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Gillibrand Statement on House Passage of Bill to Regulate Faulty E-bike Batteries
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on the House passage of the bipartisan Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act, legislation that would establish the first federal safety standards for lithium-ion batteries...
Gillibrand, Rubio Introduce Legislation to Support Victims of Human Trafficking
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced the introduction of the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide relief to survivors of human trafficking who committed a non-violent offense as a direct...
Gillibrand Announces Democratic Farm Bill Framework Includes Bill to Expand SNAP to Puerto Rico
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing that her bipartisan Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act was included in the Farm Bill framework released by the Senate Agriculture Committee Democrats. The inclusion of this landmark legislation would...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge USDA Secretary Vilsack to Strengthen Interagency Coordination to Respond to Avian Flu Outbreak
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, along with 16 other senators, sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack in response to the recent outbreak of avian flu. In the letter, the senators urge the USDA, Food and Drug...
Gillibrand Applauds Biden Administration Move to Reclassify Marijuana
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement about the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) moving to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance: “I’m grateful that the DEA is heeding my call to...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $500,000 in Fed Funding to Replace Boquet River’s Aging Culvert at Moss Road to Protect Critical Wildlife Species and Habitats
Senators Said Funding Will Protect Unique Fish Species, Like American Eel, Brook Trout, & Atlantic Salmon Living In Boquet River, Which Impacts Sports Tourism And The Local Economy Funding Comes From Biden Administration’s Recently Announced $70 Million For...
Gillibrand, Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Take on Antisemitism on College Campuses
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside 29 other senators, announced the introduction of the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act. The bill will help address antisemitic sentiment and action on college campuses—which has been rising across the nation for...
Schumer, Gillibrand Deliver an Additional $10 Million to Manhattan in FY24 Spending Bill; A Total of Over $110 Million Secured for Local Projects in Manhattan
Today, U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that they secured an additional $9,972,000 for local projects in Manhattan in the most recent FY2024 funding bill. This funding will help increase access to health care and education services, arts...
In NYC, Gillibrand Announces Child Care Working Group Committed To Tackling Child Care Crisis
Child care has grown increasingly unaffordable for many New Yorkers, while the average wage for early childhood educators has remained below the state median income With the Expiration of Major Federal Child Care Funding In September 2023, Over 5,700 New York...