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Rep. Torres Demands Answers from HUD on Abandonment of Fair Housing Enforcement for LGBTQ+ Americans
Position: Rep. Torres calls on HUD to explain its reduced enforcement of Fair Housing Act protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and requests data on complaints, deprioritized discrimination categories, and FHEO staffing by November 1, 2026.
Today, Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner demanding answers about HUD’s current approach to fair housing enforcement, particularly the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity’s (FHEO) enforcement of protections for LGBTQ+ Americans.
In 2021, HUD announced that the Fair Housing Act’s prohibition on sex discrimination covers discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, consistent with the Supreme Court’s reasoning in Bostock v. Clayton County. After the Trump Administration revoked Executive Order 13988 at the start of the President’s second term, HUD retreated from that enforcement posture. The Congressmember notes that this retreat is at odds with Secretary Turner’s own public pledge to uphold the Fair Housing Act for every American.
The consequences fall on people who already face disproportionate housing instability. According to the Williams Institute, 50 percent of LGBTQ+ adults own homes, compared with 70 percent of non-LGBTQ+ adults, and LGBTQ+ people are more likely to face discrimination in rental housing, mortgage lending, homeless shelters, and other housing-related services. A separate Equal Rights Center investigation found that almost half of older same-sex couples face some form of discrimination when seeking elder housing.
The letter cites ProPublica reporting on an Arkansas man who filed a complaint alleging he was denied housing because he is gay. HUD initially began processing his complaint, but after the change in administration he was told that allegations of sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination were no longer being investigated. Career staff have also reportedly faced efforts by political appointees to obstruct investigations, and whole categories of cases, including LGBTQ+ discrimination, appraisal bias, zoning restrictions, and language access, have reportedly received diminished priority or heightened political scrutiny.
The Fair Housing Act directs HUD to investigate filed complaints and generally complete investigations within 100 days. Rep. Torres is requesting that HUD account for the cases removed from its backlog and how each was resolved, provide monthly data on sexual orientation and gender identity complaints since January 20, 2025, identify which categories of discrimination have been deprioritized, disclose whether political appointees must preapprove routine investigative work, report current FHEO staffing compared with January 2025, and justify any decision to decline investigating discrimination complaints. The Congressmember has requested complete responses by November 1, 2026.
The full letter reads (PDF here):
“I write to request answers regarding the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) current approach to fair housing enforcement, particularly the enforcement of protections for LGBTQ+ Americans by the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO).
“Housing is not a privilege reserved for those whom the presidential administration considers politically acceptable. It is the foundation upon which Americans build their lives, raise their families, maintain employment, and pursue prosperity. The federal government has a responsibility to ensure that Americans are not denied that foundation because of who they are or whom they love. These issues not only have direct consequences for my constituents in the Bronx, but the integrity of federal fair housing enforcement is a national concern that should matter to communities in every state and all Members of Congress.
“In 2021, HUD announced that the Fair Housing Act’s prohibition on sex discrimination would encompass discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. That position reflected the Supreme Court’s reasoning in its Bostock v. Clayton County decision that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is a form of sex discrimination in the employment context. In the decision authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court recognized that ‘it is impossible to discriminate against a person for being homosexual or transgender without discriminating against that individual based on sex.’ The decision provided critical clarity on the application of Bostock in discrimination cases.
“The consequences of this change in enforcement are not theoretical. Research from the Williams Institute demonstrates that LGBTQ+ people experience disproportionately high rates of poverty, housing instability, and homelessness. 50% of LGBTQ+ adults own homes, while 70% of non-LGBTQ+ adults own homes. LGBTQ+ people are further more likely to experience discrimination in rental housing, mortgage lending, homeless shelters, and other housing-related services. Transgender Americans and LGBTQ+ youth are particularly vulnerable to housing instability and homelessness. At the same time almost half of older same-sex couples face some form of housing discrimination when seeking elder housing.
“Against this backdrop, the Trump Administration’s actions are more than a change in bureaucratic priorities. They risk weakening the federal government’s willingness to protect one of the country’s most vulnerable populations from discrimination.
