Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez Introduces Legislation to Target Scammers who Prey on Older Americans WASHINGTON, DC — This week, Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Tom Barrett (MI-07) introduced the One Front Door for Elder Fraud Act, a piece of legislation designed to streamline the reporting process for…

Gluesenkamp Perez Announces Mobile Office Hours in Skamania County STEVENSON, WA – Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) announced her office will be holding mobile office hours in Skamania County. Residents of Washington’s Third District will be able to walk in to get assistance with federal…

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez Introduces Legislation to Bring More Nurses to Public Schools WASHINGTON, DC — This week, Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Jen Kiggans (R-VA) introduced the bipartisan More Nurses in Rural Schools Act to address the shortage of nurses in the American public school system and…

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez visits Seafood Processor and Hosts Military Service Academy Info Night SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON — Earlier this month, Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez spent the day in Cowlitz and Clark Counties where she continued working on issues directly affecting Southwest Washington.…

Gluesenkamp Perez Announces Mobile Office Hours in Cowlitz County RYDERWOOD, WA – Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) announced her office will be holding mobile office hours in Cowlitz County. Residents of Washington’s Third District will be able to walk in to get assistance with federal…

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez Introduces Legislation to Support Veterans’ Right to Build Their Own Homes WASHINGTON, DC — This week, Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Bruce Westerman (R-AR) introduced the Veterans Owner-Builders’ Rights Act to expand VA home loans and provide rural veterans with the…

Gluesenkamp Perez Announces 2026 Bigleaf Maple Big Leaf Contest WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) announced her fourth annual Bigleaf Maple Big Leaf Contest to encourage residents of Washington’s Third District to get out in the woods and find the biggest Bigleaf Maple…

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez Celebrated by Southwest Washington Ukrainian Community Upon Returning Home VANCOUVER, WA — Upon her return to PDX International Airport late in the evening on a school night, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez was welcomed by a large crowd of local Ukrainian American families to…

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez Votes to Support Ukrainian Defense and Sanction Russia WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez reaffirmed her commitment to the Ukrainian community in Southwest Washington by voting for a comprehensive package of sanctions targeting Russia and anyone…

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Statement on 9/15 Rule Vote I’m proud to represent one of the largest Ukrainian communities in America-people who have lost fathers, mothers, sons and daughters in the fight to defeat fascism. I’ll always stand with my community’s values, and I am grateful for the 86…

Gluesenkamp Perez Announces Mobile Office Hours in Thurston and Lewis Counties TENINO AND RANDLE, WA – Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) announced her office will be holding mobile office hours in Thurston and Lewis Counties. Residents of Washington’s Third District will be able to walk…

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez Testifies on Her Bills to Clean Up Congress WASHINGTON, DC — Last week, Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez attended a hearing held by the House Committee on Rules to advocate for changes to House rules for next Congress. She urged the committee to enact a number of…

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Statement on September 1st Rule Vote Sunday night my son pulled his first fish out of the Columbia River. What the DC bubble doesn’t get is that working waterfronts require working people. Nature is not a terrarium–and you don’t get effective environmentalism without…

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez to Host Service Academy Information Night at Vancouver Community Library Vancouver, WA – On Tuesday September 8th, the office of Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez will host an information night for students interested in applying to the service academies. The event will be held…

Gluesenkamp Perez Visits Pacific County To Tour Hospital and Discuss Rural Healthcare PACIFIC COUNTY — Last week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez visited Pacific County’s Ocean Beach Health, a Critical Access Hospital in Ilwaco. Staff at the hospital gave the Congresswoman a tour of the facility,…

Gluesenkamp Perez Tours High Lava Incident Command Center, Speaks at High School Trades Education Center Ribbon Cutting SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON — This week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was home in Southwest Washington making official visits. During this period, she joined first responders at a…

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Tours Roadmasters, a Local Manufacturer of Automotive Systems and Accessories VANCOUVER, WA — Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is out in Clark County where she toured Roadmasters Inc, a local manufacturer of tow bars, suspension, brakes, and other automotive systems.…

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez joins paper industry leaders to discuss labor support at AWPPW Hall LONGVIEW, WA — Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez joined a group of pulp and paperworkers and union leaders at the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers Hall in Longview. She was joined by…

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Statement on the NDAA “Last night, I voted Yes on the final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act. This legislation provides a meaningful raise for servicemembers, strengthens and invests in our domestic manufacturing base for national security, and includes…

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Statement on the Iran War Powers Resolution Let me set the record straight: yesterday I voted against Trump’s $73 billion slush fund for the Iran war, and just now I just voted to end the war—my fifth vote to end the war since March. I do not support this war. It…

Gluesenkamp Perez Returns Home to Speak to Machinist Apprentices, Visit with Truck Manufacturing Workers and Tour a Box Manufacturing Company SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON — Earlier this month, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez came home to Southwest Washington to visit a number of trades workers and local…

Gluesenkamp Perez Ends a Successful Appropriations Season with a Number of Policy Wins WASHINGTON, DC As the Appropriations Committee markups come to a close, Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is proud to announce a total of 51 of her policy priorities have been included in appropriations…

Gluesenkamp Perez Includes Tenino Sandstone Apple in the Congressional America 250 Time Capsule WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez announced her submission to the Congressional 250th Anniversary Time Capsule: A hand carved Tenino sandstone apple. This apple is made from a…

