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Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) led House passage yesterday of the bipartisan South Asian Heart Health Awareness Act to promote heart health research and awareness of heart disease that disproportionately impacts South Asians in the United States. South Asians have four times the risk of heart disease than the general population, have a much greater chance of having a heart attack before age 50, and have emerged as the ethnic group with the highest prevalence of type 2 diabetes – a leading cause of heart disease.

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today helped pass the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. As Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Pallone included critical provisions in the bill that invest over $54 billion to ensure more semiconductors are produced in the United States. The bill will also bolster semiconductor manufacturing, boost resilience in U.S. supply chains, create good-paying American jobs, and lower costs for families in the United States.

Edison, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today unveiled a new manufacturing design facility with Eos Energy Enterprises in Edison. Located at Eos' corporate headquarters in Edison, the Eos Ingenuity Lab will provide the space and resources to continue evolving Eos' zinc battery technology as it helps accelerates the nation's transition to clean energy.

Highlands, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory at Sandy Hook will receive $480,000 to support research on the effects of environmental change on marine habitats and fisheries surrounding Sandy Hook. Pallone secured the funding in a federal spending bill that President Biden signed into law. Pallone was joined by Dr. Richard W. Spinrad, who serves as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator.

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today led House passage of a bill to protect the right to contraception. The Right to Contraception Act establishes a statutory right to obtain and use contraceptives and gives health care providers the right to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception. The bill also protects against any state laws that attempt to restrict access to contraceptives.

Washington, DC – Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Andy Kim (NJ-03) announced that their provision to waive federal recoupment efforts for Superstorm Sandy victims passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. The provision is included in a federal spending bill and grants the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development the authority to waive the requirement for New Jersey homeowners to pay back federal disaster relief aid.

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today led House passage of two bills that would protect the federal right to an abortion. The Women's Health Protection Act restores the right to an abortion nationwide ensuring all Americans – regardless of where they live – can make their own decisions about their lives and their futures.

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.'s (NJ-06) amendment to prohibit next-generation F-16 fighter jets and F-16 modernization kits to Turkey unless the sale goes through a rigorous certification process with Congress passed the House today. Pallone offered the amendment as part of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2023. Reports of the United States' intent to move forward with the sale were confirmed during the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, last June.