Press Releases
Dear Colleague,
In light of the attached notification by the Sergeant-at-Arms, in consultation with the Office of Attending Physician, that a public health emergency is in effect due to a novel coronavirus, I am hereby extending the "covered period" designated on January 4, 2021, pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, until August 12, 2022.
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the House passed the Keeping Kids Fed Act, which will now be sent to President Biden to become law:
"Today, the Congress honored a fundamental truth: that no child in America should have to go to bed hungry. In passing the Keeping Kids Fed Act, our nation takes a major bipartisan, bicameral step to ensure our children will get the healthy school meals they need.
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after a Republican-appointed Supreme Court majority voted to overturn Roe v. Wade:
Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Senate passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, historic gun violence prevention legislation:
"On behalf of the House, we applaud the Senate for passing its gun violence prevention package on a strong bipartisan vote.
Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the House passed the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act:
"Today, the House took another step in the fight for full equality. By passing the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, we will ensure federal lawmakers has the data it needs to better tackle the disparities afflicting our LGBTQ friends and neighbors.
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi hosted the unveiling of a portrait of the late Congresswoman Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first woman of color elected to Congress and a driving force behind enacting Title IX fifty years ago today, in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which gutted the authority of individual states to keep public spaces safe from gun violence:
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Title IX:
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after House Republicans voted overwhelmingly against the Active Shooter Alert Act, a basic step to save lives from active shooters:
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Dolores Huerta and farmworker advocates for a press event on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act at the House Triangle. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Our distinguished Chairman held a session this morning and – actually, here at this press conference, laid out a wonderful agenda: the challenge that we face in passing this important legislation, and the importance of this legislation.