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Meeks and Velázquez Reintroduce Legislation to Lower Housing Costs for Homeowners and Renters

May 15, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) reintroduced the Habitable Housing Conversion Pilot Program of 2026 or the "Basement Bill." The measure would establish a 5-year pilot program to provide grants for homeowners to transform their basements into safe apartment units.

Issues:Financial ServicesHousing

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Issues Statement on Republicans Again Voting Against Iran War Powers

May 14, 2026

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement after House Republicans again voted against an Iran War Powers Resolution:

Issues:Foreign Affairs

Top National Security Democrats Urge Trump to Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to Taiwan Ahead of Beijing Visit

May 13, 2026

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ro Khanna, Ranking Member Jim Himes and Ranking Member Adam Smith of the House Armed Services Committee sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to reaffirm the United States’ longstanding One-China Policy.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Hoyer, Fitzpatrick, Kaptur, Bacon, Keating, Kiley Statement on Securing Final Signature to Force a Vote on the Ukraine Support Act:

May 13, 2026

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks; Steny H. Hoyer; Marcy Kaptur; Bill Keating; Don Bacon and Kevin Kiley today released a joint statement after their bipartisan discharge petition for H.R. 2913 -- the Ukraine Support Act -- received the final signature needed to compel a vote on the House Floor.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Shaheen Press State Department to Restore Transparency in PEPFAR Data Reporting

May 5, 2026

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio raising concern over the incomplete release of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 programmatic data for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Calls Out Trump Admin for Abusing Emergency Authorities to Bypass Congress on Arms Sales

May 4, 2026

Press Release

Washington, DC – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today condemned the Trump administration for again invoking emergency authorities to bypass Congressional review of arms sales.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Statement on Trump’s Withdrawal of Troops from Germany

May 1, 2026

Press Release

Washington, DC – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s announcement that it is withdrawing 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany:

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Smith, Himes Issue Statement on 60-Day Mark of Iran War

May 1, 2026

Press Release

Washington, DC – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; and Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today issued a joint statement on the 60-day mark of Trump’s war in Iran.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Meng, Frankel, Degette, Jayapal, and Jacobs Introduce Legislation to Nullify Radical Expanded Global Gag Rule

April 30, 2026

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Meng, Frankel, Degette, Jayapal, and Jacobs Introduce Legislation to Nullify Radical Expanded Global Gag Rule

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, HFAC Democrats Call on Rubio and Mast for a Hearing on Iran Negotiations

April 29, 2026

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today led all Committee Democrats in sending companion letters to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chairman Brian Mast reiterating Committee Democrats' demand for public hearings on the state of negotiations with Iran.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

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