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Office of the 11th Congressional District of Virginia
Formerly the Office of Representative Gerry Connolly

The Washington, D.C., office and the district office of former Representative Connolly will continue to serve the people of the 11th Congressional District of Virginia under the supervision of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Representative Connolly passed away on May 21, 2025. See Press Release

Some Workers Hurt by Shutdown Were Not Paid

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Andrea Worker Thousands of furloughed government employees suffered during the shutdown. Many were forced to seek public and and/or private assistance to meet basic needs and financial obligations. But during their ordeals, those government employees knew that when they returned to work they would eventually receive back…

Connolly and Cummings Introduce the “Interim Stay Authority to Protect Whistleblowers Act”

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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, introduced the Interim Stay Authority to Protect Whistleblowers Act. In the event there are no members on the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) as is currently the case, this legislation would…

Contractors tally shutdown costs

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Mark Rockwell Even though the six-week partial government shutdown ended in February, its impact is still being felt, contractors told a congressional panel on May 6. Several federal contractors at a field hearing convened by the House Oversight and Reform Committee's Subcommittee on Government Operations testified their…

Contractors call for guaranteed back pay after government shutdowns

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Nick Iannelli About three months after the longest government shutdown in history came to an end, leaders of companies and unions representing federal contract workers are speaking out, asking for legislative changes to ensure that their employees are guaranteed back pay if another shutdown occurs. “We should harness the pain…

Connolly to Host Military Service Academy Night in Prince William

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Tags: Veterans

Congressman Gerry Connolly will partner with Prince William County Schools to host a “Military Service Academy Night” for Prince William County students interested in attending one of our nation’s Service Academies. Information will also be provided about scholarships from the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). The program will take place on Monday, May 6, 2019 at 7:00 PM at…

Oversight Democrats Urge House Appropriators To Deny Funds for Trump Government Reorganization

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Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, led House Democrats in sending a letter urging the House Committee on Appropriations to deny funds for the implementation of President Trump’s government reorganization plan and the proposed merger of Office of…

Connolly-Turner Introduce Resolution Celebrating 70th Anniversary of NATO

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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Michael Turner (R-OH), former President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, introduced a resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States remains committed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The bipartisan…

Bicameral, Bipartisan Group Introduces Legislation to Protect Federal Workers from Losing Health Benefits During Government Shutdowns

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This week, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Rep. Mark Meadows, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Reps. Katherine Clark, Don Young, and Van Taylor introduced two bills to help protect the health benefits of federal workers…

48 House Members Urge Appropriators to Include Back Pay For Federal Contractors in Government Funding Legislation

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Yesterday, 48 House members sent a bipartisan letter to Chairwoman Nita Lowey and Ranking Member Kay Granger urging the House Appropriations Committee to include back pay for federal contractor employees in upcoming government funding legislation. The letter was led by Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and…

Connolly-Yoho Reintroduce Partner with Korea Act

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Today, Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, and Ted Yoho (R-FL) introduced the Partner with Korea Act, bipartisan legislation that builds on the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) and encourages greater ties between American and Korean businesses. The legislation would create an allotment of 15,000 E-4 highly skilled work visas…