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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Gregory W. Meeks introduced the Debt Collection Harmonization Act, H.R. 4347, which seeks to protect consumers from unfair and abusive conduct by debt collectors. This bill will close gaps in the Fair Debt Collection Protection Act (FDCPA) by treating all debt collected by third parties similarly while also providing FDCPA teeth by adjusting penalties for inflation. Additionally, H.R. 4347 prevents private debt collection companies from collecting debts associated with natural disasters, and requires the Department of Treasury to manage debt collection associated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s errors in the administration of Individual Assistance claims:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Gregory W. Meeks a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force issued the following statement praising President Barack Obama’s announcement that his administration will take executive action to curb gun violence in America:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Peter King (R-NY) joined U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Harry Reid (D-NV) in sending a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to issue a posthumous pardon to boxing legend John Arthur “Jack” Johnson. Johnson was the first African-American heavyweight-boxing champion but in 1913, he was charged under the Mann Act for his interracial relationship with a white woman, tarnishing his name and ruining his career. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) that President Obama signed yesterday included a resolution cosponsored by the above Representatives and Senators, expressing that it is the sense of Congress that Mr. Johnson should be posthumously pardoned. Congressman Meeks issued a statement regarding the letter to President Obama:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement after Republicans in the House of Representatives blocked a vote on H.R. 1076, the Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a bill to replace No Child Left Behind, by a vote of 359-64:

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Congressman Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement regarding the release of video footage showing the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement regarding the hostage situation at the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement regarding his vote against H.R. 4038 the so-called “American SAFE Act of 2015":