Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal is introducing her first bill, the Access to Counsel Act, to make certain that those held or detained while attempting to enter the United States are guaranteed access to legal counsel. As a result…

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Department of Health and Human Services will grant more than $800,000 to the University of Washington for research on vascular diseases as well as improving outcomes for amputees. “I’m proud and grateful that HHS continues to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal issued this statement in response to the Departments of Homeland Security and State complying with court orders, reversing visa suspensions, and halting the implementation of President Trump’s unlawful executive order banning immigrants from…

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, in response to a lawsuit by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Seattle-based federal judge James Robart halted key provisions of President Trump’s executive orders banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. “This is fantastic and critically important…

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), the Co-Chair of the Congressional Women’s Working Group on Immigration Reform, announced that Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) would join her as Working Group Co-Chair during the group’s 2017 kickoff meeting on Thursday. The…

WASHINGTON, D.C.– More than 100 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by House Judiciary Committee Member Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), and House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Ranking…