Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, in advance of Memorial Day Weekend, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) and Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and 18 Members of Congress introduced bipartisan legislation to recognize America’s first integrated military unit — the First Rhode Island Regiment — by posthumously awarding its members with the Congressional Gold Medal.
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to improve public health, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, alongside Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, today announced over $19 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for community health centers and medical research for Rhode Island institutions.
WASHINGTON, DC -- As part of its ongoing efforts to help people and businesses recover from severe winter storms in December and January that resulted in extensive flood damage across Rhode Island, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved $12.9 million in federal flood aid for Rhode Islanders so far, according to the state’s Congressional delegation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (D-RI-02) and U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) introduced Domenic and Ed’s Law. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would allow a parent whose child develops a total and permanent disability to be eligible for a student loan discharge.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo in sending a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Troy Miller requesting information on Rhode Island’s Global Entry Enrollment Center. Since closing for renovations on July 6, 2020, the center has left Rhode Islanders unable to conveniently schedule their required in-person interviews for Global Entry.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives gave final passage of Representative Seth Magaziner’s (RI-02) provision to strengthen airport cybersecurity as part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act.
WARWICK, RI — Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02)announced the winner of Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District 2024 Congressional Art Competition.
PROVIDENCE, RI -- Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo announced that Rhode Island has been allocated $60,105,548 in federal transit funding to enhance public transportation across the Ocean State in 2024.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, alongside Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, applauded the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) announcement that it will commit $200 million in federal funds to maximize the procurement of domestic Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), one of the most effective nutrition treatments for malnutrition.
PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation announced that the Ocean State is getting $1,482,715 in federal funding from AmeriCorps to support key community projects in Providence and Woonsocket. Specifically, this federal funding will support programs managed by TerraCorps, an environmental nonprofit committed to land protection and stewardship, and the Woonsocket Neighborhood Development Corporation.