Press Releases

May 16, 2019 Press Release
Momentum Behind Bipartisan Legislation to Help Heroic Families

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria’s (VA-02) Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act (H.R. 2481) has received the formal endorsement of the For Country Caucus and now has 100 cosponsors.

The Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act will fix a consequence of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that is causing Gold Star Families to see drastic tax increases.

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May 15, 2019 Press Release
First-Of-Its-Kind Bipartisan Group

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) announced she will serve as Vice Chair and co-founder of the Servicewomen and Women Veterans Congressional Caucus (SWWV).

May 15, 2019 Press Release
Newest Office to Serve Peninsula Residents

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) has opened a new office in Yorktown.

Congresswoman Luria now has offices in Yorktown, Onley, Virginia Beach, and Washington.

May 14, 2019 Press Release
20-Year Navy Veteran Urges Speedy Senate Action
WASHINGTON – After several instances of fighting on behalf of Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans in Congress, Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today spoke on the House floor and voted in support of a bill she proudly cosponsored that would bring overdue health and disability benefits to a long-neglected group of veterans.
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May 10, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Yesterday evening, Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) voted to pass H.R. 986, the Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2019, to safeguard current protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions.

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May 8, 2019 Press Release
Rep. Luria’s Legislation Would Support Veterans Via Income and Accessibility

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today participated in her first full-committee bill markup as a member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

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May 8, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – This Saturday, the offices of Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02), Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04), and Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) will host a “Hampton Roads Service Academy Day” in Chesapeake, Va.

May 7, 2019 Press Release
Overall VA-02 Winner Kyra Moe of Salem High School Will Have Art in U.S. Capitol for One Year

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) last week announced the winners of the Congressional Art Competition in Virginia’s Second Congressional District.

May 2, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today introduced bipartisan legislation that would repeal a tax hike first established by the hastily-passed 2017 Republican tax law, forcing some Gold Star Families to pay thousands of additional dollars in taxes on survivor benefi

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May 2, 2019 Press Release
Navy Admiral: “You Absolutely Can’t Win a Football Game Without Players on the Field”
WASHINGTON – In a House Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday, Congresswoman Elaine Luria highlighted gaps between the administration’s goal of keeping drugs away from the Southern border and how many Navy ships are being assigned to do the job.

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