Press Releases
Bipartisan bill defines ‘trauma informed’ for the first time in federal education law
Today, Vice-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA-5), Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL-5) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) introduced the Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2019, legislation that will define “trauma-informed practices” for the first time ever in federal education law.
Quigley questioned Special Counsel on DOJ policy against indicting a President, Trump’s praise for Wikileaks
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), issued the following statement after Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony before HPSCI and the House Committee on the Judiciary:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley’s (IL-05) legislation to increase Congressional transparency passed the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously. The bipartisan, bicameral Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA), H.R. 736, will establish a searchable central website for the public to access any report that has been mandated by Congress.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after the House passed the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act:
Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), and Greg Steube (FL-17) introduced legislation to require the FBI to establish a program to collect data on law enforcement and former law enforcement suicides and attempted suicides.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after voting against H.R 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) introduced legislation to require the Attorney General to conduct a study on the possible connection between domestic violence and mass shootings incidents of gun violence. Independent data has suggested that domestic violence is frequently a predictor of future violent behavior, including gun violence.
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice Chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus and a founding Member of the Transgender Equality Task Force, released the following statement in recognition of LGBTQ Pride Month, which is celebrated throughout June:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement after House Democrats passed H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, which provides vital protections to up to 2 million immigrants who have spent much of their lives in the United States:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice Chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus and Vice Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Housing, announced that two provisions to protect and advance LGBTQ+ rights were included in Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations bills. These provisions address LGBTQ+ discrimination in housing and blood donation practices.