“At the outset of President Trump’s second term, the Administration revoked Executive Order 13988 and changed federal policy concerning recognition and protection for transgender Americans. HUD subsequently retreated from the enforcement posture that had recognized discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity as actionable under the Fair Housing Act. HUD’s retreat from enforcing sexual orientation and gender identity nondiscrimination protections is inconsistent with your public proclamations to support equal housing for every American. During your commemoration of Fair Housing Month last year you declared, ‘We at HUD will uphold the Fair Housing Act so every American has the opportunity to achieve the American dream.’ You went on to declare that, ‘Americans in rural, tribal, and urban communities should have the power to choose where to build their lives free of discrimination.’ Unfortunately, despite your words, HUD has continued to politicize enforcement of fair housing across the country.
“The consequences of this politicization have already been documented. According to reporting by ProPublica, an individual in Arkansas filed a housing discrimination complaint after allegedly being denied housing because he was gay. HUD initially began processing the complaint but following the change from the Biden Administration to the current Administration, the complainant was informed that allegations of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity were no longer being investigated. Reporting has further documented that numerous fair housing cases have been halted or closed, including cases involving sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination.
“HUD’s response to this Arkansas man who alleged that he was denied housing because of his sexuality was to tell him, in effect, that the federal government has washed its hands of his discrimination claim. This sends a troubling message: that HUD views some victims of housing discrimination as no longer worthy of protection.
“That is unacceptable. Reports that the claims process has become an obstacle course for victims of discrimination warrant a clear response from HUD.
“The reports concerning political interference are especially disturbing. Career civil servants and attorneys have reportedly faced efforts by political appointees to obstruct investigations and enforcement activity. Meanwhile, categories of cases, including those involving LGBTQ+ discrimination, appraisal bias, zoning restrictions, language access, and environmental justice, have reportedly been subjected to diminished priority or heightened political scrutiny. Discrimination does not cease to exist because a political appointee finds the underlying civil rights theory inconvenient. Appraisal bias is not a ‘theory’ when discriminatory valuation deprives families of wealth; exclusionary zoning is not a ‘theory’ when government policies perpetuate segregation; discrimination against a transgender person is not a ‘theory’ when that person is denied a home because of their gender identity; and discrimination against an LGBTQ+ person is not a ‘theory’ when a landlord denies them housing because of whom they love.
“The Department’s obligation is to enforce the law, not to redefine discrimination out of existence. The Fair Housing Act directs HUD to investigate filed complaints and generally complete investigations within 100 days unless doing so is impracticable; when that deadline cannot be met, HUD must notify the parties in writing of the reasons. For these reasons, I request that HUD provide complete and specific responses to the following questions:
“I request that HUD provide complete responses, including the underlying data necessary to substantiate each answer, no later than November 1, 2026.
“Let me be unequivocal: the Administration does not get to unilaterally decide who is worthy of federal protections simply because the victims do or do not belong to a politically disfavored community. HUD cannot erase LGBTQ+ people from federal civil rights protections by changing a guidance document, starving an enforcement office of personnel, or placing political roadblocks in front of career investigators. HUD’s obligations to investigate and resolve cases of housing discrimination for every American have been made clear by Congress and the courts.
“The destruction of civil rights enforcement is itself a policy choice. The abandonment of LGBTQ+ Americans is itself a policy choice. Every complaint ignored, every investigation halted, and every victim denied a meaningful remedy is a consequence of that choice. HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity was created to protect Americans from discrimination, not to protect discriminators from accountability. No administration has the right to turn federal civil rights protections into a political suggestion. HUD must enforce the law, and Congress must hold the Department accountable if it does not.”
