Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Delegate James Moylan (R-Guam) reintroduced the bipartisan Clean Energy Workforce Act, legislation to create a grant program to fund career and technical education (CTE) programs to train young people for careers in the clean energy construction field.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously passed U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner’s (RI-02) Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest (FISH) Act, legislation to combat foreign illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing that undercuts local Rhode Island fishermen.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously passed U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner’s (RI-02) bipartisan American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026, legislation he co-leads with Rep. Jenn Kiggans (VA-02). The legislation extends and increases federal funding for the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP), which preserves and restores some of the nation’s most historically significant battlefields.
WASHINGTON, DC – New polling released by the Brookings Institution demonstrates overwhelming support for the U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner’s proposal to guarantee paid vacation for all workers through his Protected Time Off Act. Recent polling from Data for Progress also shows broad support for the proposal.
COVENTRY, RI — Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) joined local Coventry leaders to announce $2,250,000 of federal funding he secured for the Town of Coventry to support the construction of a new municipal waste collection facility and flood prevention and sidewalk improvements in the Wood Street area.
WARWICK, R.I. — Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) joined Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi, Chief Peter McMichael of the Warwick Fire Department, and first responders to celebrate the completion of a new state-of-the-art Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the city of Warwick, which was made possible by a $530,437 grant he secured for the city in 2024.
WARWICK, RI – Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) announced that he will not accept a salary during the ongoing partial government shutdown that is impacting the Department of Homeland Security. He released the following statement:
“I will not take a paycheck while TSA officers and many other federal employees are required to work without one.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (D-RI-02) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) introduced bipartisan legislation to reestablish a permanent Select Committee on Aging in the House of Representatives, which would serve as a dedicated forum to address the needs of older Americans.
WARWICK, R.I. — Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) joined local leaders to announce $850,000 of federal funding he secured in government funding legislation for the South Kingstown Housing Authority to build a new community center at the Champagne Heights housing development.