WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) urged the Biden Administration to maximize the leasing space available for offshore wind energy in the Central Atlantic Ocean, and particularly off of Maryland’s coast. In their letter to top officials of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the U.S. Navy, the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie B. Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $2.9 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for Maryland schools to purchase local foods and beverages for school meal programs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (all D-Md.) announced $385,507 to improve outcomes for high school students in Baltimore City Public Schools. This funding for the University of Maryland, Baltimore through the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) announced the introduction of his legislation the Identifying Mass Shooters Act which directs the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to collect, study, and analyze online content created by previous mass shooters in an effort to identify potential mass shooters. At the completion of the study authorized by this legislation, the NIJ is required to prepare and submit their findings and recommendations to Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) announced the reintroduction of the Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act, legislation that would place limits and safeguards on the online market for ammunition.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) announced the introduction of his bipartisan legislation in the United States House of Representatives, the Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023, to better protect and support witnesses to serious crimes who are willing to come forward and testify in criminal trials. This legislation will provide funding to ensure adequate protections are in place to protect against the impacts of threats, coercion, or duress against witnesses (i.e., the “stop snitching” culture).
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) and U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-MD) today announced $2,720,663in federal funding for the Baltimore City Health Department to provide HIV treatment and improve quality of life for low-income patients.
BALTIMORE – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) announcement cancelling Baltimore City’s Martin Luther King Jr. Parade for the third year in a row. In their news release, BOPA suggested Baltimoreans volunteer or make a donation to a cause in the spirit of Dr. King’s devotion to acts of service.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) worked to secure more than $23,965,000 in Community Project Funding for Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the final 2023 appropriations government funding package today. A listing of each project is found below. The legislation now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law.