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Dingell, Colleagues Urge Administration to Lift Stop-Work Order on Brandon Road Lock and Dam Complex

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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…

Dingell Introduces the Childhood Disability Benefit Fairness Act

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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…

Dingell Co-Leads Legislation to Strengthen American Manufacturing, Decrease Dependence on China

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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…

Dingell, Moolenaar Joint Statement on Senate Commerce Committee Passage of the Connected Vehicle Security Act

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U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and John Moolenaar (R-MI-02), Chairman of the Select Committee on China, released the following statement after the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation passed the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026.  “The Connected Vehicles Security Act is crucial to protect American jobs, national security, and the future…

Dingell Leads Bipartisan Effort to Expand ABLE Savings for Americans with Disabilities 

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U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and Derek Schmidt (R-KS-02) introduced the bipartisan ABLE MATCH Act (Making Able a Tool to Combat Hardship), which would help more Americans with disabilities build financial security through Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) savings accounts. "Financial independence shouldn’t be out of reach for individuals with disabilities,”…

Dingell, Colleagues Express Concern Over Threats to Great Lakes Posed by Invasive Species

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Today, U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell and four of her House colleagues expressed concerns to the Trump Administration over the growing number of invasive species in the Great Lakes. In a letter sent to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the lawmakers said the agency may be putting the entire Great Lakes ecosystem at risk by exempting existing “Lakers,” a specialized class of…

Dingell Introduces Resolution Recognizing Importance of Diversity in Federally Funded Health Research

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U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) introduced a resolution recognizing the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in federally funded health research to advance scientific excellence, and ensure equitable outcomes for patients in the United States. “Medical research should be guided by science, not politics. If we want to develop the next generation of treatments and…

CUT THE CRAP: Dingell, Colleagues Press Administration for Answers as Michigan Becomes Epicenter of Parasitic Outbreak

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Today, U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-08), Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) pressed administration leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for answers on the federal response–or lack thereof–to the nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis. The parasitic,…

Dingell, Tlaib Demand Answers Over Concerning Working Conditions at USPS Facility in Metro Detroit

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U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) are demanding answers from the United States Postal Service (USPS) over reports of concerning working conditions at the Allen Park distribution center in metro Detroit. The reports follow the death of a postal service worker at the same distribution center in late 2025.  “Staff, supervisors, and union…

Dingell Introduces Bill to Remove Financial Barriers for Hospice Patients

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Today, U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) introduced the Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act, legislation requiring the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to test a model under which blood transfusions furnished to an individual receiving hospice care are paid separately from the hospice all-inclusive per diem payment under…

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