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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, led 28 House colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution condemning Iran’s government for persecuting the Iranian Baha’i community, the largest religious minority in Iran with a membership of more than 300,000 people.

WASHINGTON – Last week, on the last day of Older Americans Month, the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging & Families, chaired by Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Doris Matsui (D-CA), announced the introduction of the Older Americans Bill of Rights. The resolution, which identifies and establishes fundamental rights that every older American and their family deserve, is centered around four pillars including: guaranteeing access to affordable, equitable and comprehensive health care; financial and retirement security for seniors and their families; full participation and contribution to their communities; and aging with dignity and respect.

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member of the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after a Wall Street Journal report found that Instagram’s algorithm promoted pedophilia content and connected users searching for such content:

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Ranking Member and Chair, respectively, of the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to improve transparency in the entertainment industry by requiring all event ticket sellers to display the total ticket price—including all required fees—in any advertisement, marketing, or promotional materials.  The TICKET Act would mirror current advertising guidelines for airline tickets, requiring that consumers are able to see the full price of the ticket before purchase.  This will ensure that when American consumers are buying tickets (for concerts, theater, sporting events, etc.) they have full transparency throughout the process. Studies from the New York Attorney General’s office and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) show that fees can contribute anywhere from 21% to as much as 58% of the total cost of tickets.

WASHIGNTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member of the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) reintroduced the Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2023, which would create an Office of Food Safety Assessment within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure that chemicals that have entered the food supply chain through loopholes or that were reviewed by the FDA decades ago are safe to eat.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and a founding member of the Congressional Equality Caucus, led 19 of her colleagues in a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marica Fudge raising concerns about the mistreatment and discrimination that many LGBTQIA+ seniors face in senior housing and urged the secretary to act.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member of the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, applauds the courageous young Americans in the landmark children’s constitutional climate case, Juliana v. United States. On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the youth plaintiffs can amend their complaint and have their evidence heard in open court.