Press Releases

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the following statement after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released early estimates that in 2021, traffic fatalities reached a 16-year high:

EVANSTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky announced the winners of the Illinois 9th Congressional District's 2022 "An Artistic Discovery" Congressional Art Competition, naming students who won 1st place overall and in several categories. This annual competition, sponsored by the Congressional Institute, invites young artists from around the nation to compose and submit visual art to their member of Congress. The winner of the competition will be invited to a ceremony in at the Capitol in Washington, DC, where all the winners from around the country will be recognized.

WASHINGTON — Today, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Chairwoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), alongside Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Chairman David Cicilline (D-RI), Representatives Val Demings (D-FL), and Katie Porter (D-CA), introduced the Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2022, which would prohibit the practice of price gouging during all abnormal market disruptions – including the current pandemic – by authorizing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general to enforce a federal ban against unconscionably excessive price increases, regardless of a seller's posi

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on Alvaro Bedoya's confirmation to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC):

CHICAGO – U.S. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined consumer protection advocates and local business leaders to call for the passage of their bipartisan Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers (INFORM Consumers) Act. This legislation would combat the online sale of stolen, counterfeit, and dangerous consumer products by ensuring transparency and verification of high-volume third-party sellers in online retail marketplaces.

WASHINGTON – Today, Consumer Protection & Commerce Subcommittee Chairwoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Health Subcommittee Chairman Lloyd Doggett (TX-35) and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) issued the following joint statement calling on the Biden Administration to expand global vaccine access in hopes of putting an end to the COVID-19 pandemic:

WASHINGTON – Today, Consumer Protection & Commerce Subcommittee Chairwoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), & Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-At Large), alongside Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), called on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to clear the backlog of overdue automobile safety rulemakings and research initiatives in the wake of the recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finding that the safety agency has failed to complete several Congressional safety directives by statutory deadlines.

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement commemorating Yom HaShoah: