This week, the House is expected to consider four bills, ranging from emergency response to federal spending.Legislation under consideration this week includes:Senate Amendment to the Pandemic and...
Himes, Colleagues File Amicus Brief on SCOTUS DOMA Case
Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) and 211 of his House and Senate colleagues today filed an amicus brief supporting the U.S. Supreme court case United States vs. Edith Windsor. The case...
Supporting a Supreme Court Challenge to Marriage Inequality
Today, I was proud to join 211 of my colleagues in the House and Senate in filing an amicus brief supporting marriage equality in the Supreme Court case Untied States vs. Edith Windsor. Edith is...
Himes Praises Extension of Violence Against Women Act
Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) praised today's passage of the Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) following the failure of the partisan and discriminatory proposal...
Improving Access to Health Care
I am pleased to announce that I have cosponsored the Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2013 (H.R. 702), introduced by Congressman Bruce Bailey of Iowa. Many Americans do not readily have access...
Himes Calls on Congress to Take Up Gun Violence Prevention Bills
Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement today in response to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy's (D-VT) announcement that his committee will soon...
This Week in Congress: February 25, 2013
This week, the House is expected to consider three bills ranging from STEM education to women's issues.Legislation under consideration this week includes:H.R. 667: redesignates the Dryden Flight...
Himes Among Most Pro-Environment Legislators
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) ranks among the most pro-environment legislators in Congress, according to the League of Conservation Voters' (LCV) 2012 National Environmental Scorecard....
Himes Statement on Two-Month Anniversary of Newtown Tragedy
Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement today on the two-month anniversary of the shooting in Newtown."Two months later, America continues to mourn the loss of...
Womack, Himes, Delaney, and Wagner Introduce Bipartisan Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013
Washington, DC - On April 5, 2012, the President signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) into law. Among other things, the bill raised the shareholder registration threshold...