Congressional Issues
Information related to Issues concerning Congress itself.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) announced that his office is accepting Appropriations requests for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), including Community Project Funding (CPF) and programmatic requests. The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 17, 2023, at 5 p.m. Late or incomplete requests may not be accepted or considered.
Please note: This FAQ is based on information from prior shutdowns and currently available information from agencies. The Trump administration has not been fully transparent with its shutdown plans and Trump himself has made threats to manipulate a shutdown for political gain, change agency operations significantly, and use civil servants as pawns by firing them en masse as he has been all year.
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Reps. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) and Grace Meng (NY-06) held a press conference Thursday calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately cease its operations in Minnesota and stop terrorizing communities nationwide including in Queens and throughout New York.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and John Katko (NY-24), and U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Rob Portman (R-OH), applauded news that their bipartisan, bicameral Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act has been signed into law by President Biden. This bill honors the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman with the creation of a series of commemorative coins that bear her image and are emblematic of her legacy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Grace Meng (NY-06) and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) announced that $117,696,000 in federal funding has been allocated for the QueensWay project in Queens.