Public Safety & Criminal Justice

The FAMILIES Act is modeled after successful Oregon and Washington state programs aimed at preventing trauma for children and families and proven to reduce recidivism; legislation is endorsed by nearly 100 criminal justice, civil rights and child welfare organizations WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative…

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) issued the following statement on the shooting that occurred in downtown Seattle on January 22, 2020: “Our hearts break for the life that was tragically cut short and the lives forever…

The SAFE SEX Workers Study Act would require a study of the impact of SESTA/FOSTA on the health & safety of sex workers WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, along with several…

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today introduced the Students Not Profits Act to protect students from the predatory practices of for-profit colleges by ending taxpayer…

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…