This alone justifies the changes in the bill, which simply allow incarcerated juveniles to go directly to court to have serious deficiencies in their incarceration, including allegations of assault, corrected. As I said, I thank my…
Sheila Jackson Lee
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Sheila Jackson Lee is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 18th congressional district since 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been an advocate for civil rights, social justice, and healthcare reform throughout her tenure. Jackson Lee has served on various committees, including the Judiciary and Homeland Security committees, and has been involved in significant legislative efforts addressing issues such as immigration, education, and public safety.
I am proud to lend my voice in support of H.R. 983, the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act, and I congratulate the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutch) for his work, again, on an enormously commonsense bill. This is a commonsense and…
I thank my dear friend and courageous leader who brought us all together so many years ago and, I believe, built up the Equality Caucus into such an effective spokesperson for all of those who are voiceless in many instances. Madam…
As a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and the Chair of its Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, I rise in strong support of H.R. 983, the ``Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act,'' commonsense and necessary…
I am proud to lend my voice in support of H.R. 983, the ``Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act.'' This bill is a commonsense and needed bipartisan fix to close a loophole in federal law that allows con artists who make in-person pitches…
I am delighted to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin), the distinguished gentleman who is the cosponsor of this legislation here in the House. We thank him so much for his leadership.
I rise with a heavy heart with the extended amount of violence in this country that has taken hold of us through the pandemic, and now we seem to be under siege. No, it is not one isolated issue or community. It is not one isolated reason…
I thank the manager and the chairman of the full committee, Committee on the Judiciary, and to the manager for our friends on the other side of the aisle. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 961, the Justice for Juveniles Act…
I am proud to support H.R. 2922, the ``Elder Abuse Protection Act.'' As Chairman Nadler detailed, the sheer number of elder abuse cases is astounding and shameful, and the pandemic has only worsened the economic and emotional circumstances…
As a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, I rise in strong support of H.R. 704, the ``Artistic Recognition For Talented Students Act,'' or Arts Act,'' bicameral, bipartisan legislation that directs the Register of Copyrights to waive…
This is a good day on the floor of the House. S. 1340 will improve the administration of justice in the Federal courts of North Carolina. This is not only a bipartisan, bicameral effort, but it is also evidence of Republicans and Democrats…
As a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, the Out of Iraq Caucus, and a cosponsor, I rise in strong support of H.R. 256, which repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed by Congress nearly twenty…





