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Today, the bipartisan Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution - introduced by Representatives Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), and Mike Lawler (R-NY) - cleared a significant hurdle, bringing it one step closer to a vote on the House floor.After Speaker Johnson blocked efforts to allow new parents in Congress to vote remotely, this bipartisan group of lawmakers filed a discharge petition. This procedure allows members to bypass House Republican leadership a…  Continue Reading

Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reintroduced the Stand Up for Sudan Act, which would prohibit U.S. arms sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until the UAE is no longer providing material support to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan.  The civil war in Sudan has created the world’s largest displacement and humanitarian crisis. Over 30 million Sudanese people - nea…  Continue Reading

Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) joined a bipartisan delegation of House Armed Services Committee members on an oversight visit today of the immigrant detention center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Following her return, she released the following statement: “Today, I visited the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay as part of a bipartisan delegation to conduct oversight of President Trump’s plan to house immigrants there en route to deportation. Already, the project has cost $16 million - but onl…  Continue Reading