WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Herb Conaway (D-NJ) joined the bipartisan grassroots network Alliance 4 American Leadership at the Capitol on Thursday, demanding that the administration release billions of dollars in foreign assistance that Congress approved and the President signed into law. The public calls from ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) today introduced the bipartisan Cybersecurity Logging Enforcement and Accountability Reporting (CLEAR) Act, legislation requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress on the gaps preventing the Department from fully meeting f... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) introduced the Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection Act, legislation to protect federal employees and their families from being forced to choose between their careers and access to lawful reproductive health care. The bill... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Homeland Security Committee today advanced the Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Michael McCaul (TX-10) that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish clear performance metrics for detecting, deterring, and seizing illicit fentanyl — and break dow... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives James Walkinshaw (D-Va.), Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), co-chairs of the Federal Workforce Caucus, pressed the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for answers on its newly proposed 2026 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). FEVS provides federal employees an ability to respond to questions that are critical to ensuring ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the United States Postal Service (USPS) continues to face a severe financial crisis, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) led a bipartisan letter to Postmaster General David Steiner pressing USPS to provide Congress with five-year ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) introduced a bipartisan resolution commemorating the 30th anniversary of Taiwan’s first direct presidential election and reaffirming U.S. support for Taiwan’s democracy. On March 23, 1996, the people of Taiwan held their first direct presidential election, marking a historic milestone in Taiwan’s d... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) today introduced a War Powers Resolution to end President Trump's war of choice in Iran, a conflict launched without congressional authorization. The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress explicitly authorizes continued military action through a declaration of war or a sp... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) announced that the Streamline Upgrades for Veterans Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced with Congressman James C. Moylan (GU-00), advanced through the House Armed Services Committee as part of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Committee’s passage marks a major step forward for Walkinshaw’s bipartisa... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, joined by Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding that he sell the two Gulfstream G700 luxury jets and Boeing 737 MAX purchased during former Secretary Kristi Noem’s tenure. The letter fo... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (VA-11), Steny Hoyer (MD-05) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), co-chairs of the Federal Workforce Caucus, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s executive order reclassifying about 8,000 federal workers into the Schedule Policy/Career category, effectively tripling the number of at-will federal employe... Read More »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced legislation to preserve and expand America’s national trail system. The Complete America’s Great Trails Act gives a tax credit to landowners who voluntarily make land contributions towards the completion of National Scenic Trails, expanding the trail system and protecting the land from ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, introduced the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Accountability Act of 2026 today, requiring DHS to notify Congress within 72 hours of any serious bodily injury or death involving individuals in federal custody or caused by the actions of DHS personnel such as agents of Immigratio... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), founder and co-chair of the Federal Workforce Caucus, released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s latest action targeting the merit-based civil service. "Today's action is another assault on the merit-based civil service. President Trump is taking another step toward purging experienced, nonpartisan p... Read More »
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 3 transferring roughly 8,000 career federal positions into the newly created Schedule Policy/Career classification. The move makes it easier for the Trump administration to fire employees in policy-making positions who are not carrying out their job duties effectively. The order follows a final rule published by the Office of Personnel Manag... Read More »
