Press Releases
GRANITE FALLS, WA – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) visited Granite Falls Library to learn more about the facility’s digital navigator program and celebrate a recent federal investment to expand broadband access. Thanks to funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, Granite Falls Library will add 750 new loanable computers and hotspots to its current inventory. This technology will be available to the public and will help to bring reliable internet access to residents in the area.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Kim Schrier (D-WA) introduced the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Amendments of 2023, a bipartisan bill to update and improve a loan program that funds critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Washington State. Representatives Dan Newhouse (R-WA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Lori Chavez Deremer (R-OR), and Sharice Davids (D-KS) are co-leading this bill alongside Congresswoman Schrier.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Kim Schrier (D-WA) introduced bipartisan bill H.R. 5381 – Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources (RNGR) Support Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation seeks to strengthen and secure the national reforestation pipeline by codifying the United States Forest Service’s RNGR program.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Kim Schrier introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to fund crucial infrastructure improvements for dams in Washington state and across the nation. This legislation, the National Dam Safety Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize the National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) through FY 2028. Congresswoman Schrier is joined in co-leading this legislation with Representatives Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11), Annie Kuster (D-NH-2), and Brandon Williams (R-NY-22).
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) voted for the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for five years.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S Representative Kim Schrier’s (D-WA) bill the Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023 (ADUFA) has passed in the House. This bipartisan piece of legislation passed out of committee unanimously and is exactly the type of no-nonsense legislation that both parties can get behind.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) celebrates a huge win for fruit growers in Washington’s 8th district. The Office of the United States Trade Representative announced they have reached an agreement with India to lift Section 232 tariffs on US apple exports to India. The Indian government imposed a 20% tax increase on U.S. apples after the U.S. imposed tariffs on India for steel and aluminum in 2018 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced The Expanding Access to (EAT) Healthy Foods from Local Farmers Act. This legislation aims to improve access to nutrition for American families by providing cost-free, healthy food from local farmers.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier (D-WA) and Tracey Mann (R-KS) introduced The AuGmenting Research and Educational Sites to Ensure Agriculture Remains Cutting-edge and Helpful Act, or the AG RESEARCH Act, a bipartisan bill that will increase federal investment in agriculture research institutions.