Press Releases

Representative Mike Quigley joined U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Robert Menendez and U.S. Representative Keith Ellison in introducing the Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2016, legislation to protect children in affordable housing from lead poisoning by requiring the Department of Housing and Urban Development to adopt prevention measures and update its lead regulations to protect children from the risk of lead exposure.

Rep. Mike Quigley pressured Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta to commit to taking actions to protect residents and their property around O'Hare International Airport from aircraft noise in today’s THUD Appropriations Subcommittee hearing.

U.S. Representatives Quigley, Gutiérrez and Schakowsky introduced the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act, which will ensure that children and vulnerable individuals in immigration proceedings have access to counsel and receive legal orientation about their rights and responsibilities under immigration law.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley and Dr. Dan Benishek introduced the Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 2016, bipartisan legislation that provides the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Great Lakes Science Center with the dedicated funding it needs to conduct critical research and support the $7 billion Great Lakes sport and commercial fishery industry.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley proudly announced the formation of a task force within the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus to push for legislative and administrative action to protect the dignity and security of elderly LGBT people, the LGBT Aging Issues Task Force.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley led a conversation with local leaders to discuss what needs to be done at the local, state and federal level to keep Chicago’s drinking water safe from harmful toxins like lead.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley announced Damian Medina, a senior at Lakeview High School, as the winner of the Congressional App Challenge for Illinois’ Fifth Congressional District at an event in his honor at 1871, Chicago’s entrepreneurial hub for digital startups.

The National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) announced their support of the bipartisan NICS Denial Notification Act, H.R. 4320. U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Patrick Meehan (PA-07) introduced the bill in January.