Today, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) announced he will introduce the Power To The Players Act, legislation that would direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish regulations protecting consumers’ ability to own and play the video games they purchase. Over the past few years, video game companies have moved toward digital-only games and consoles, removing the […]
Today, Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-6) co-led a letter, joined by Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-9), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Laura A. Gillen (NY-4), Dan Goldman (NY-10), Timothy M. Kennedy(NY-26), George Latimer (NY-16), John W. Mannion (NY-22), Gregory W. Meeks (NY-5), Joseph D. Morelle (NY-25), Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Josh Riley (NY-19), Patrick Ryan(NY-18), Thomas R. Suozzi (NY-3), Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), and Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-7), to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar. […]
Today, Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand led a follow-up letter, joined by Representatives Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-7), Grace Meng (NY-6), Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), and Timothy M. Kennedy (NY-26), to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., urging the Department to restore terminated Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program grants in New York State and release FY2026 funding through […]
Rep. Torres Announces Power To The Players Act, Legislation to Ensure Gamers Own Their Games
Position: Supports legislation directing the Federal Trade Commission to establish regulations under which purchased video games are owned by consumers rather than licensed, and requiring an offline mode for online games before their servers are shut down.
Today, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) announced he will introduce the Power To The Players Act, legislation that would direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish regulations protecting consumers’ ability to own and play the video games they purchase.
Over the past few years, video game companies have moved toward digital-only games and consoles, removing the option to buy or use physical games. These digital games are often sold as revocable licenses rather than owned outright, leaving players dependent on the company’s continued support. NBA 2K25 is a clear example. The game, which retailed for $69.99 for the standard edition and $99.99 for the All-Star Edition, will be delisted from digital storefronts on October 30 and will have its online servers shut down on December 31, only two years after its initial release. No consumer should have a game they paid for pulled out from under them on a company’s arbitrary timeline.
“When you pay for a game, you should own it,” said Rep. Torres. “Consumers must have the right to own, the right to play, and the right to transfer the games they buy. A game that can be taken away the moment a company pulls the plug is not a purchase. It is a rental disguised as a sale. Families in the Bronx and across the country save up to buy these games, and they deserve better than a license that can vanish at any time. The Power To The Players Act ensures consumers own what they buy and can keep playing long after a company moves on.”
Under the bill, buying a video game would give the consumer ownership of the game rather than a license to play it. Games with online functionality would also be required to provide an offline mode before the servers supporting them are shut down.
The legislation aims to close the gap between buying a game and owning it. By preserving consumers’ ability to own and resell their games, the bill would ensure that players can keep playing the games they paid for with friends and family for years to come.
Today, Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner demanding answers about HUD’s current approach to fair housing enforcement, particularly the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity’s (FHEO) enforcement of protections for LGBTQ+ Americans. In 2021, HUD announced that the Fair Housing Act’s prohibition on sex discrimination […]
Today, Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-6) co-led a letter, joined by Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-9), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Laura A. Gillen (NY-4), Dan Goldman (NY-10), Timothy M. Kennedy(NY-26), George Latimer (NY-16), John W. Mannion (NY-22), Gregory W. Meeks (NY-5), Joseph D. Morelle (NY-25), Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Josh Riley (NY-19), Patrick Ryan(NY-18), Thomas R. Suozzi (NY-3), Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), and Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-7), to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar. […]
Today, Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand led a follow-up letter, joined by Representatives Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-7), Grace Meng (NY-6), Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), and Timothy M. Kennedy (NY-26), to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., urging the Department to restore terminated Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program grants in New York State and release FY2026 funding through […]
Reps. Torres and Latimer Introduce Families Deserve to Know Act, Legislation to Require ICE to Notify Families of Deaths and Medical Emergencies in Custody
Position: The release supports legislation requiring ICE to notify a detainee's family of death, hospitalization, or medical emergency in custody, to report every death in custody to Congress and the public, and to face penalties and a private right of action for failing to notify.
Today, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Rep. George Latimer (NY-16) introduced the Families Deserve to Know Act, legislation that would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to notify a detainee's family when their loved one dies, is hospitalized, or suffers a medical emergency in custody. The bill would also require ICE to report every death in custody to Congress and the public.
Reps. Torres and Latimer introduced the bill after an oversight visit to Delaney Hall, the ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, where Edwin Lopez-Cornejo died in ICE custody. His mother said she never heard from ICE. She learned what happened when a hospital called her, not to inform her of her son's death, but to ask her to come identify his body.
