[WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) led their Congressional colleagues, including U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), in introducing...
Rep. Himes announces $680,000 in grants to Connecticut Housing Partners and the Housing Development Fund
Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) announced that Connecticut Housing Partners and the Housing Development Fund will receive...
Himes votes for Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement as the House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 by a vote of 227-203:"It's...
The American Rescue Plan Act & Other Coronavirus Resources
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...