Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) voted for H.R. 3233, legislation to establish an independent, bipartisan 9/11-type commission to examine and report upon the facts, causes and security relating to the terrorist mob attack on the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021. The Commission would also be charged with making recommendations to prevent future attacks on our democracy.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Reps. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Val Demings (FL-10), Mike Quigley (IL-5), Mike Thompson (CA-5), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Joe Neguse (CO-2), Ted Deutch (FL-22), and Peter DeFazio (OR-04) introduced the Protecting Our Communities Act.

NEW YORK, NY – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) highlighted new tools from the White House to help constituents of New York’s 13th congressional district get vaccinated.

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, has announced more than $111 million in emergency funding for students and institutions of higher education in New York’s 13th Congressional District under the American Rescue Plan. The funding will help local institutions cope with the severe financial distress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and as they continue serving their students safely.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Congresswoman Jenniffer González Colón (PR-At-Large), and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) joined together to reintroduce the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act, which would provide crucial relief to thousands of families who lost homes in natural disasters and ensure that future disaster relief efforts are more effective. The legislation was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last year with overwhelming bipartisan support.

WASHINGTON – Earlier this week, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) joined Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07),Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) to reintroduce the Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act to hold law enforcement officers criminally liable for failing to obtain medical assistance to people in custody experiencing medical distress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Representative Steve Stivers (OH-15) introduced the Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act (SEERA), which will curb the flow of electronic waste (e-waste) to China, where the materials are either discarded in ways that are environmentally destructive or processed through “urban mining” facilities where they are counterfeit or insufficiently refurbished and resold in

NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will hold a virtual session on the Restaurant Revitalization Fund in collaboration with the Small Business Administration of New York (SBA-NY) on Tuesday, May 11 at 12:00 p.m. EST.