118th Congress
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced the establishment of a bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to explore how Congress can ensure America continues to lead the world in AI innovation while considering guardrails that may be appropriate to safeguard the nation against current and emerging threats.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) introduced the Healthcare Enhancement and Learning Through Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (HEALTH AI) Act, which would award grants to explore how generative AI can improve patient care.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) introduced the Protecting Americans from Undue Surveillance Act, which would establish an oversight office within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review applications under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The FISA Oversight Office would evaluate each application made by the federal government to surveil a U.S. citizen to ensure that the standard of probable cause is met.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after House Republicans voted to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.
“This was a stupid, purely partisan impeachment. Republicans still can’t explain what misdemeanors Secretary Mayorkas allegedly committed, let alone any high crimes. This political stunt is a waste of time and it will go nowhere in the Senate.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement following the House's vote on Israel supplemental funding.
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) and Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) called for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to change its policy on counting service-connected disability benefits as income so that homeless disabled veterans can access housing.
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 (D-Los Angeles County) introduced the Glue Trap Prohibition Act, a bill to place a national ban on the possession and use of glue traps to catch rodents. Glue traps – boards coated with adhesive used to catch and kill pests – are among the cruelest ways to eliminate rodents. In their attempts to escape the glue, animals may tear off their skin, and some may even gnaw off their own limbs.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) led a letter with Congressman William R. Keating (D-MA) and Congressman Jared Golden (D-ME) urging the Biden-Harris Administration to provide Ukraine with the weapons it needs to win the war against Russia. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the Members urged officials to send Ukraine long-range tactical missiles systems to help Ukraine push back on Russian aggression and end the war.
In the letters, the Members write: