Committee Work
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Congressman Andy Kim (D-NJ) introduced legislation to help determine whether the Department of State is denying security clearances solely because of an individual’s racial, cultural or ethnic background.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on the retirement of Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) from Congress.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, which included provisions authorizing the United States to enter into tax agreements with Taiwan. The provisions help to mitigate double taxation for businesses and individuals.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following condemnation of Iran’s missile strikes in Pakistan.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu issued the following statement after the House and Senate passed his bill, the Accountability in Assignment Restrictions and Reviews Act, as a part of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act. Congressman Lieu’s bill builds on his previous legislation passed in the FY22 NDAA that focused on creating an independent appeals process and more transparency around State Department employees who are subjected to assignment restrictions.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) introduced Tyler’s Law, bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing fentanyl overdoses in the United States.
Embroiled in controversy and a crisis of ethics, the United States Supreme Court continues to hand down decisions in direct opposition to precedent, the Constitution, and public opinion. The court has taken a MAGA right turn because of extremists’ concerted effort to transform it into their political weapon. What was once intended to be an apolitical body of reason has now become an arm of partisan extremism.
WASHINGTON – Today, TIME named Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) to the first-ever TIME100 AI list, highlighting 100 individuals advancing major conversations about how AI is reshaping the world.
The list features leaders, policymakers, artists and entrepreneurs across a variety of fields and from countries around the world.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after ProPublica's newest reporting outlining the numerous expensive luxury gifts that Clarence Thomas allegedly accepted and failed to disclose.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after ProPublica's newest reporting outlining the numerous expensive luxury gifts that Clarence Thomas allegedly accepted and failed to disclose.