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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) – a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor and House Armed Services Committee – voted in favor of H.R. 7617, which contains six Fiscal Year 2021 bills that fund federal departments and agencies including those related to education, health care, transportation, infrastructure, technology and national defense.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today voted to pass H.R. 7027, the Child Care is Essential Act, and H.R. 7327, the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act, to create a $50 billion Child Care Stabilization fund and invest in child care so that providers across New Jersey have the resources they need to safely reopen. Without adequate investments in the child care industry, families across the country will be unable to return to work.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01), voted to pass H.R. 1957, the Great American Outdoors Act, on Tuesday to provide permanent, full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and establish the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund. This strong, bipartisan legislation, which passed the Senate last month, builds on the progress made by last year's John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01), Chair of the Tactical Air and Land Forces (TAL) Subcommittee in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), ensured America would bring manufacturing and high-quality jobs back home by authoring provisions in H.R. 6395 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) to enhance 'Buy American' standards for major defense acquisition programs.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Chair of the Tactical Air and Land Forces (TAL) Subcommittee in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), applauded the House passage of H.R. 6395 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21). The act, which received bipartisan support, supports our servicemembers and their families, as well as our defense civilian workforce, while providing for a strong national defense and ensuring oversight to assure the Department of Defense's programs are fiscally responsible.
CHERRY HILL, N.J. – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross, along with U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced $1,395,002.66 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) grants to the Camden County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to aid the county's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today released the following statement on the passing of Civil Rights leader Congressman John Lewis (GA-05):
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressmen Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) led the entire New Jersey Congressional Delegation today in sending a letter urging U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to quickly extend the current public health emergency due to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In addition, the lawmakers requested the federal government back a centralized effort to increase testing and manufacturing of personal protective equipment.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced that the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJ DOL) will receive over $450,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to improve and expand their Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) model by strengthening the national apprenticeship system, promoting system alignment and partnership and improving data sharing and data integrity. New Jersey was one of 42 states and U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) and David B. McKinley, P.E (R-WV) led a group of 128 lawmakers by introducing a resolution to designate July 10, 2020, as Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day.