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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) led a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) calling on the agency to act to safeguard the rights of Puerto Rican voters in the face of ongoing disenfranchisement in the Puerto Rican electoral system.
 

Brooklyn, NY – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced her intention to introduce a federal version of New York’s Mel’s Law.

Washington, D.C. –Today, on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane María’s landfall in Puerto Rico, Representative Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) introduced the Data Improvement for Puerto Rico Recovery Act.

Washington D.C.– Today, Representatives Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Young Kim (R-CA) and U.S. Senators Mazie K.

Brooklyn, New York - Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the passing of Dianne Jackson: 
 

Washington D.C.—Yesterday, Reps. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Shontel Brown (D-OH) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting an update on delays in implementation of a rule to ban formaldehyde and other formaldehyde-releasing chemicals in hair products.

Washington, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez issued the following statement ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress:
 

Washington D.C.— Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) introduced the Texture Positive Act of 2024, which will incentivize educational training in cosmetology schools across the country to increase the number of trained professionals with knowledge of working with textured hair.