Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) introduced the Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research (STAR) Act, along with Representatives Blake Moore (UT-01), Doris Matsui (CA-07), Michael McCaul (TX-10), John Moolenaar (MI-02), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Joe Morelle (NY-25). This bipartisan legislation would advance U.S.… Read more »
This week, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Dwight Evans (PA-03), Don Bacon (NE-02), Gwen Moore (WI-04), and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) introduced the PEER (Parents Engaging with Experienced Resilient) Mentors Act. This bipartisan legislation would promote peer mentorship across the child-welfare system to help parents and caregivers of youth receiving services, foster parents, and… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association (PNWH2) has been awarded $27.5 million in initial federal investment. The hub is a collective of private sector, government, academic, research, and philanthropic entities across Washington, Oregon, and Montana, to accelerate clean hydrogen technology, production, and… Read more »
Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-At-Large) introduced the Preventing Unnecessary Deaths During Life-Threatening Events (PUDDLE) Act to protect families from electricity shutoffs during heat waves and cold snaps.
Under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), electric utilities are prohibited from disconnecting electricity due to overdue… Read more »
Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Carol Miller (WV-01) welcomed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to include home dialysis services for patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in their Calendar Year 2025 (CY25) End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Proposed Rule.
AKI treatment often requires a hospital stay… Read more »
Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Mike Kelly (PA-16), Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) and Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) and Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS), Kyrsten Sinema (AZ), John Thune (SD), and Sherrod Brown (OH) recently introduced an updated Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act. The bipartisan legislation would streamline Medicare Advantage’s prior authorization process to… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) led their colleagues in urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Danny Werfel to review the status of the Family Research Council (FRC) as an “association of churches” for tax filing purposes.
In August 2022, the lawmakers sent a letter to then-Commissioner Charles P.… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) presented the City of Woodinville with a $850,000 ceremonial check to replace a culvert in Little Bear Creek that will support fish migration and habitat restoration. DelBene secured the investment in the Fiscal Year 2024 government funding law.
The project will replace an undersized culvert that causes flooding and creates barriers to… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) hosted a roundtable discussion with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Washington patients, and physicians to discuss the policy changes taking place that will improve Washingtonians access to health services and reduce burden on Washington providers.
During the discussion, participants… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) presented the City of Redmond with a $960,000 check to replace an aging asbestos cement water pipe that has reached the end of its useful life. DelBene secured the investment in the FY24 federal funding law.
The City of Redmond has experienced 27 water main breaks in the last six years alone, which pose a significant risk to life and… Read more »
