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Trahan Announces Over $2 Million in Federal Funding for Local Community Colleges

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Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced $2,023,573 in new federal funding for three community colleges across the Third District. The money comes from three U.S. Department of Education programs that help first-generation, low-income, and nontraditional students get to college, stay enrolled, and graduate.  “For so many students, community college is where a bigger future…

Trahan Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Improve 988 Services

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Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, introduced the bipartisan 988 Implementation Act, a comprehensive bipartisan legislative package that will provide states with federal funding and resources to build a crisis response infrastructure behind the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The legislative…

Trahan, Fitzpatrick, Pettersen Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Recognize Overdose Awareness Day

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Today, Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force Co-Chairs Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) and Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-07) introduced bipartisan legislation legislation to commemorate Overdose Awareness Day, a solemn day to honor those who have lost their lives to overdoses, destigmatize addiction and seeking…

ICYMI: Public Knowledge Calls the FRONTIER Act “the best proposal (so far)” for Reining In Frontier AI

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In a new analysis, the consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge backed Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congressman Jay Obernolte’s (R-CA-23) Frontier Risk Oversight, National Transparency, Independent Evaluation, and Reporting (FRONTIER) Act, calling it the strongest proposal yet to manage the risks of the most powerful AI systems. “The frontier needs real rules, not voluntary…

Trahan Celebrates $140 Million in Federal Funding for Haverhill Line Improvements

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Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Governor Maura Healey in announcing a $139.6 million investment from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to make major improvements to the Haverhill Commuter Rail line, helping deliver faster, safer and more reliable service for thousands of riders every day. The funding will…

Trahan Announces $161K in Federal Funding to Support Local Law Enforcement

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Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced a total of $161,035 in federal funding secured to support law enforcement initiatives in Lawrence, Lowell, Haverhill, Fitchburg, and Marlborough. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) Program. “Our police officers show up for us every day, and this…

What They’re Saying: Broad Coalition Lauds Bipartisan FRONTIER Act

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Less than a week after Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) introduced the Frontier Risk Oversight, National Transparency, Independent Evaluation, and Reporting (FRONTIER) Act, a broad coalition of stakeholders is praising the bipartisan legislation that would establish a federal risk-based framework governing the development and deployment of the…

Trahan, Obernolte Introduce Bipartisan FRONTIER Act to Strengthen Oversight of Advanced AI

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Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23), alongside Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA-50), Scott Franklin (R-FL-18), Suhas Subramanyan (D-VA-10), and Erin Houchin (R-IN-09), introduced the Frontier Risk Oversight, National Transparency, Independent Evaluation, and Reporting (FRONTIER) Act. introduced the Frontier Risk Oversight, National…

Trahan, DeLauro, Larsen, Walkinshaw, Gillen Introduce Right to IVF Act

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Today, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03), Rosa DeLauro (CT-01), Rick Larsen (WA-02), James Walkinshaw (VA-11), and Laura Gillen (NY-04) led the introduction of the Right to IVF Act of 2026. Introduced ahead of World IVF Day on July 25th, the sweeping legislative package that would make it easier to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) for…

Trahan’s Bipartisan App Store Freedom Act Featured in Legislative Hearing

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Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) touted her App Store Freedom Act (H.R. 3209) during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on “Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing Marketplace.” The bipartisan bill, introduced alongside Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03) last year, would open up the mobile app marketplace to real…