New York's 6th Congressional District
Recent News About New York's 6th Congressional District
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Meng Urges Postal Service To Prioritize Queens In New Initiative To Combat Mail Theft
Congresswoman sends letter to head of the Postal Service
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Meng Issues Statement On SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision
Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision.
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Meng Hails Diwali Becoming a NYC Public School Holiday
Congresswoman celebrates with New York City Mayor, New York City Schools Chancellor and colleagues after she long called for schools to be closed for the Festival of Lights
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Meng Announces Winner of Congressional Art Contest
Competition consisted of entries from Queens high school students; winner is 11th grader from Rego Park who will have her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol
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Meng to Hold Third Annual Event Recognizing Local K-12 Graduates
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today invited local students who are graduating grades K-12 to attend her upcoming event recognizing graduates of the class of 2023.
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Meng Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation To Help Combat Excessive Aircraft Noise Over Queens
Measure would put the EPA in charge of addressing the problem
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Meng Issues Statement on New York State Legislature Passing Lunar New Year and Diwali Holiday Bills
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), First Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, today issued the statement below following the passage of the Lunar New Year and Diwali holiday bills in the New York State Legislature.
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Meng to Hold Fourth Event to Help Residents of Sixth Congressional District Apply For Or Renew A Passport
Next event to be on June 11 in Woodside, Queens
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Meng, Clarke, Fitzpatrick, Heinrich, Cornyn and Padilla Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Language Access For Mental Health Services at Community Health Centers
Lawmakers introduced the measure on the final day of Mental Health Awareness Month
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Meng Introduces Whole-Of-Government Approach To Combat Period Poverty And Improve Access To Menstrual Products
On May 30, 2023, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), announced that she reintroduced her Menstrual Equity for All Act, a whole-of-government approach to eradicate period poverty and achieve menstrual equity.
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Meng Introduces Legislation to Make Diwali a Federal Holiday
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), First Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, announced today that she introduced the Diwali Day Act, a bill to make Diwali a federal holiday.
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Meng Releases Statement on White House Announcement of a National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism
On May 25, 2023, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce for Combatting Antisemitism, released the following statement on the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. The statement follows the Biden administration’s announcement of the strategy earlier today.
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Meng Issues Statement on Planned NYS Assembly Vote on Lunar New Year and Diwali Holiday Bills
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), First Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, today issued the following statement about plans for the New York State Assembly to vote on Lunar New Year and Diwali holiday bills.
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Meng, Fitzpatrick, Garbarino and Spanberger Introduce Bipartisan Legislation that Allows SNAP to Cover Hot and Prepared Foods
On May 24, 2023, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) announced the introduction of their bipartisan Hot Foods Act.
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Meng Announces Federal Funding for New York Hall of Science in Queens
Money will fund collaborative project on artificial and natural intelligence
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Meng Helps Convince Postal Service to Better Address Spike in Mail Theft
Agency rolls out plan after Congresswoman called for improved security of mail in Queens
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Meng and Higgins Introduce Legislation to Prohibit the Sale and Transfer of Body Armor to Potential Mass Shooters
Lawmakers reintroduce the bill, named in honor of Aaron Salter, Jr., ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Buffalo massacre
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Meng and Hirono Introduce Legislation to Promote the Teaching of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History in Schools
Lawmakers introduce the bill during Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Meng: Federal Infrastructure Law Provides Millions for Improvements to Queens Highways
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that the federal infrastructure bill has provided Queens with millions of dollars to help pay for crucial highway improvements throughout the borough.
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Meng Helps Secure Money to Increase Safety at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Academy in Bayside
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she visited Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Academy in Bayside for the unveiling of a lockdown system and new fortified infrastructure that the school installed with funds the Congresswoman helped secure to better protect those in the building.