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June 16, 2016

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee and a Senior Member of the House Homeland Security, released the following statement regarding the Republican response to the Orlando mass shooting by combining legislation and repac

June 16, 2016

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee and the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, released the following statement today after introducing H.R. 5470 the “Stop Mass Killings by Violent Terrorists Act”:

May 18, 2016

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement today after being named to serve on a conference committee working to complete legislation addressing the opioid addiction epidemic.

Issues:Health Care
May 6, 2016

What: HR 5130 - The “Stop Infant Mortality and Recidivism Reduction Act of 2016” or the “SIMARRA Act,” will permit the Bureau of Prisons to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system for pregnant offenders by establishing a pilot program of critical-stage, developmental nurseries in Federal prisons for children born to inmates.

May 5, 2016

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement in honor of Cinco de Mayo today:

April 18, 2016

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, after writing and talking with the IRS Commissioner, announces that Houston area tax payers qualify for relief from Penalties on late tax returns due to severe weather and flooding in the Houston area:

April 18, 2016

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, released the following statement today after the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in United States, et al. v. Texas, et al., No.

Issues:Immigration
April 15, 2016

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Investigations released the following statement regarding the recent shooting of Harris County Deputy Constable Alden Clopton:

April 4, 2016

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, issued the following statement on the shooting of Virginia State Trooper Chad Dermyer at a Richmond, Virginia Greyhound station yesterday: