Press Releases

June 4, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) this morning spoke on the House Floor to honor and remember the Virginia Beach shooting victims lost last Friday. Later today, she will lead a moment of silence on the House Floor.

June 2, 2019 Press Release

VIRGINIA BEACH – Following this morning’s press conference in Virginia Beach, Congresswoman Elaine Luria issued the following statement.

“Today we learned the names and record of civil service of the 12 people who were senselessly murdered in yesterday’s devastating act of violence in Virginia Beach.

May 31, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today issued the following statement regarding the shooting that took place at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center.

May 23, 2019 Press Release
VIDEO: 20-Year-Navy Veteran Advocates for Heroic Families on House Floor Before Vote

WASHINGTON – In passing the SECURE Act today, the House pushed through a fix first introduced by Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) that would provide urgent relief to Gold Star Families impacted by the 2017 tax law that caused America’s most heroic families to see d

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May 23, 2019 Press Release
20 Total VSOs Now Endorse 20-Year Navy Veteran’s Bill to Help America’s Most Heroic Families

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today announced that the number of service, veteran, and survivor organizations to offer their support for H.R. 2481, the Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act, climbed to 20.

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May 22, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today at a press conference on Capitol Hill, Congresswoman Elaine Luria spoke on behalf of Gold Star Families and her bipartisan bill that would provide tax relief to survivors of the fallen.

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May 21, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives today passed Congresswoman Elaine Luria's (VA-02) bipartisan bill that would put more money in the pockets of American veterans. 

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May 21, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today announced details about her upcoming town hall meeting in Yorktown.

May 21, 2019 Press Release
Ebenezer Baptist Church’s Pastor Opens Congressional Session with Powerful and Poignant Prayer

WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today welcomed Pastor Perez Gatling of Virginia Beach’s Ebenezer Baptist Church to the United States Capitol to serve as Guest Chaplain of the House of Representatives.

May 20, 2019 Press Release
Support Building to Fix Tax Glitch for America’s Most Heroic Families

WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today announced that key veterans service organizations — including the American Legion, Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and Military Officers Association of America — have endorsed her Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act, marking new momentum for a bill that has garnered 124 cosponsors and

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