This page will be updated as the federal government releases guidance concerning the implementation of this bill.Today, I voted in favor of the American Rescue Plan Act. We need more relief to help...
CT House Delegation Votes to Send American Rescue Plan to President’s Desk
Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) voted to send the...
Himes Ready to Work with Biden Admin on War Powers
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Politico reported President Biden's willingness to work with Congress to wind down or end authorizations for the use of military force (AUMF) that were passed in the wake of...
Himes Reintroduces Reclamation of War Powers Act
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) introduced The Reclamation of War Powers Act, a bill that would explicitly return the power to declare and wage war back to Congress, as the...
Himes Chairs Hearing – Dollars Against Democracy: Domestic Terrorist Financing in the Aftermath of the Insurrection
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) chaired a hearing of the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy of the House Committee on Financial...
Himes Announces Paycheck Protection Program Special-Application Period
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration will begin accepting Paycheck Protection Program applications from small businesses...
Statement on the Senate Acquittal of Donald Trump
Anyone with eyes, ears, and the ability to discern fact from fiction could clearly see Donald Trump incited a seditious riot - an act of domestic terrorism - to break the American tradition of the...
Himes Chairs Subcommittee Hearing on Pandemic Aid to Minority-Owned, Small Businesses
Washington, DC - Today, the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy of the House Financial Services Committee held a virtual hearing to examine how...
Himes Selected Chair of Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy
Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Himes released the following statement on his selection to chair the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy of the House...
Himes Applauds Haines Confirmation as DNI
Washington, DC - Moments ago, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement on the confirmation in the Senate of Avril Haines as the Director of National Intelligence:"I have spent...