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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today voted to pass the fiscal year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies funding bill, which includes several of her key health care priorities, including extended telehealth flexibilities for two years, pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform, National Institute of Health (NIH) funding protections, and increased… Read more »

Today, 86 Congressional Democrats demanded the Trump administration withdraw four proposed rules that would blow massive holes in the Endangered Species Act — the law that has saved 99 percent of listed species from extinction.  In a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, ESA Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Rep. Don… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) is inviting students to participate in her annual “Valentines for Veterans” project by creating handmade Valentine’s Day cards to be delivered directly to local veterans. Since 2015, students across the region have made hundreds of cards each year to show love and appreciation to veterans at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center and Lieutenant Colonel… Read more »

Today, the United States House of Representatives unanimously passed the bipartisan Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act. Led by Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Ann Wagner (R-MO), the legislation redirects unobligated funds collected through the False Claims Act to the Crime Victims Fund through Fiscal Year 2029, stabilizing the Crime Victims Fund that serves 7 million… Read more »

Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) today sent a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner following up on their November 2025 request for answers about the death of Nicholas John Acker of Trenton at the USPS Detroit Network Distribution Center (NDC) in Allen Park.    In response to their November letter, the Postal Service wrote that… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in response to Congressman Steny Hoyer’s announcement that he will not seek reelection. “Steny Hoyer is a long-time friend, partner, colleague, and someone I have always been able to turn to. He has been a steadfast, hardworking representative for his constituents for more than four decades and helped shape some of… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent the following letter to Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, expressing concern and demanding answers from the company regarding its response to reports of sexual assault and harassment by its users. This letter comes as a follow-up to a September letter and subsequent meeting, where Uber staff provided explanations that do not align… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today led 19 of her House colleagues in writing to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the agency not to narrow the scope of PFAS reporting and recordkeeping under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as the agency has proposed. “When finalized in October 2023, the PFAS reporting rule marked a milestone in the… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to Senior Official Performing the Duties of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator David Richardson to inquire about the status of Emergency Food and Shelter Program (ESFP) grant funding for awarded entities in the district, particularly First Step Domestic & Sexual Violence Services.  “As you know, the… Read more »

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today introduced a new bill to accelerate the implementation of drunk and impaired driving prevention technology in new vehicles. Building upon Dingell’s HALT Act, which was passed in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the Deployment of Required Impairment Prevention Vehicle Equipment to Honor the Abbas Family Legacy to… Read more »