Reps. Tlaib, Watson Coleman introduce Monitor Microplastics Now Act

Introduced bill directing EPA to monitor microplastics and nanoplastics in drinking water.

“Our public health is suffering because the EPA refuses to listen to science”

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People’s Environmental Justice Caucus opposes Senate permitting reform bill

Opposed Senate permitting reform bill that accelerates data center and pipeline construction.

“To make matters worse, this power grab doesn’t even meaningfully protect ratepayers from the soaring energy costs and toxic pollution that data center developments bring to their neighborhoods.”

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Rep. Tlaib releases statement on suspicious letter sent to office

Released statement after office received suspicious letter with 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 me, and I’m relieved that they are safe. My office has been repeatedly targeted.”

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Rep. Tlaib introduces bill to restore temporary protected status for Yemen

Introduced bill to restore temporary protected status for Yemen.

“The Trump administration is threatening our Yemeni neighbors, and I will not stand for it. DHS unjustly terminated temporary protected status for Yemen without care for the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe and escalating armed conflict facing the country”

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Rep. Tlaib introduces bill to remove and prohibit Flock cameras, mass surveillance technologies

Introduced bill prohibiting federal funding for automated mass surveillance systems.

“The mass surveillance crisis is not a dystopian fantasy—it is already here. Our children and neighbors cannot go to the park, drive down the street, go to work, or exercise their Constitutional rights without their privacy being breached”

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Reps. Tlaib, Correa reintroduce resolution honoring Alex Odeh

Reintroduced resolution honoring Alex Odeh and calling for justice in his murder case.

“Alex Odeh dedicated his life to achieving true equality and equity for all. For daring to push for a better tomorrow, Alex was assassinated by members of the Jewish Defense League, and his killers have yet to be brought to justice”

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Reps. Tlaib and Green lead letter demanding release of DACA recipient in ICE custody

Led letter demanding release of DACA recipient detained by ICE for over a year without criminal charges.

“His DACA status, renewed as recently as May 2024 through May 2026, was subsequently revoked.”

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Reps. Tlaib, Pressley, Senator Markey Announce Legislation to Stop Big Banks from Bankrolling the Climate Crisis

Reintroduced bill requiring banks to reduce financial sector emissions and stop fossil fuel financing.

“Our financial institutions and banks are funding the pollution of our air and water that make us sicker. They choose to invest billions of dollars in dirty fossil fuel projects”

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Reps. Jayapal, Tlaib, Pressley and Sens. Markey, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Halt Government Use of Facial Recognition and Other Biometric Technology

Reintroduced legislation to prohibit federal government use of facial recognition and biometric technologies.

“Facial recognition technology is racist, misidentifying Black, Brown, and Asian residents and pinning them as suspects in crimes they did not commit”

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Calling for Real Protections from Data Centers

called Ratepayer Protection Act won't do a darn thing to protect us from AI data centers. It will only serve utility CEOs and encourage more data centers. People across the country, no matter the political party, have been coming together, loud and clear, in saying that data centers are not welcome…

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Stop Data Sharing Between ICE and TSA

Mr. Speaker, TSA is sharing passengers' names, birth dates, and private data with ICE, leading to a surge of unlawful arrests and detention at our airports. Airports are becoming de facto detention centers, funneling humans into the ICE mass detention deportation agenda for profit. ICE agents are…

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Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026

Mr. Speaker, this bill is an attack on free speech and academic freedom, all in the name of defending a genocidal apartheid state. While the Trump administration is stripping universities of their funding, deporting international students, and pressuring universities to shut down their Black and…

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Giving Voice to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Principles

Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Jackson for his incredible leadership and, of course, CPC for hosting this Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, we know that since day one, the President of the United States has targeted policies and programs that are about equity, about women's rights, making sure…

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Free Sama Safi Now

Mr. Speaker, free Sama Safi now. Sama Safi is a 20-year-old U.S. citizen and honors student of psychology who was kidnapped from her home in the middle of the night by the Israeli forces. For exactly 3 months today, Sama has been suffering in the Israeli military prisons. Sama has a severe chronic…

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Honoring Humberto Oriel Cardenas

Mr. Speaker, Humberto Oriel Cardenas was a southwest Detroit icon, and it is with a heavy heart that we say good-bye. Beto, as we lovingly called him, dedicated his life to our community in southwest Detroit. He loved our neighborhood and created a lasting legacy. Beto started a long-running…

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Rep. Tlaib votes against funding bill 

Voted against continuing resolution funding defense and immigration enforcement.

“I refuse to give another dime toward Trump’s reckless war and racist mass deportations. While this wannabe dictator claims there’s no money for healthcare, food assistance, or Social Security, he has no issue funding endless wars, genocide and DHS’s violent deportation machine.”

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Providing for the Condemnation and Denouncement of Socialism in All Its Forms, and for Other Purposes

Mr. Speaker, corporate greed is hurting Americans. It is not Democratic Socialists who are fighting for universal healthcare, childcare, and clean water. The sponsor of this resolution took $10,000 from Phillips 66, a gas company, and that is a fact. I wonder how many residents in Colorado's Fifth…

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Rep. Tlaib, 40 colleagues demand release of U.S. citizen in Israeli military prison in bicameral letter

Led 40 members in letter demanding Secretary of State secure release of U.S. citizen from Israeli military prison.

“With every additional day that Sama is subjected to deprivation and abuse by Israel, our fear grows that her spark is being dimmed; that we are losing pieces of her health, her strength, and the vibrant, loving spirit that makes her who she is”

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Rep. Tlaib responds to targeting of Michigan Muslim families

Condemned Islamophobic targeting of Muslim families in Dearborn and called for community solidarity.

“More leaders, including local elected officials, must speak out, especially against the local instigators participating in the spread of hatred under the guise of faith. Their silence is complacent and normalizes fearmongering and racism. We know that targeting any community doesn’t allow any of us to be safe.”

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Rep. Tlaib introduces bill to stop data sharing between TSA and ICE

Introduced bill to prevent TSA from sharing passenger data with ICE.

“TSA is complicit in ICE expanding its chaos and cruelty to target our communities in our airports and has been openly lying about it”

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Rep. Tlaib introduces a bill to ban AI data centers on federal lands

Introduced bill to permanently ban large AI data centers on federal lands and military bases.

“Everywhere I go in our district, our residents tell me loud and clear, data centers are not welcome in our communities. AI data centers bring noise, light, air, and water pollution, and can increase energy costs by as much as 267%”

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Rep. Tlaib celebrates housing bill becoming law

Celebrated housing bill becoming law to increase affordable housing supply.

“The housing crisis is hurting Michigan, and this bill is an important step towards helping our local governments address their communities’ needs. I’m proud of our bipartisan housing package because it will help relieve housing costs that are a crushing burden for too many of our neighbors”

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Rep. Tlaib introduces bill to correct credit history for victims of predatory lending, fraud, economic abuse

Introduced bill to restore credit for victims of predatory lending, fraud and financial abuse.

“This is an economic justice bill. We know that credit reports are wreaked by errors, and create barricades to obtain housing, employment, and transportation”

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Tlaib Introduces 26 Amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

Introduced 26 amendments to National Defense Authorization Act addressing human rights and military policy.

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Tlaib Introduces Bank Failure Accountability Act

Introduced bill to require banks to hold executive compensation in deferred funds tied to company performance.

“Time and again, we have seen executives and senior employees at large financial institutions pursue short-term profits at any cost because their compensation packages encourage excessive risk-taking”

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