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June 23, 2026
— U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-IL-06) introduced the Juvenile Firearms Safety Act, legislation to establish federal prohibitions and penalties for adults who enable children to access firearms that are later used in a crime, to self-harm, or to cause injury or death. The bill also identifies relevant factors that may be considered in determining whether an adult knew or had reason to know of the risk, including information related to the juvenile’s mental health, prior acts of violence, o… Continue Reading
June 11, 2026— U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (D-IL-06) and María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) introduced the Stop Crypto ATM Scams Act, bipartisan legislation to provide strong protections for potential fraud victims, require that crypto ATM companies comply with robust anti-money laundering and anti-fraud measures, and help ensure that sophisticated scammers targeting seniors and other vulnerable Americans are held accountable. “My constituents have lost devastating sums of money to crypto-enabled fraud. Lo… Continue Reading
June 09, 2026— U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement regarding the Reckless Republican Budget: “It is beyond irresponsible to hand ICE - an agency that has murdered Americans, kidnapped people off our streets, and ignored the constitutional rights of those they’ve detained - a $70 billion check and no accountability. To do so less than one year after providing ICE with an additional $140 billion in the Big Ugly Bill is downright negligent. “The funding bill passed by the Hou… Continue Reading
December 11, 2025
(December 11, 2025) — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten released the following statement regarding today’s vote on a motion to table articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump: “Donald Trump should not be president. He has been impeached twice, and the only reason he is president today is because the Senate failed to uphold its duty and convict him after inciting a violent insurrection in an attempt to overthrow American democracy. “Donald Trump has committed innumerable impeachable off… Continue Reading
October 23, 2024Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3.6 billion in new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe. Combined with $2.6 billion announced earlier this month, this $6.2 billion in investments for Fiscal Year 2025 will help communities across the country upgrade water infrastructure that is essential to safely managing wastewater, protecting local freshwater resources, and delive… Continue Reading
July 02, 2024— A group of Democrats are raising concerns as to whether companies that received federal funding for semiconductors used the money to support stock buybacks — and criticizing their own party over how the awards are given. In a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo obtained by CNBC, four lawmakers flagged that BAE Systems commenced a round of buybacks in the same period it will be paid a $35 million award from the CHIPS Act. The letter, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and s… Continue Reading