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March 31, 2026
Reps. Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Mark Takano (CA-39), and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced legislation to commemorate Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31st, recognize the many achievements and progress made by people in the transgender and gender non-conforming communities, and affirm their human rights. Rep. Sara Jacobs, Co-Chair of the Transgender Equality Task Force, said: “Under an administration that constantly tries to make transgender and gender non-confor… Continue Reading
March 26, 2026After voting against H. Res. 1128, Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) reiterated her call to break up and restructure the Department of Homeland Security. Rep. Sara Jacobs said: “After 9/11, the Department of Homeland Security was created to fix major security failures - but instead helped build a permanent domestic surveillance state. With a broad mandate and limited oversight, DHS has enabled mass data collection on Americans: buying our data from brokers, scanning our fingerprints and faces at airport… Continue Reading
March 24, 2026Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) led an oversight push of the Pentagon’s $210 million purchase of cluster munitions from an Israeli government-backed company. In a letter cosigned by several of her colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee, the lawmakers demanded answers about why the Department of Defense has purchased cluster munitions and whether it plans to continue doing so. Read the Letter Here The lawmakers wrote: Dear Secretary Hegseth: We write to request detailed informa… Continue Reading