Updates

Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) and 84 other members of Congress in introducing the Model Employee Reinstatement for Ill-advised Termination (MERIT) Act, which would reinstate federal employees, including probationary workers, who were terminated from federal agencies and departments as part of the ongoing mass layoffs carried out by Elon Musk and DOGE.

Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congresswoman Julie Johnson (TX-32), Congresswoman Emily Randall (WA-06) and 79 other members of Congress in sending a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought urging him to reject the recently introduced proposal requiring applicants to list their ‘biological sex at birth’ on their identification and limit the options for identification to male and female. The members urged Vought to abandon these changes, which can subject transgender people to harassment, discrimination, and potential violence. 

Congressman Dan Goldman joined Congressman John Larson (CT-01) in sending a letter to Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Leland Dudek urging him to halt Trump-Musk's plan to purge Social Security personnel. Earlier this month, Dudek announced plans to consolidate ten SSA regional offices down to four and cut 7,000 workers. Elon Musk promoted their plan on The Joe Rogan Experience, dismissing the Social Security benefits 70 million Americans rely on to make ends meet as “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.”   

Congressman Dan Goldman joined Congressmen Don Beyer (VA-08) and Ted Lieu (CA-36) in introducing the ‘Security Clearance Review Act,’ which would reform the process by which security clearances are approved for political appointees in the Executive Office of the President (EOP). 

Congressman Dan Goldman joined Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07) in introducing the ‘John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act,’ which would restore and modernize the protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) to address modern-day voter suppression and ensure every voter, regardless of race or background, has equal access to the ballot box.  

Congressman Dan Goldman joined Congressman Herb Conaway Jr. (NJ-03), Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02) and 137 of his Democratic colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Vince Miccone, expressing serious concerns regarding reports that Elon Musk and DOGE are being granted access to the Department of Labor’s internal systems and data. 

Congressman Dan Goldman joined Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11) in introducing the ‘Defending Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity Act,’ which codifies the United States’ support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by prohibiting the United States Government from recognizing any potential referenda in Russian-occupied, sovereign Ukrainian territory.

Congressman Dan Goldman joined Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) in introducing legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, an Afro-Latino, Puerto Rican historian, writer, and activist in honor of his groundbreaking work in preserving and celebrating the history of the African Diaspora. Schomberg immigrated to New York City in 1891 and became a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance. His personal collection of over 10,000 books, manuscripts, and artifacts was acquired by the New York Public Library in 1926, laying the foundation for what is now the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.