116th Congress

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a Vice-Chair of the Congressional Quiet Skies Caucus, continued his history of pressing the FAA on their unsatisfactory response to concerns about air traffic noise around O'Hare International Airport and other airports around the country. Quigley, who has long pressured Dickson and the FAA to provide a more adequate response to residents, increased his pressure on Dickson during a virtual meeting this week between the Administrator and the Congressional Quiet Skies Caucus.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley released the following statement after the Supreme Court announced the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:

Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley and Jan Schakowsky, along with members of the Illinois Delegation, and alumni of Loyola University Chicago, introduced a resolution honoring Loyola's 150^th Anniversary, which officially took place earlier this month on September 5, 2020.

Today, a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) to increase transparency regarding the federal government's expenditure of taxpayer dollars, passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Global Learning Loss Assessment Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation aims to identify the scope of one of the most significant secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: education loss.

U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), who serves as Vice-Chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus, and Val Demings (FL-10) introduced the Science in Blood Donation Act of 2020, which would require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise its outdated blood donation guidance. The legislation would specifically require the FDA to update its Guidance on Reducing the Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission (HIV) by Blood and Blood Products based on an assessment of current testing accuracy and individual risk-based analysis.

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) introduced the Reducing Nefarious Crimes Act – or RNC Act – to increase penalties for violating the Hatch Act and make it clear that the American people take ethics in government seriously. The Hatch Act prohibits executive branch employees from using their official roles for campaign purposes.

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) supported the passage of H.R. 7617, the FY 2021 Six-Bill Appropriations Minibus, which is the second funding package taken up by the House. This funding package – which included victories for Illinois and Chicago that Quigley championed as a member of the House Committee on Appropriations – makes smart investments in our nation's defense, rejects the President's massive defense budget request, and prioritizes stabilizing the economy for Americans as they navigate the road to recovery.