U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) introduced the Sunscreen in Parks Findings Act (SPF) Act, bipartisan legislation that would direct the National Park Service (NPS) to study and report on ways to make sun protection more available in national parks at low or no cost. “This bipartisan legislation is about keeping people safe, expanding access to sunscreen, and ... Read More »
U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) released the following statement after President Trump signed an Executive Order attempting to rename Lake Ontario: “The Great Lakes are a shared treasure that generations of Americans and Canadians have worked together to protect. Donald Trump can sign all the executive orders he wants, but it will always be Lake Ontario. Canada is not our enemy. It is... Read More »
U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) released the following statement in the wake of a growing trade war between the United States and Canada: “It is a dark moment for our country when the president is more comfortable cozying up to dictators and autocrats than working together to find common ground with our closest friend and ally. Canada and the United States share the longest internatio... Read More »
U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) requested immediate answers from Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of the Navy officials after receiving troubling reports from constituents regarding deteriorating living conditions and basic necessity shortages aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. “There have been reports of unreliable access to hot water and laundry, shortages of basic supplies, ... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and Jack Bergman (R-MI-01), alongside nine of their Michigan colleagues in the U.S. House, co-led a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) highlighting the essential role of Gift of Life Michigan. Gift of Life Michigan is the federally designated non-profit Organ Procurement Org... Read More »
U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) is demanding answers from the United States Postal Service (USPS) following delays of time-sensitive mail deliveries across Southeast Michigan. In a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner, Congresswoman Dingell highlighted the responsibilities of the USPS to ensure deliveries are received in a timely fashion and the recent failures of the department... Read More »
U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) is calling on University of Michigan leadership to fully address the long-standing concerns of Ypsilanti Township residents at its upcoming town hall after it was announced that the University had selected the community as the site for the controversial Los Alamos National Laboratory data center. “Ypsilanti Township residents have not been given suffici... Read More »
U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) released the following statement criticizing the University of Michigan’s selection of Ypsilanti Township as the site for the controversial Los Alamos National Laboratory data center: “It is deeply disturbing that the University of Michigan has chosen this site for the Los Alamos data center project despite the clear opposition of Ypsilanti Township res... Read More »
U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s Executive Order upending decades of federal guidance on which vaccines are administered to children: “Parents already face enough challenges when it comes to keeping their children healthy. They should not be forced to pay for additional doctor visits, take more time off work, and make repeate... Read More »
U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) introduced bicameral legislation to establish long-term care services benefits as part of the Medicare program. The Medicare At Home Act would help older adults and people with disabilities remain safely in their homes and communities by expanding home care coverage under Medicare Part B. Medicare Part B usually covers d... Read More »
U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and seven of her House colleagues pressed the Trump Administration to address estrogen patch shortages for menopause treatment. In a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the lawmakers highlighted how this shortage is straining the ability of doctors to provide resources that can be life changing for women battling the symptoms of menopause,... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-05) introduced a resolution condemning a Department of Justice (DOJ) legal opinion that was issued on June 18, 2026, regarding Olmstead v. L.C., the landmark Supreme Court decision that recognized the institutional isolation of people with disabilities as unlawful discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Bill Huizenga (R-MI-04), and Dave Joyce (R-OH-14) urged the Trump Administration to lift the stop-work order and end the administrative review on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam complex. The critical project is designed to prevent invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes and devastating the region’s $11 billion fishing and rec... Read More »
U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) introduced the Childhood Disability Benefit Fairness Act, a bill that would fix the issue where disabled adult children are denied crucial Medicaid and related medical benefits because they never received Supplemental Security Income (SSI) before becoming eligible for Social Security’s Childhood Disability Benefit (CDB). "Individuals living with a disa... Read More »
U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), alongside Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY-03), introduced the Industrial Bank for American Manufacturing Act, legislation aimed at strengthening American manufacturing and decreasing the United States’ dependence on China. The bill would redirect up to 50 percent of Section 301 tariff revenue collected on Chinese imports to fin... Read More »
