116th Congress

Washington, DC – An amendment offered by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives today. The amendment would enhance protections for human rights around the world. It requires the Department of Defense to explicitly report any foreign military units that have received financial assistance from the United States through security cooperation programs and are determined to have committed gross human rights violations before or during their participation in the programs.

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that South Amboy will receive $5.3 million to support the South Amboy passenger ferry. South Amboy will use the funding to construct a Ferry Terminal Facility that could accommodate up to three ferry vessels and give pedestrians, automobiles, buses, and rail systems access to commuter ferry service between New Jersey and downtown Manhattan. The funding is distributed through the Department of Transportation's Passenger Ferry Grant program that provides funding for passenger ferry systems in urbanized areas.

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that New Jersey hospitals will receive an additional $597 million from the Provider Relief Fund established in the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that he helped pass in the House of Representatives in March. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will begin distributing the relief funding to hospitals in areas highly impacted by COVID-19 cases starting next week. Hospitals in New Jersey's 6^th Congressional district will receive over $42.6 million.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Co-Chairs of the Armenia Caucus today condemned the violence along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border near the village of Tavush and called on the Trump Administration to hold Azerbaijan accountable. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.

Perth Amboy, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that Perth Amboy will receive more than $1 million in grant funding to strengthen emergency response and keep New Jerseyans safe. A $900,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Port Security Grant Program will replace the fire department's Marine 5, a 15-year-old dive boat used for the southern part of the Port of New Jersey and New York. Another grant of $45,000 will help maintain the city's police boats, Marine 2, Marine 3, Marine 6, and Marine 7.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the House Democrats' appropriations bill for fiscal year 2021 would ban offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. In May, Pallone sent a letter requesting the drilling ban be included in the proposal, which is expected to be considered by the House of Representatives later this month.