Media
Latest News
February 11, 2021
Press Release
Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria was selected to chair the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) in the 117th Congress. This will be Congresswoman Luria’s second term as DAMA chair.
February 10, 2021
Press Release
This week, Congresswoman Elaine Luria joined Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine in sending a letter urging the Department of the Interior to use Great American Outdoors Act funding to repair Colonial Parkway in the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget request.
February 8, 2021
Press Release
Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria and her colleagues on the bipartisan House Rural Broadband Caucus wrote a letter to the Biden Administration urging the President to include investments for rural broadband in his infrastructure proposal for Congress.
February 6, 2021
Press Release
Yesterday, Congresswoman Elaine Luria voted for the National Apprenticeship Act (H.R. 447), which would create nearly one million new Registered Apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, and pre-apprenticeship positions over the next five years.
February 5, 2021
Press Release
Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria participated in the House Committee on Homeland Security’s hearing examining the ongoing domestic terrorism threat in the wake of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The hearing focused on assessing the threat of domestic terrorism attacks as well as the circumstances that led to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
February 4, 2021
Press Release
Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria joined Representatives Michael Waltz (R-FL-06), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06), and Lee Zeldin (R-NY-01) in reintroducing legislation to leverage research of the U.S. and Israel to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to better serve veterans.
February 3, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria received unanimous support for her bid to become the House Armed Services Committee’s Vice Chair for the 117th Congress.
Issues:
February 3, 2021
Press Release
This week, Congresswoman Elaine Luria led a letter to the Biden Administration urging the President to appoint a Senior Advisor to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator for the Chesapeake Bay and Anacostia River to continue working to improve the health of the Bay.
Issues:
February 2, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria called on the House Natural Resources Committee to hold a hearing to improve federal aid provided to fishery participants to ensure adequate relief is provided to Virginia’s aquaculture and shellfish industry.
January 29, 2021
Press Release
Congresswoman Elaine Luria led a letter to President Joe Biden and Department of Veterans Affairs Acting-Secretary Dat Tran, raising concerns with the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) privatization of compensation and pension (C&P) exams.
Issues:
Pages
In The News
June 23, 2020
In The News
Congresswoman Luria has joined a legislation to require the government to rename military bases that are currently named after Confederate officers.
June 23, 2020
In The News
Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria announced her support of historic policing reform legislation that will ensure we build trust between law enforcement and our communities, hold police accountable, and enhance public safety. Congresswoman Luria joined this bicameral effort by cosponsoring the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 (H.R. 7120).
June 23, 2020
In The News
Congresswoman Elaine Luria announced on Saturday that the second annual Congressional App Challenge will be open to participants until October 19, 2020.
June 23, 2020
In The News
Congresswoman Elaine Luria joined an effort calling on the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to address the COVID-19 crisis occurring within nursing homes.
June 12, 2020
In The News
Congresswoman Elaine Luria announced on Wednesday that she has sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig strongly recommending he continue processing annual tax returns as well as the COVID-19 relief checks.
June 12, 2020
In The News
Congresswoman Luria joined her Democratic colleagues of Virginia’s Congressional Delegation in urging House and Senate Leadership to provide the funding necessary to maintain postal service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 12, 2020
In The News
Congresswoman Elaine Luria released a statement on Sunday regarding the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the related protests across the nation.
May 29, 2020
In The News
Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria and her colleagues in the bipartisan For Country Caucus urged Congressional leaders to focus on commonsense, consensus building solutions to address the COVID-19 pandemic. For Country Caucus consists of principled, military veteran members of Congress committed to working in a nonpartisan way to create a more productive government.
May 29, 2020
In The News
Congresswoman Elaine Luria announced the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has established a hotline for taxpayers who have questions about their Economic Impact Payments (EIP) under the CARES Act. This decision comes after Congresswoman Luria called on the IRS to create a telephone hotline to address accessibility issues for constituents without reliable internet access.
May 29, 2020
In The News
Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria and her colleagues in the bipartisan For Country Caucus urged Congressional leaders to focus on commonsense, consensus building solutions to address the COVID-19 pandemic. For Country Caucus consists of principled, military veteran members of Congress committed to working in a nonpartisan way to create a more productive government.