Environment

Landmark environmental legislation permanently funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund at the full level, invests millions in public lands and outdoor spaces across the Pacific Northwest U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and co-founder of…

[SEATTLE, WA] – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Co-Chair of the United for Climate and Environmental Justice Task Force, urged the Trump administration to immediately withdraw an Executive Order that seeks to allow development projects…

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced that they helped secure a $1,500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Seattle-Bainbridge Island Ferry Service to convert one of its two ferries from…

WASHINGTON, DC  – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship, today took the House floor to deliver remarks in support of H.R. 4,the…

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House passed H.R. 3055, the second “minibus” spending bill for the fiscal year 2020, which included significant investments in affordable housing, transportation, infrastructure and the environment. This second bill package includes bold requests led by…

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Jayapal successfully secured one million dollars of additional federal funding for homelessness and housing services. Her amendment to the FY2020 appropriations bill (H.R. 3055) was approved overwhelmingly on a bipartisan basis.  “These grants fund programs…