Civil Rights and Equality
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), along with original cosponsors Representatives Glenn Ivey (MD-04), David Trone (MD-06), C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-5), James P. McGovern (MA-02), and Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D.
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), along with nine other original cosponsors, introduced the Temporary Protected Status for Ecuador Act (H.R. 7371), which would grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to over 300,000 Ecuadorians in the U.S. who have fled the current mass outbreak of gang-related violence in Ecuador to seek safety for their families.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) sent a congressional letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) asking these agencies to release timely hate crime data and urging them to redouble their efforts to protect students and faculty from hate crimes following the recent spike in anti-religious hate crimes on U.S. college campuses. The letter was endorsed by the Anti-Defamation League and was signed by several other key Members of Congress.
NEW YORK, NY -- Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement on the introduction of the first-ever legislation to designate Holcombe Rucker Park in Harlem, New York, as a National Commemorative Site. The Holcombe Rucker Park Landmark Act aims to recognize the iconic park and its historical significance in Harlem and around the world.
WASHINGTON, DC -- In a bid to strengthen federal efforts to combat hate crimes on college and university campuses, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement on the introduction of his bill, the Combating Hate Across Campus Act, which would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education
WASHINGTON, DC -- This week, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR) introduced the bipartisan Roberto Clemente Commemorativ
WASHINGTON, DC -- Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led all Democratic members of the New York City congressional delegation in a letter to New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, echoing their support to ban solitary confinement in New York City. This is the second such letter led by Rep. Espaillat, who sent a similar letter to former City Council Speaker Corey Johnson in December of 2021.
WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, December 12th at 11:00 a.m. (EST), Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host his annual “Brides March” vigil and press conference at the U.S. Capitol in memory of Gladys Ricart, who was murdered on her wedding day by a former abusive partner, and in support of all victims of domestic and intimate partner violence.
WASHINGTON, DC– Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Members of the New York Congressional Delegation sent a letter urging Republican House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Granger and Subcommittee Chairman Womack to allocate $7 billion to c
NEW YORK, NY -- Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement on the introduction of his bill, the Earned Benefits Equality and Family Reunification Act, which aims to create a pilot program that would allow Medicare beneficiaries to use their benefits overseas.