
April 27, 2018
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced this afternoon that the FAA Reauthorization Act passed by the House today includes several provisions she authored, including measures aimed at reducing excessive airplane noise over Queens and other impacted communities.

Meng, Crowley and Polis Urge Federal Government to Extend Temporary Protected Status for Nepalese Nationals
April 12, 2018
Press Release
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) announced today a letter signed by dozens of House members urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of State to extend Temporary Protected Status granted to Nepalese nationals living in the United States following the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal in 2015.
Meng Urges Attorney General to Continue Legal Orientation Program for Detained Foreign Nationals
April 11, 2018
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep.
Meng Measures to Help Veterans and Promote Diversity in the Military Passed into Law
April 4, 2018
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced today she has secured several important provisions to assist veterans and strengthen diversity in the U.S. Armed Forces. These measures are items that Meng attached to the omnibus spending bill that was recently signed into law.
New York Quiet Skies Caucus Members Secure Provision in Omnibus Bill that Seeks to Reduce Excessive Airplane Noise
April 2, 2018
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-Queens), Tom Suozzi (D-L.I./Queens), Joe Crowley (D-Queens/Bronx), Greg Meeks (D-Queens), Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn/Queens) and Kathleen Rice (D-L.I.), members of the Congressional Quiet Skies Caucus, announced today that they have secured a provision in the newly enacted omnibus appropriations bill which directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to examine new methods of measuring aircraft noise in order to reduce the impact of excessive airplane noise over their districts.
Queens rep: Why I’m pushing back at Wilbur Ross on Census citizenship question
March 28, 2018
In The News
Queens rep: Why I’m pushing back at Wilbur Ross on Census citizenship question

On Monday night, at 9:29 p.m., the Commerce Department announced that it will include a citizenship question in the 2020 Census. Secretary Ross decided that a citizenship question would outweigh what he called the "limited potential adverse impacts." This is the wrong decision and is certain to lay the groundwork for an inaccurate census count. The constitution requires the census to count everybody in the country, not just citizens. There is only one opportunity to conduct the decennial census.

Meng Criticizes Trump Administration’s Decision to Include Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
March 26, 2018
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today criticized the Trump Administration's decision to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census.
"The decision to add this question without any testing at this late stage is deeply troubling and reckless," said Meng.
Meng Legislation to Combat Widespread Telephone Scam Signed into Law
March 23, 2018
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced today that her legislation to combat a widespread telephone scam that has adversely affected Americans has been signed into law.
The legislation, which was signed into law this afternoon as part of the omnibus spending bill, would crack down on criminals who engage in spoofing, a scheme in which criminals disguise their caller ID to make it appear that they're calling from a financial institution, police department or government agency.