Michigan's 12th Congressional District
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Tlaib, Bush, Bowman Lead Letter to House Leadership Urging Action to Respond to Deadly Heat Waves
On August 24, 2023, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), and Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) led 22 of their colleagues in a letter to House leadership urging immediate legislative action to respond to deadly heat waves that continue to sweep the country.
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Tlaib Introduces Bill to Reduce Debt History for Millions of Americans
On August 8, 2023, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) re-introduced the Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit & Protecting Consumers Act to provide credit restoration for victims of predatory lending, fraud, and other financial abuse, prohibit the reporting of medical debt, and reduce the length of time that adverse information appears on credit reports from seven to four years.
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Tlaib, Barbara Lee, Summer Lee, Bowman Introduce OLIGARCH Act to Tax the Rich
On July 26, 2023, Representatives Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Barbara Lee (CA-12), Summer Lee (PA-12), and Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), introduced the Oppose Limitless Inequality Growth and Reverse Community Harms (OLIGARCH) Act to tax extreme wealth, reduce inequality, and combat the threat to democracy posed by billionaires.
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Tlaib, Bush Joint Statement on Boycotting Israeli President Herzog’s Joint Address to Congress
On July 18, 2023, Representatives Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Cori Bush (MO-01) released a joint statement on boycotting Israeli President Herzog’s joint address to Congress
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Tlaib Secures Suicide Prevention Awareness Provision in National Defense Bill
On July 14, 2023, the House of Representatives voted to pass Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib’s (MI-12) provision included in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2024 (NDAA) to raise awareness about suicide prevention services among servicemembers and veterans.
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Tlaib Introduces Bill to Fight Air Pollution with Cumulative Impact Requirement
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) re-introduced the Cumulative Impacts Act, which would create critical protections for environmental justice and frontline communities overburdened by air and water pollution, building on Congressman Raul Grijalva’s (AZ-07) visionary H.R. 1705, the A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act
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Tlaib Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Affirmative Action
On Jun 29, 2023, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in higher education admissions decisions
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Tlaib Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Block Student Debt Relief
On Jun 30, 2023, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to block President Biden’s student debt relief plan
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Tlaib, Bush, Omar, Bowman Joint Statement on Boycotting Prime Minister Modi’s Joint Address to Congress
On Jun 22, 2023, Representatives Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Cori Bush (MO-01), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) released a joint statement on boycotting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s joint address to Congress
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Tlaib Introduces Bill to Target Excessive Compensation for Bank Executives
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), member of the House Financial Services Committee (FSC), introduced the Fostering Accountability in Remuneration Fund Act, or FAIR Fund Act, as part of a legislative package from Democratic FSC members responding to the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank, which were the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th largest individual bank failures in U.S. history
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Tlaib Introduces Safe Storage Saves Lives Act to Reduce Firearm Deaths of Children
On Jun 16, 2023, during National Gun Violence Awareness Month, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02), and Congressman Maxwell Frost (FL-10) introduced the Safe Storage Saves Lives Act to reduce firearm deaths in children
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Tlaib, Bowman, Wilson Introduce Bill Increasing Charter School Oversight and Accountability
Jun 13, 2023, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), and Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) reintroduced the landmark Charter Oversight, Accountability, and Transparency (COAT) Act, which will strengthen the country’s public education system by promoting the same type of accountability from charter schools nationwide that the law requires of public schools
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Tlaib, Watson Coleman, Takano Introduce Legislation to End Auto Insurance Discrimination
On Jun 06 ,Representatives Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Mark Takano (CA-39) reintroduced a bill to ensure insurance companies use only driving-related factors in determining car insurance rates and eligibility
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Tlaib Opposes Debt Limit Deal
On May 31, 2023, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) released the following statement after voting to oppose the debt limit deal
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Tlaib, Stansbury Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Public Lands and Waters for Environmental Justice Communities
On May 30, 2023, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Congresswoman Stansbury (NM-01), Member of the House Natural Resources Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations reintroduced the Environmental Justice in Recreation Permitting Act
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Tlaib, Ramirez Introduce Bill to Expand Health Care Providers for Veterans
On May 25, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03) introduced the Expanding Health Care Providers for Veterans Act to make it easier for the VA and State Veterans Homes to hire foreign employees on H1-B visas when they cannot find a suitable applicant in the United States
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Tlaib, Khanna Lead Letter Urging President Biden to Support Ending War in Yemen
On May 18, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) led 39 of their colleagues in a letter to President Biden and his Yemen policy team in support of ongoing diplomacy to end the eight-year long war in Yemen
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Tlaib Joins Bush Calling for Reparations Now
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) joins Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) as an original cosponsor of her Reparations Now Resolution that calls on the federal government to provide reparations to the descendants of enslaved Black families
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Congresswomen Tlaib, Bush Statement on Vote Against H. Res. 363
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) released the following statement after voting against H. Res. 363 yesterday on the House floor
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Tlaib Statement on Nakba Event at the Capitol
On May 10, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) released the following statement on Speaker McCarthy’s failed attempt to cancel the Nakba event at the Capitol