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New York, NY – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today issued the following statement to mark the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) today introduced the ‘Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act,’ which would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide ongoing stakeholder outreach, education, technical assistance, and support to grantees of the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) and the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant programs.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) and Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) in introducing the ‘Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Recertification Reform Act’, which would give states and qualifying SNAP applicants the flexibility to waive a recertification interview for current SNAP recipients.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman Adam Schiff (CA-30) in introducing the 'Language Access for Workers Act' to create a grant program under the Department of Labor (DOL) to provide language access and translation services directly to employees.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02) in a bipartisan effort to extend critical protections to victims of food stamp theft that are set to expire at the end of September without further action. The lawmakers sent a letter to Congressional leadership urging them to include a provision in a forthcoming stop-gap funding bill that would allow victims to continue to be reimbursed from federal funds.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02) in introducing the ‘SNAP Theft Protection Act,’ which aims to update the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to allow states to use existing SNAP funding to refund stolen benefits to victims of SNAP-related scams. While through the ‘Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023’ states were given this authority, when Fiscal Year 2024 ends in September, states will no longer be able to use federal funds to refund victims of SNAP theft.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) in introducing the ‘Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act’ to address the urgent need for mental health professionals in schools. The bill would increase the number of mental health service providers in schools, particularly in high-need areas, by providing competitive grants to local educational agencies for recruitment, hiring, retention, and diversification of mental health service providers.

Washington D.C. – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) in introducing the ‘Pre-Registration of Voters Everywhere (PROVE) Act’ which would enable U.S. citizens aged 16 and 17 to pre-register to vote, ensuring they are automatically added to voter rolls when they turn 18.