Currently, no federal law requires ICE to notify families when a detainee dies, is hospitalized, or suffers a medical emergency. The agency operates under an internal policy that promises notification only "to the extent possible." That policy carries no legal force. ICE can rewrite it or rescind it at any time, and families have no recourse when it fails.
The Families Deserve to Know Act would replace that hedge with a legal obligation. Notification would be documented and audited, and ICE would no longer be able to walk it back through a policy change.
Contractors that fail to notify a family would be penalized for every day of silence, with no cap and no authority for the Secretary to waive, reduce, or reimburse it, and stand to lose the contract and be barred from federal detention work. The bill also creates a private right of action on the part of the family, allowing them to sue in federal court over the failure to notify. It gives the agency no additional funding and no new authority. It requires ICE to do one thing: tell a family when their loved one is dying, hospitalized, or dead.
"A family's right to know shouldn't depend on ICE's good will or an internal memo the agency can rewrite whenever it wants," said Rep. Torres." But that's exactly what Edwin Lopez-Cornejo's mother was left to rely on. She found out her son was dead because a hospital called and asked her to identify his body. Nobody at Delaney Hall ever told her. It's a failure ICE shouldn't be allowed to repeat, and it's why this bill puts notification into law instead of leaving it to an agency's discretion."
"I recently experienced the dehumanizing conditions at Delaney Hall, where detainees are being warehoused without proper sanitation and medical care," said Rep. Latimer. "These conditions are the reason that Edwin Lopez-Cornejo's family is without a father and husband today. Edwin's family should have learned the status of his health from ICE, not from the hospital staff once it was too late. That is why I am introducing the Families Deserve to Know Act with my colleague Congressman Ritchie Torres, because immigrant families deserve accountability and transparency about the condition of their relatives in DHS custody.”
The full bill text is attached as a PDF.
Los congresistas Ritchie Torres y George Latimer presentan legislación que exigiría a ICE notificar a las familias de personas bajo su custodia sobre emergencias médicas
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hoy, el representante Ritchie Torres (NY-15) y el representante George Latimer (NY-16) presentaron el proyecto de ley “Las Familias Merecen Saber” (Families Deserve to Know Act), que exigiría al Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) notificar a la familia de una persona detenida cuando su ser querido fallezca, sea hospitalizado o sufra una emergencia médica bajo custodia. El proyecto de ley también exigiría a ICE informar al Congreso y al público sobre cada muerte ocurrida bajo custodia.
Los representantes Torres y Latimer presentaron el proyecto de ley después de realizar una visita de supervisión a Delaney Hall, el centro de detención de ICE en Newark, Nueva Jersey, donde Edwin Lopez-Cornejo murió bajo custodia de ICE. Su madre dijo que nunca recibió una llamada de ICE. Se enteró de lo ocurrido cuando un hospital la llamó, no para informarle sobre la muerte de su hijo, sino para pedirle que acudiera a identificar su cuerpo.
Actualmente, ninguna ley federal exige a ICE notificar a las familias cuando una persona detenida fallece, es hospitalizada o sufre una emergencia médica. La agencia opera bajo una política interna que promete notificar a las familias únicamente “en la medida de lo posible”. Esa política no tiene fuerza de ley. ICE puede modificarla o rescindirla en cualquier momento, y las familias no cuentan con ningún recurso cuando la agencia no cumple con ella.
El proyecto de ley “Las Familias Merecen Saber” reemplazaría esa ambigüedad con una obligación legal.
Las notificaciones tendrían que ser documentadas y auditadas, y ICE ya no podría eliminar este requisito mediante un simple cambio de política.
Los contratistas que no notifiquen a una familia serían penalizados por cada día que no cumplan con su obligación, sin un límite máximo y sin que el secretario tenga autoridad para eximir, reducir o reembolsar la penalización. Además, podrían perder sus contratos y quedar inhabilitados para realizar trabajos de detención federal. El proyecto de ley también crea un derecho privado de acción para las familias, permitiéndoles demandar en un tribunal federal por el incumplimiento del deber de notificar.
