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Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) convened a virtual roundtable — featuring U.S. Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25), Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read, and Marion County Clerk Bill Burgess — to outline coordinated efforts to protect voting rights and ensure secure, accessible elections ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Washington, D.C. – Tonight, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement following House Republicans' passage of a 60-day continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) joined the Democratic Judiciary Committee to deliver remarks and question witnesses about President Trump and his Administration's cruel treatment of children in their ICE operations.

Today, in response to an inquiry led by U.S. Congresswomen Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Val Hoyle (OR-04) and Senator Jeff Merkley and signed by Senator Wyden and U.S. Congresswomen Bonamici, Dexter, and Bynum, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons confirmed that, “ICE is not currently planning to expand current detention facilities or open any new long or short-term detention facilities in Oregon.”

Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04) led ten of their colleagues from Oregon and Washington in a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum; U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz; and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Dr. Neil Jacobs, expressing their concern about the heightened risk of a devastating wildfire season, raising questions about the steps the officials have taken to prepare for wildfire season, and urging them to use every available tool to prepare for emergencies.

Congresswomen Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) led 21 of their colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump Administration on deteriorating Forest Service trail conditions due to insufficient maintenance by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), which has threatened visitor safety and outdoor recreation access for millions of Americans.

Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced that she secured $500,000 in federal Community Project Funding for emergency power generators for low-income senior housing in Salem.

Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Representatives Erin Houchin (IN-09), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), and Troy Carter (LA-02), introduced the bipartisan Providing Opportunities for Individuals in Need of Treatment and Support (POINTS) Act of 2026, legislation to expand prevention, treatment, and recovery services for individuals experiencing gambling addiction.