Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), top Democrat of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led Democratic efforts to advance mental health reform legislation through the House of Representatives. H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, passed the House by a vote of 422-2.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that the Monmouth Beach Fire Co. will receive a $161,755 fire grant. The grant money will be spent on operations and safety programs, including personal protective equipment. The grant will be awarded by the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG).
Washington D.C.- Today Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) and six bipartisan colleagues in the New Jersey Congressional delegation sent a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) raising serious concerns over proposed seismic testing off the coast of New Jersey.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.), and U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (N.J.-06), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (N.J.-09), Albio Sires (N.J.-08), Donald Payne, Jr. (N.J.-10), Donald Norcoss (N.J.-01) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (N.J.-12), today announced that the U.S.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ– Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a sit-in and conversation on gun violence in his New Brunswick office with his constituents, local elected officials and advocates for reducing gun violence. The event was a continuation of the sit-in held on the floor of the House of Representatives last week, which lasted 26 hours.
Washington, DC --- Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities at Rutgers University has received a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders (LEND) Training Program grant totaling $2,200,000 over five years.
Long Branch, NJ –Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Choice Neighborhoods Initiative will award Asbury Park with $500,000 in Federal Grants aimed at revitalizing the West Side in Asbury Park. The funds will allow Asbury Park’s West Side to cultivate affordable housing and economic growth.
Long Branch, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced more than $5 million in grants to the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority (BRSA) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist in the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. The grants will help repair BRSA’s main pumping station and Dewatering/Incineration building.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. participated in House Democrats’ sit-in on the House Floor to demand that Speaker Ryan and House Republicans allow a vote on bipartisan ideas to curb gun violence.