Walkinshaw Statement on The FY2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act

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Washington, D.C. - Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) released the following statement.  "The FY2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act is legislation that should fund U.S. humanitarian, diplomatic, and democracy programs globally, including peacekeeping missions, cultural exchanges, civil society organizations, and efforts to…

Walkinshaw, Jayapal, Garcia, Pingree, Raskin, Thompson Demand Independent Investigations into Killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, joined Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Bennie G.…

House Passes Walkinshaw's Bipartisan Bill to Honor Gerry Connolly

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman James R. Walkinshaw's (VA-11) bipartisan legislation to name a United States Postal Service facility in Fairfax, Virginia in honor of the late Congressman Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly, whose decades of public service transformed Northern Virginia and inspired generations of public servants. The legislation…

Walkinshaw’s First Bill to Pass House Advances Bipartisan Crackdown on Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8535, the bipartisan Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act, marking Congressman James Walkinshaw's (VA-11) first bill to pass the House. The legislation strengthens the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) efforts to stop illicit fentanyl before it reaches American communities by improving coordination,…

Reps. Walkinshaw, Fitzpatrick, Raskin, & Conaway Lead Bipartisan Push to Hold Administration Accountable on Foreign Aid

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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…

Walkinshaw, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen DHS Cybersecurity After Federal Watchdog Finds Compliance Gaps

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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…

Walkinshaw Introduces Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection Act

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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…

Walkinshaw's Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Advances Out of Homeland Security Committee

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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…

Walkinshaw, Van Hollen, Hoyer Press Administration for Answers on Changes to Federal Employee Survey Essential for Government Oversight

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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…

Walkinshaw, Mfume Press USPS for Financial Transparency Amid Funding Warnings

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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…