Press Releases
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA—Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria announced the winners of the Second District’s Second Annual Congressional App Challenge. The Congressional App Challenge is an annual non-partisan competition to engage students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through creation of original applications.
WASHINGTON, DC—This week, Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Subcommittee Chair Elaine Luria presided over the Subcommittee’s oversight hearing to examine the presumptive service connection process at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) and explores ways that the VA can more consistently and transparently compensate veterans for health benefits related to to
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria issued the following statement on the House’s passage of a short-term continuing resolution.
| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Elaine Luria today praised House passage of the conference report for the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, which includes key provisions she championed on behalf of servicemembers and military families in Hampton Roads and beyond. |
MORE Act decriminalizes marijuana on the federal level
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Luria voted for historic marijuana reform legislation, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 3884).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Elaine Luria sent a letter to Congressional leadership, urging them to include relief for contract poultry growers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Luria voted for the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 (H.R. 8294), which would create nearly one million new Registered Apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, and pre-apprenticeship positions over the next five years.