Washington, DC – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a Member of the House Armed Services Committee, secured several key wins for Massachusetts in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 (H.R. 2500). The House passed the NDAA earlier today. The FY20 NDAA authorizes $733 billion for our national defense to take care of troops, conduct critical research and… Read more »
Boston, MA – Tomorrow, Tuesday July 9, 2019, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) will unveil the Accountability for Migrant Deaths Act, a new bill to ensure that Congress is notified promptly of migrant deaths in U.S. custody and can act to hold the administration accountable. Congresswoman Trahan will be meeting with Eva A. Millona, Executive Director of the Massachusetts… Read more »
Lowell, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) announced two National Science Foundation (NSF) awards totaling $300,000 made to the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The first award has an intended total amount of $50,000.00, and supports a project entitled "I-Corps: Detecting Cancer in Single Cells," and started Jul. 01, 2019. The second award has an intended total amount of… Read more »
Washington, DC — On Monday, July 1, 2019, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) will join several of her colleagues from the House of Representatives on a delegation led by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) to El Paso and Clint, Texas to visit and tour several facilities used to detain immigrants, including those housing young children and infants in notoriously deplorable conditions.… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) released this statement following the passage of H.R. 2722, the Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act of 2019.
“The need to safeguard the security and integrity of our elections is urgent. That is why today, I voted in favor of the SAFE Act. We know that Russia interfered in our 2016 elections. We also know… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) successfully amended the Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services & General Government appropriations bill (H.R. 3351). Rep. Trahan’s amendment would compel the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide an update into results from its investigation into the sale of geolocation data by wireless carriers to third party… Read more »
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) highlighted numerous priorities of Massachusetts and the Third Congressional District included in H.R. 3055, the second “minibus” packages of fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills. This bill passed the House on Tuesday, June 25.
“This appropriations package secures a number of important wins for Massachusetts’ Third… Read more »
Lawrence, MA – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) today announced a $1,215,478 Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships (EHS-CCP) grant from the Department of Health and Human Services for Community Day Care Center of Lawrence, Inc.
“I am pleased that these Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships funds will support kids growing up in Lawrence. This investment will bring… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Seth Moulton (D-MA-06) introduced the Sewage Treatment Overflow Prevention through Community Sanitation Outreach (STOP CSO) Act of 2019, or The STOP CSO Act.
The STOP CSO Act would require local governments to alert residents within 4 hours if stormwater overwhelms sewage plants and carries sewage into rivers and… Read more »
Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) highlighted the inclusion of numerous Massachusetts priorities and other communities across America in H.R. 2740, a “minibus” package of fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills, which passed the House on Wednesday, June 19.
“People across Massachusetts understand the need to increase investments in our families,… Read more »
