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Legislation sponsored by U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-Queens) and Eliot Engel (D-Bronx) in response to concerns of insufficient heat at some New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) buildings was passed last night by the House of Representatives.
The U.S. Senate unanimously voted to include a provision authored by Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) that removes offensive terms such as “Oriental” from federal law. The amendment was added to S. 2012, the Energy Policy and Modernization Act, which is currently being debated by the Senate. Legislation removing derogatory terms, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), was passed by the U.S.
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) introduced legislation that seeks to make feminine hygiene products such as tampons and pads more accessible and affordable to women.
The measure, entitled the Fund Essential Menstruation Products (FEM) Act, would add feminine hygiene products to the list of items that can be purchased with funds in a Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and its Subcommittee on the Middle East, today issued the following statement on cosponsoring two pieces of legislation that aim to combat Iran’s ballistic missile activities: the Zero Tolerance for Terror Act and the Iran Ballistic Missile Prevention and Sanctions Act of 2016.
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) and New York City Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Queens) on Tuesday night (January 19) hosted a meet and greet with the Queens Jewish community and New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today spoke on the floor of the House in honor of Korean American Day. The following are the remarks she delivered.
Months after a hearing on sexual harassment at the Environmental Protection Agency, one of the House’s top government watchdogs has delivered on his promise to protect the youngest members of the federal workforce.
New York Democrat Congresswoman Grace Meng has found a unique way to support Muslims in America and rebuff the Republican presidential front-runner and businessman Donald Trump’s vicious invective against Muslims: she has invited as her guest a Pakistani American New York Police Department (NYPD) officer, Lt.
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced today that a Muslim New York City Police (NYPD) lieutenant will be her guest at President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday in an effort to combat rising anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States.
Tonight, U.S. Reps. Elijah E.