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DelBene, Sewell Introduce Bill to Prevent Trump from Reassigning Tax Enforcers

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Terri Sewell (AL-07) introduced the Protecting Taxpayer Resources Act, legislation that would prevent President Trump from reassigning Internal Revenue Service (IRS) criminal investigators to immigration enforcement without proper training and oversight. In February, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem urged Treasury…

DelBene, Pfluger, Blackburn, Warner Introduce Legislation to Strengthen U.S. Immersive Technology Leadership

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and August Pfluger (TX-11) and Senators Marsha Blackburn (TN) and Mark Warner (VA) introduced the United States Leadership in Immersive Technology Act, legislation that would establish an advisory panel tasked with creating a national immersive technology strategy. Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), collectively known as…

DelBene, Schrier, Gluesenkamp Perez, Newhouse Introduce Critical Landslide Preparedness Legislation

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), and Dan Newhouse (WA-04) reintroduced the National Landslide Preparedness Reauthorization Act. This bipartisan legislation will help save lives, protect communities and property, and improve natural disaster emergency preparedness by targeting key gaps in science and mapping…

DelBene, Smith, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Support Hydropower Investment

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Adrian Smith (NE-03), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Kim Schrier (WA-08), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) have reintroduced the Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act, which extends a 30 percent investment tax credit (ITC) to U.S. hydroelectric projects aimed at improving power production,…

DelBene, Beyer Blast Republicans’ Hidden Tariff Provision

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Don Beyer (VA-08), members of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, issued a joint statement on a House vote on a provision hidden in a Republican rule that would effectively surrender congressional power over raising taxes and tariffs on the American people to Trump. The vote comes on a day when Trump announced huge new tariffs on…

DelBene, Dingell Introduce Bill to Provide Relief to Unpaid Federal Workers and Service Members

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Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) introduced the Pay Federal Workers and Servicemembers Act to allow states to make unemployment benefits available to unpaid federal workers and servicemembers who, despite a government shutdown, are required to show up to work without receiving a paycheck.   The government runs out of funding on March 14,…

DelBene Reintroduces Bipartisan R&D Expensing Legislation

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Ron Estes (KS-04), John Larson (CT-01), and Rudy Yakym (IN-02) reintroduced the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act. The bipartisan bill permanently allows for immediate research and development expensing, retroactive to 2022 when the provision expired. "Washington has been at the forefront of advanced technology development,…

DelBene, Beyer Introduce Legislation to Stop Trump Tariff Chaos, Restore Trade Authority in Congress

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Don Beyer (VA-08) reintroduced the Congressional Trade Authority Act, legislation that would require the president to submit to Congress any proposal to adjust tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act. DelBene and Beyer reintroduced the bill in response to the economic chaos of President Trump’s rapidly changing tariff regime,…

DelBene Introduces Resolutions to End Trump’s Trade War on Mexico & Canada

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) introduced resolutions to terminate President Trump’s illegal use of “emergency” authorities to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The resolutions would end the administration’s abuse of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which it has used to justify tariffs based on a fabricated national emergency. The legal foundation of…

DelBene Introduces Bill to Increase Participation in Apprenticeships

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) introduced legislation to boost participation in apprenticeship programs by creating exemptions for apprenticeship income from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) eligibility criteria. Registered apprenticeships are a proven path to good-paying jobs and financial stability. However, many apprenticeship programs involve classroom…