Press Releases

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11) joined Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and dozens of their colleagues in urging House Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04) to bring the US House of Representatives back into session to approve necessary funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to fulfill their Hurricane Helene and Milton… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement: “Today marks one year since Hamas unleashed its brutal, horrific attack on Israel, murdering more than one thousand people and taking hundreds more hostage, including American citizens. Many of those hostages remain in captivity still, separated from their lives and families for 365 days. As we honor the memories of… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, wrote to Governor Glenn Youngkin and Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares to demand that the Commonwealth of Virginia cease its ongoing purges of voter rolls happening within 90 days of an election, as required by federal law.… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in writing to the Postal Board of Governors to bring to their attention severe deficiencies in United States Postal Service (USPS) operations that risk the security of the mail and mail facilities and… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation and the author of the Family Building FEHB Fairness Act, released the following statement after the Office of Personnel Management announced its overview for FEHB coverage of IVF in 2025: “I am thrilled that, today, OPM has announced… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) reintroduced the Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act, legislation to better protect federal employees during a public health emergency. The legislation previously passed the House in September… Read more »

Today, Representative Lou Correa (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, and Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) led nearly 60 of their colleagues in a letter urging the Biden-Harris Administration to designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Guatemalan nationals residing… Read more »

In its October 2024 edition, Northern Virginia Magazine ranked Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) in the top 10 of their 50 Most Influential of 2024. The list features leaders from a wide variety of sectors who are shaping life across the region. “Getting consequential things done is never easy. You’ve got to have the political persistence to make it happen, and I hope I showed that… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-PA), Congressman Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Right to IVF Act, comprehensive legislation that will guarantee the right to provide and access IVF services and will expand insurance coverage of IVF and other fertility services. The legislation consolidates four bills… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation and an author of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA), will host a roundtable on the 18th iteration of the FITARA Scorecard on Friday, September 20, at 9:00am. WHAT: FITARA Roundtable WHEN: Friday, September 20 at… Read more »