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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) celebrated the FDA's decision to end the outdated and discriminatory time-based deferral for gay and bisexual men seeking to donate blood. Updated guidance would screen all potential donors through individual donor assessment, a stringent screening process that is part of a multi-step process designed to uphold the safety of the blood supply.

WASHINGTON – Today, a coalition of 18 Texas congressional members led by Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) and Chairwoman Kay Granger (TX-12) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra expressing support in the selection of Texas as ARPA-H’s customer experience hub, with Pegasus Park in Dallas serving as the hub location, with spokes located in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, East and West Texas, and other numerous partners across the state.

WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Mark Alford (MO-04) and Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) introduced H.R. 3127, the Supporting All Healthy Options When Purchasing Produce (SHOPP) Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives. The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) welcomes the introduction of the proposed legislation that will help families eat more fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy diet by providing more opportunities to take home fresh frozen produce when they shop.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, issued the following statement after Republicans issued a subpoena to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for documents based on an unverified tip.

WASHINGTON – In the face of a looming default as a result of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's refusal to raise the debt ceiling without devastating budget cuts to critical federal programs, House Democrats filed a discharge petition to bring a clean bill raising the debt ceiling to the floor. This bill would force House Republicans to vote for or against a default on America's debts and the resulting recession such a default would likely create.

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) joined the leadership of AmeriCorps in a virtual press conference announcing a $2,072,869 federal grant to Equal Heart, a long-standing AmeriCorps grantee based in Dallas. Equal Heart provides food assistance through a mobile food bank, ensuring students who normally receive free-or-reduced-lunch during the school year are able to access nutritious meals over summer break.

WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) and August Pfluger (TX-11) lead 11 fellow members of the Texas delegation in a bipartisan letter to the House Appropriations Committee calling for a greater allocation of funds from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to Texans and other Americans in warm-weather states. 

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) voted against the Default On America Act. This extreme MAGA Republican legislation presents Americans with a terrible choice: either House Republicans will wreck our economy or inflict cruel cuts that hurt everyday people.