Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee passed Congresswoman Veronica Escobar’s (TX-16) legislation to criminalize fraudulent immigration services and prevent notario fraud.
H.R. 4435, the Fight Notario Fraud Act of 2021, introduced on July 16 by Congresswoman Escobar, would criminalize the provision of fraudulent legal services, certain misrepresentations by individuals who… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) announced the inclusion of $964,000 in funding for the El Paso Makes project in the Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Subcommittee Appropriations bill. The El Paso Makes project would develop a regional innovation ecosystem by harnessing UTEP’s national research preeminence to create high quality jobs for the region and accelerate El Paso’s… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, and Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14), Chair of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, and 23 cosigners sent a letter to House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders calling attention to the… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) announced that 53,800 El Paso households could expect to receive monthly Child Tax Credit payments beginning today, July 15th, 2021.
The Child Tax Credit was included as part of the American Rescue Plan Act, which Congresswoman Escobar voted to send to President Joe Biden’s desk in March 2021. The Child Tax Credit benefits… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) announced the inclusion of $1.1 million in funding for the Connecting Communities: Upper Valley First-Time Water & Wastewater Projects.
This funding would be used to provide for the design and environmental assessment for a cluster of first-time water and wastewater projects throughout the El Paso Upper Valley, benefiting over 400… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released a statement following President Joe Biden’s announcement of the nomination of El Paso native Gabe Camarillo as United States Under Secretary of the Army. In February 2021, Congresswoman Escobar led two congressional letters endorsing Gabe Camarillo’s nomination:
“I am proud to support the historic nomination of El Paso native Gabe… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) introduced legislation to designate the El Paso Community Healing Garden as a federally recognized National Memorial Site. The introduction of this legislation comes ahead of the two-year mark of the August 3rd, 2019, domestic terrorist attack against El Paso, Texas.
“Almost two years ago, El Pasoans found themselves at the… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar voted to pass the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act. This five-year, $715 billion surface transportation reauthorization and water infrastructure bill will create good-paying jobs, invest in American workers and communities, and tackle the climate crisis. This legislation… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted for H.Res. 503, which empowers Congress to find the truth of the January 6th attack and ensure that this assault on democracy does not happen again. This legislation will create a Select Committee charged with investigating and reporting upon the facts and causes, as well as making recommendations to prevent similar domestic terrorist… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-17), Chair of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee, were joined by a bipartisan group of Representatives in introducing the PFAS Filthy Fifty Act, legislation directing the Department of Defense (DoD) to test for and… Read more »
