Congress

Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced the Housing to Homes Act to support community furniture banks and provide home furnishings for families transitioning out of homelessness and into permanent housing.

Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) delivered remarks on the House Floor on the need to hold the Trump Administration and ICE accountable for their inhumane treatment of immigrants.

Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry & Horticulture, alongside Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, led 18 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz to question him about the Forest Service’s inadequate hazardous fuels reduction performance this year, which is critical for wildfire prevention and mitigation.

Today, Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Eric Sorensen (IL-17) introduced the Social Security Data Transparency Act. This legislation would require the Social Security Administration (SSA) to post and regularly update metrics on their website such as wait times, system outages, and number of callers on hold. By requiring SSA to display these metrics, the bill would give Americans greater insight into SSA’s performance and efficiency.

Today, Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Gabe Evans (CO-08) introduced the bipartisan PCS Leave for Military Spouse Federal Workers Act. This legislation would provide critical support to military families by requiring federal agencies to grant paid leave to military spouses who are federal employees and relocating with their active-duty spouse.

Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) joined the House Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee to deliver remarks and question witnesses about how U.S. citizens, including Oregonians, are being arrested during the Trump Administration’s immigration raids.

Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced the Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act, legislation to provide for a national awareness and outreach campaign to improve mental health among the Hispanic and Latino youth population.