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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today led 45 members of Congress in sending a letter urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand access to preventative care by requiring insurers to cover surveillance colonoscopies without cost-sharing. Colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men younger than 50 years old, and recent studies have discovered a… Read more »

Today, ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game between the University of Michigan and the University of Washington, Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) announced a friendly wager on the outcome of the game.    When the Wolverines maintain their position as the best team in the country, Rep. Jayapal, who represents the… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement congratulating the University of Michigan Wolverines on their victory in the College Football Playoff National Championship.   “This Wolverines team has fought hard for every single win that brought them to the National Championship tonight, and they deserve all the success they have earned. Through… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that Fourth State LLC in Ann Arbor will receive $100,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a plasma reactor that destroys PFAS and removes heavy metals in landfill leachate and other wastewaters. “This funding will enable a small business right here in our community to develop innovative technology to… Read more »

Today, Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Pat Ryan (NY-18), along with 13 additional members of Congress, introduced comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to protect Americans and the environment from harmful forever chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The bill would establish a national drinking water standard for select PFAS… Read more »

In keeping with Dingell tradition, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today released the annual Dingell Jingle, in the style of "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (The Night Before Christmas).   ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the House Not even the Freedom Caucus are acting like louse   Bills have been brought to the floor with care In hopes that bipartisan… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the Department of Defense (DOD) will award $3,830,762 to the University of Michigan under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) to support the purchase of major equipment to augment current and develop new research capabilities. “This funding enables the University of Michigan to conduct… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $48,098,049 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research in areas including arthritis, musculoskeletal and skin diseases, pharmacology, physiology, biological chemistry, drug abuse and addiction programs, cancer centers… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today joined the Department of Transportation and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the announcement of an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) in support of HALT Act provisions to require impaired driving prevention technology in all new vehicles.   The HALT Act, led by Congresswoman Dingell and Senator Ben Ray… Read more »

Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and John Moolenaar (MI-02) today reintroduced the PACE Expanded Act, legislation to strengthen the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).   The PACE Expanded Act would support the expansion of current PACE programs and facilitate the establishment of new ones by giving PACE programs greater flexibility to enroll beneficiaries… Read more »