WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced the Monitor Microplastics Now Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to monitor harmful microplastics and nanoplastics in drinking water. Microplastics are linked to a wide range of health problems, including heart...

SOUTHFIELD, MICH. – U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) released the following statement after one of her district offices received a letter with suspicious powder: “My office received a suspicious letter yesterday, like many other Members of Congress across the country. My staff’s well-being is of utmost priority to...

WASHINGTON – The People’s Environmental Justice Caucus, founded by U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Summer L. Lee (PA-12), and Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), released the following statement in opposition to the U.S. Senate’s permitting reform bill: “The People’s Environmental Justice Caucus stands with the nearly 200...

WASHINGTON – The People’s Environmental Justice Caucus, founded by U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Summer L. Lee (PA-12), and Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), released the following statement in opposition to the U.S. Senate’s permitting reform bill: “The People’s Environmental Justice Caucus stands with the nearly 200...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) introduced a bill to restore temporary protected status for Yemen, which the Trump administration officially terminated in July, following a legal battle. Conditions in countries designated for TPS are too dangerous for people to return safely. Those who qualify...

INKSTER, MICH. – U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) introduced the Get the Flock Out of Our Communities Act today with community leaders in front of a Flock camera in Inkster, Michigan, whose city officials just signed a long-term contract with the mass surveillance company. The bill would prohibit the use of federal...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Lou Correa (CA-46) today reintroduced a resolution remembering and honoring the life and legacy of Alex Odeh. The resolution acknowledges Alex’s impact on his community and the country, and reaffirms the importance of pursuing justice against those responsible...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Al Green (TX-09), joined by 21 Members of Congress, demanded the release of Ya’akub Ira Vijandre, who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement a year ago as of yesterday. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and ICE Acting...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today announced the reintroduction of the Fossil Free Finance Act. The legislation would require banks to adopt emission transition plans to reduce...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced the reintroduction of the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act, legislation to prohibit the government from using...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) released the following statement after voting against the Continuing Resolution to fund the Trump administration’s war and inhumane deportation agenda: “I refuse to give another dime toward Trump’s reckless war and racist mass deportations. While this wannabe dictator...