Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) today announced that $1 million in federal funding he secured for a new emergency services center in Metuchen was included in the Department of Homeland Security funding bill passed by both Houses of Congress and on its way to the President, who is expected to sign it.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved an extension of the PJM electricity price cap:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) announced that his office will be participating in the Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an app competition for students interested in computer science, app development, and coding. The Challenge submission period will run from May 1, 2026, through October 26, 2026. The competition is open to all middle and high school students from New Jersey’s Sixth Congressional District who meet the eligibility requirements, regardless of coding experience.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today pressed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for assistance on a suspected cancer cluster in Keyport, New Jersey during a hearing on the agency’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget.
During the hearing, Pallone pushed Administrator Zeldin for a firm commitment to provide federal engagement.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement after the New Jersey Department of Health confirmed a measles case in a Hudson County resident, with potential exposure at Newark Liberty International Airport and Hackensack University Medical Center:
Washington, D.C. – House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) reintroduced the Food Labeling Modernization Act today. The bill would update front-of-package food labeling requirements, require updates to the ingredient list on packaged foods, and apply consumer friendly labeling requirements.
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) is demanding immediate federal and state action after more than 40 cancer cases, including 28 clustered on one street, were identified near a contaminated landfill in Keyport.
In a letter to state and federal officials, including the Environmental Protection Agency and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pallone called for a full investigation into whether the former Aeromarine landfill is linked to the reported illnesses and urged immediate steps to address contamination at the site.
WASHINGTON, DC – Legislation introduced by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) to designate the U.S. Post Office in Spring Lake, New Jersey in honor of Congressman James J. Howard overwhelmingly passed the House today.
Before final passage, Pallone spoke on the House floor highlighting Howard’s decades of service to New Jersey and his leadership on public transit, environmental protection, and public safety.
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) convened a virtual roundtable today with leading reproductive health advocates to respond to the Trump administration’s probe of New Jersey’s 2022 law requiring health insurers to cover abortion care.
As Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Pallone emphasized that Trump administration’s actions represent a broader effort to use federal power to interfere with states that have taken steps to protect women’s reproductive rights.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today convened voting rights advocates, civil rights leaders, and policy experts to outline what’s at stake as President Trump and Republicans continue to put barriers between Americans and the voting booth.