La legislación no proporciona fondos adicionales a la agencia ni le otorga nuevas facultades. Le exige a ICE hacer una sola cosa: informar a una familia cuando su ser querido esté muriendo, haya sido hospitalizado o haya fallecido.
“El derecho de una familia a saber no debería depender de la buena voluntad de ICE ni de un memorando interno que la agencia pueda reescribir cuando quiera”, dijo el representante Torres. “Pero eso es exactamente en lo que quedó obligada a confiar la madre de Edwin Lopez-Cornejo. Se enteró de que su hijo había muerto porque un hospital la llamó para pedirle que identificara su cuerpo. Nadie en Delaney Hall se lo informó. Es un fracaso que ICE no debería tener permitido repetir, y por eso este proyecto de ley convierte la obligación de notificar en ley, en lugar de dejarla a discreción de la agencia”.
“Recientemente experimenté las condiciones deshumanizantes en Delaney Hall, donde las personas detenidas se encuentran hacinadas sin condiciones sanitarias adecuadas ni atención médica apropiada”, dijo el representante Latimer. “Estas condiciones son la razón por la que hoy la familia de Edwin Lopez-Cornejo se encuentra sin un padre y esposo. La familia de Edwin debió enterarse del estado de su salud por parte de ICE, no por el personal del hospital cuando ya era demasiado tarde. Por eso estoy presentando el proyecto de ley ‘Las Familias Merecen Saber’ junto a mi colega, el congresista Ritchie Torres, porque las familias inmigrantes merecen rendición de cuentas y transparencia sobre el estado de sus familiares bajo custodia del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS)”.
El texto completo del proyecto de ley está adjunto en formato PDF.
Today, Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner demanding answers about HUD’s current approach to fair housing enforcement, particularly the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity’s (FHEO) enforcement of protections for LGBTQ+ Americans. In 2021, HUD announced that the Fair Housing Act’s prohibition on sex discrimination […]
Today, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) announced he will introduce the Power To The Players Act, legislation that would direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish regulations protecting consumers’ ability to own and play the video games they purchase. Over the past few years, video game companies have moved toward digital-only games and consoles, removing the […]
Today, Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-6) co-led a letter, joined by Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-9), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Laura A. Gillen (NY-4), Dan Goldman (NY-10), Timothy M. Kennedy(NY-26), George Latimer (NY-16), John W. Mannion (NY-22), Gregory W. Meeks (NY-5), Joseph D. Morelle (NY-25), Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Josh Riley (NY-19), Patrick Ryan(NY-18), Thomas R. Suozzi (NY-3), Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), and Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-7), to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar. […]
Rep. Torres, Governor Hochul Announce Nearly $10 Million in State Funding to Build Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Lincoln Hospital
Position: Rep. Torres supports state and city funding to build a cardiac catheterization lab at Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx, citing delays in heart attack treatment for local patients, and thanks the Governor for closing a remaining $9 million funding gap.
Yesterday, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) joined Governor Kathy Hochul at Lincoln Hospital to announce nearly $10 million in State funding to construct and outfit a cardiac catheterization lab, closing the funding gap Rep. Torres identified and pressed the State to fill.
Lincoln operates the busiest single-site emergency room in New York City and the third busies in the country, yet the hospital has no cath lab and no capacity to perform percutaneous coronary intervention, the standard of care for a major heart attack. Patients suffering a STEMI must be stabilized at Lincoln and transferred to Bellevue in Manhattan or Jacobi in the East Bronx, a delay that increases the risk of death or permanent heart damage. The South Bronx has among the highest rates of cardiovascular disease in the state and among the lowest levels of access to cardiovascular treatment.
Rep. Torres first raised the alarm in an October 20, 2025 letter to Governor Hochul and then-Mayor Adams, joined by Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, then-Deputy Speaker of the City Council Diana Ayala, Assemblymember Amanda Septimo, and State Senator Jose M. Serrano, calling for emergency funding from the State and the City to build the lab. By February 2026, Borough President Gibson and the Bronx State Senate Delegation had committed funding toward the project, and Rep. Torres wrote again to Governor Hochul, joined by Reps. Adriano Espaillat, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and George Latimer, asking the State to close the remaining $9 million gap.
