116th Congress

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JAYAPAL VOTES TO ADVANCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN & EXPAND PROTECTIONS FOR PREGNANT WORKERS

The bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would guarantee pregnant workers have an affirmative right to reasonable work accommodations [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), a member of the House Education and Labor Committee and Co-Chair of the Congressional…
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REPS. JAYAPAL, CLARKE, AND SMITH LEAD LETTER CALLING FOR EXTENSION AND REDESIGNATION OF TPS FOR SOMALI-AMERICANS

[WASHINGTON, DC]—Reps., Pramila Jayapal, Ilhan Omar, Yvette D. Clarke, and Adam Smith led 50 members in a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf requesting that the Trump Administration allow Somali-American families with…
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JAYAPAL, DELBENE, MURRAY, CANTWELL LEAD LETTER TO DHS DEMANDING ANSWERS ON IRANIAN AMERICANS BEING DETAINED AT BORDER

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, joined U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-01), and U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and…
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JAYAPAL LEADS FIVE COLLEAGUES IN PRESSING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON REPORTS OF IRANIAN AMERICANS BEING HELD AT BORDER

[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, today led five colleagues in writing to the Trump Administration to demand more information on…
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