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November 5, 2026
Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) introduced the Right to Re-Enroll Act. The bipartisan bill would protect patients from unexpected changes to their health insurance coverage. It would allow Americans enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans to switch insurance plans outside of the annual open enrollment period if their provider or health system is dropped from their insurance network.
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November 2, 2026
Today, Congresswomen Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), alongside Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, announced they secured the release of over $530,000 in federal funding from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to support Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District (TSWCD).
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Energy and Environment
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October 16, 2026
Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) led 51 Members of Congress in a bicameral letter against the Trump Administration’s efforts to accelerate the removal of unaccompanied children while dismantling their due process protections.
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Immigration
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October 2, 2026
Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led eight Members of Congress in a letter urging the nation’s leading recreational vehicle manufacturers to adopt more sustainable supply chain practices and shift their sourcing of hardwood away from producers that contribute to deforestation and other devastating environmental practices.
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Energy and Environment
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October 1, 2026
Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Delia Ramirez (IL-03) introduced the ICE Shootings Transparency Act to provide local and state law enforcement agencies unfettered access to evidence in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer-involved shootings and other use of force incidents.
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September 22, 2026
Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Representatives Nick Begich (AK-AL), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), and Jeff Hurd (CO-03), announced the formation of the new, bipartisan Congressional Geothermal Caucus.
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Energy and Environment
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September 18, 2026
Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced that the Oregon Institute of Technology is officially receiving $1,031,000 in federal funding she secured for the university’s Quantum Devices and Computing Initiative.
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September 17, 2026
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led their Oregon Congressional Delegation colleagues to introduce the Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act. The bicameral bill would transfer 18,626 acres of federal land from the U.S. Forest Service into trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. The Tribe will maintain all public and recreational access to the area.
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Energy and Environment
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September 16, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement following her vote in favor of the bipartisan war powers resolution.
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September 14, 2026
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court denied the Trump Administration’s request to allow new U.S. Postal Service restrictions on mail-in ballots to take effect ahead of the November midterm elections.
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Civil Rights
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Defending Democracy