The State's nearly $10 million investment exceeds that gap. Combined with prior city and federal commitments, the project totals $14 million, covering the build-out of the lab space and the purchase of specialized imaging systems, C-arm angiography equipment, patient monitoring systems, and sterile supplies.
“The South Bronx has waited too long for the cardiac care it deserves," said Rep. Torres. "A patient having a heart attack at Lincoln Hospital can be stabilized but not fully treated, and must be transferred to another hospital, with every minute of delay increasing the risk of permanent damage or death. That is not health equity. Today that changes, with a $14 million investment to build a cardiac catheterization lab at the busiest single-site emergency room in New York City, so South Bronx residents get the same standard of care as everyone else in this state. I have fought for this funding since day one, and I thank Governor Hochul for closing the final $9 million gap and delivering what this community has needed for years.”
“All New Yorkers deserve access to the critical, lifesaving care they need, when and where they need it,” said Governor Hochul. “With this investment, we are providing needed cardiac care to residents of the South Bronx, and addressing the health disparities that have plagued this area for far too long.”
Today, Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner demanding answers about HUD’s current approach to fair housing enforcement, particularly the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity’s (FHEO) enforcement of protections for LGBTQ+ Americans. In 2021, HUD announced that the Fair Housing Act’s prohibition on sex discrimination […]
Today, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) announced he will introduce the Power To The Players Act, legislation that would direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish regulations protecting consumers’ ability to own and play the video games they purchase. Over the past few years, video game companies have moved toward digital-only games and consoles, removing the […]
Today, Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-6) co-led a letter, joined by Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-9), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Laura A. Gillen (NY-4), Dan Goldman (NY-10), Timothy M. Kennedy(NY-26), George Latimer (NY-16), John W. Mannion (NY-22), Gregory W. Meeks (NY-5), Joseph D. Morelle (NY-25), Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Josh Riley (NY-19), Patrick Ryan(NY-18), Thomas R. Suozzi (NY-3), Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), and Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-7), to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar. […]
Source: open-data mirrors of the Senate eFD and House Clerk financial-disclosure systems. Disclosure within 30 days of trade is required by law (45 for spouse/dependent trades).
Top PAC donors · 2026 cycle
Political action committees that gave the most to this rep's principal campaign committee this cycle. PAC giving is direct organizational support — industry, ideological, or leadership.
1.THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEFinance2 contributionsInsurance-industry PAC representing agents and brokers — backs candidates supporting favorable regulatory and tax treatment of insurance distribution and sales.AI$10,000
2.FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC2 contributions$10,000
3.CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL FUND3 contributions$10,000
4.AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AIPAC)Ideological2 contributionsPAC arm of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, federalized in 2021. Backs candidates of both parties who support U.S.-Israel security and economic ties.AI$10,000
5.AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANK PAC)2 contributions$10,000
6.TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE2 contributions$10,000
7.NO LABELS PROBLEM SOLVERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NO LABELS PROBLEM SOLVERS PAC)2 contributions$10,000
8.FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FRANKLIN TEMPLETON PAC)3 contributions$10,000
9.BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC3 contributions$10,000
10.TURQUOISE PAC2 contributions$10,000
Source: OpenFEC (api.open.fec.gov) Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “committee.” Aggregated by contributing committee. Self-transfers from joint-fundraising / victory committees are excluded.
Top individual contributors · 2026 cycle
Itemized individual contributions over $200 to this rep's campaign committee, aggregated by donor employer. PAC giving is shown above; this section is people, not organizations.
1.SELF$125,190
2.BLACKSTONE$85,900
3.CEO$42,018
4.ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT$34,500
5.KKR$29,000
6.UNION SQUARE VENTURES$27,539
7.BNY$26,500
8.REAL ESTATE$25,500
9.NEWMARK$17,000
10.FIDELITY INVESTMENTS$16,150
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “individual,” aggregated by the donor's self-reported employer. This is a geographic / industry correlation, not a corporate endorsement.
