Press Releases
“One year ago today the House passed H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act. Each year more than 36,000 Americans are killed by gun violence and 100,000 are wounded. Just this week, another mass shooting left five people dead in Wisconsin.
Gives Patients the Right to Know the Cost of Care Before they Receive it
(Washington, DC) Today, Congressman Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) introduced the bipartisan Know the Price Act. The bill protects consumers by requiring health care providers and insurers to disclose the cost of procedures and services recommended to the patient. Representative Malinowski was joined by Dr. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) as an original cosponsor.
(Somerville, NJ) Today, Congressman Tom Malinowski hosted a workshop on what seniors need to know before filing their 2019 taxes. Representatives from The Taxpayer Advocate Service, AARP, and the United Way of Northern New Jersey gave presentations discussing various resources and programs seniors can use to prepare their taxes ahead of the April deadline.
(Washington, DC) Today, Representative Tom Malinowski voted to pass H.J. Res. 79, a resolution to remove an arbitrary deadline previously set by Congress for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). This will help facilitate the timely ratification of the ERA as an amendment to the United States Constitution. Representative Malinowski is a cosponsor of this legislation.
(Washington, DC) Today, Representative Malinowski announced that Neighborworks America, a congressionally chartered nonprofit, has awarded a $187,500 grant to the Housing Partnership of Morris County. This grant will support efforts to develop and preserve affordable housing, revitalize and sustain neighborhoods, and create jobs in New Jersey.
(Washington, DC) Today, Representative Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) introduced the Natural Infrastructure and Resiliency Act. This bipartisan bill defines natural infrastructure in the FAST Act, and allows natural infrastructure projects to apply for Department of Transportation grants.
(Washington, DC) Today, the Department of Transportation announced that the new Portal North Bridge will be eligible for grant funding in the FY2021 budget after years of being stalled.
(Washington, DC) Today, Representative Malinowski voted to pass H.Res. 826, Expressing Disapproval of the Trump Administration’s Harmful Actions Towards Medicaid.
(Washington, DC) Today, Representative Malinowski voted to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a bipartisan bill that strengthens workers’ rights to negotiate for living wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions. The legislation was co-sponsored by all 12 members of the New Jersey congressional delegation.
(Washington, DC) Today, Representative Malinowski’s Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act, a bipartisan bill to reauthorize and expand the National Estuary Program (NEP), passed the House 355-62.