Press Releases

June 15, 2021 Press Release
Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes introduced the Reducing COVID-19 Disparities by Investing in the Public Health Act of 2021. This bill will double the federal investment in the Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Fund at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention to $2.4 billion. The bill would also double funding for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, and the Offices of Minority Health within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
June 8, 2021 Press Release
Congresswoman Jahana Hayes is excited to announce the first place winner of the 2021 Congressional Arts Competition, Anna Goodwin, a junior at Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury, Connecticut, who was selected for her piece, “Allegro” a drawing in colored pencil. A total of four artworks were selected to be displayed in the Capitol Tunnel, the Connecticut and Washington, D.C. offices, and the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury for one year.
June 8, 2021 Press Release

Waterbury, CT -- Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) announced the inclusion of her requested Member Designated Projects in the proposed Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act.   

June 8, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-05) introduced the Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act to form a $100 billion application-based grant program to help re

June 4, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON –House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott and Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chair Jahana Hayes issued the following statement in response to the United St

May 27, 2021 Press Release
Congresswoman Hayes led her first subcommittee hearing as Chairwoman, co-led the Stop Child Hunger Act, and challenged the Biden Administration to embrace working towards permanent solutions to end hunger by 2030.
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May 14, 2021 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House passed H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill cosponsored by Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05). This legislation establishes a pregnant worker’s right to reasonable workplace accommodations, provided they do not impose an unnecessary burden on their employer.

May 11, 2021 Press Release

College students became eligible for expanded SNAP benefits temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic. This bill would make that expansion permanent and provide other supports for students' basic needs.

April 27, 2021 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced bipartisan legislation designating and celebrating the week of April 26 through April 30, 2021, as “National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week.”

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