Gluesenkamp Perez Challenges BPA Exit from Columbia River Fisheries Program WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez sent a letter to the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to request information on the decision to withdraw funding for the Select Area Fisheries Enhancement…

Gluesenkamp Perez’s Bipartisan Build Now Act Becomes Law WASHINGTON, DC Last Week, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez celebrated the final passage of a package of housing legislation including the Build Now Act, a policy targeting the byzantine zoning and permitting rules jamming housing construction and…

Gluesenkamp Perez Introduces the Protecting Columbia River Salmon Act to Remove Predatory Sea Lions WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez introduced H.R. 9637, the Protecting Columbia River Salmon Act, a bill which would allow Southwest Washington’s Indian Tribes to lethally remove…

Gluesenkamp Perez Bill Stops Scammers from Preying on Small Businesses With Bogus Workplace Posters WASHINGTON D.C. — Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) recently took aim at attempts by companies to exploit government regulations at the expense of small businesses. Her effort comes amid a larger…

Gluesenkamp Perez Urges Senate to Fund the Independent Watchdog Chemical Safety Board WASHINGTON, D.C. – Early this week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez sent a letter to Senate Appropriations leaders urging them to include robust funding for the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigations Board…

Gluesenkamp Perez Works to Bring Quilt Show to Nation’s Capital WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last month, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez passed an amendment to elevate the ethic and craftsmanship of quilters in the nation’s capital as part of a Congressional Quilt Show. As political violence and polarization is…

Statement on the Supreme Court Vote By Mail Ruling I’m relieved the Supreme Court is not interfering with Washington’s mail-in ballot system. If you work a shift job, have young kids, or live out in the woods, you can’t just knock off for the day to go stand in line at a polling place. For decades,…

Gluesenkamp Perez Cracks Down on Corporate Price Discrimination WASHINWASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) announced the introduction of the Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act to bring down prices for American families by preventing corporations and other suppliers from…

Gluesenkamp Perez Celebrates Opening of the Southwest Washington Grain Project CHEHALIS, WA Last week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez spoke at the ribbon cutting for a new grain storage and loading facility at the Port of Chehalis. This project marks a major expansion for the Port in its capacity to…

Statement on DHS Reconciliation Funding This week, I voted against a partisan reconciliation package that would have pre-funded ICE and DHS for the next 3 years. It’s completely fiscally irresponsible to use reconciliation to write a nearly $70 billion check to an agency with little oversight or…

Gluesenkamp Perez Fights To Restore Trust In Congress By Creating Mental Acuity Standard for Lawmakers WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) recently spoke in favor of her amendment that would for the first time ever create a new mental acuity standard for members of Congress.…

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Statement on the Iran War Powers Resolution WASHINGTON, DC Last night, I voted to end the disastrous war in Iran. When I talk to members of my community, what I hear is that they need gas prices to come down, they need to afford to put food on the table. They don’t need…

Gluesenkamp Perez Secures Full Funding for Federal Agency Investigating Mill Incident in Longview WASHINGTON, DC Earlier today, the House Appropriations Committee adopted Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s amendment adding over $5 million dollars to fully fund the Chemical Safety Board (CSB), the…

Gluesenkamp Perez to Longview Mill: Pay Your Workers LONGVIEW, WA Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez sent a letter to executives at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company asking them to clarify their commitment to pay Longview millworkers during an ongoing investigation by the Chemical Safety…

Gluesenkamp Perez Statement on Nippon Fire in Longview May 26, 2026 Contact: vince.morris@mail.house.gov VANCOUVER, Wash. – “My gratitude goes to the Longview Fire Department and all the first responders who arrived at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company this morning to respond to the explosion.…

Gluesenkamp Perez Tours Sawmill, and Speaks with Veterans About VA Services RAYMOND, W.A. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) recently completed a busy swing of activities across the District, including a visit to the Raymond Weyerhaeuser Sawmill, a meeting with the American Legion 150 on services…

Gluesenkamp Perez Statement on House Gender Ideology Bill As a parent of a young child, I m asked to sign off on small things in my kid s school day, down to whether they get sunscreen at recess. A child s name and sense of self are not small things. They are fundamental, and on something that…

Gluesenkamp Perez Seeks More than $40 million for 20 Community Projects Across Her District WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) announced she has requested Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) funding for twenty vital community improvement projects in all seven counties across…

Grant Supported By Cantwell & Gluesenkamp Perez Will “Keep the Lights On” in the Oldest Retirement Community in the U.S. Cowlitz County’s remote retirement village of Ryderwood to be served by underground power lines, solving persistent power outage issues WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator…

Gluesenkamp Perez Celebrates Service Academy Appointees for the Class of 2030 May 19, 2026 Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez meets with several students to celebrate their appointment offers from their respective academies. VANCOUVER, WA – Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) celebrated the service academy…

WA Legislators Bill Expands Funding for Local Drug Task Forces to Combat Opioids May 15, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) this week joined with colleagues Dan Newhouse and Rick Larsen on the End Fentanyl Trafficking with Local Task Forces Act to establish a dedicated federal…

Gluesenkamp Perez Bill Would Target Scammers That Prey On Truckers WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) and Rep. Dave Taylor (R-OH) introduced legislation that’s intended to help bring an end to scammers who take advantage of truckers by scaring them into paying money…

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez Leads Bill to Protect Generational Farms May 13, 2026 WASHINGTON D.C. — Last month, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced the bipartisan No Capital Gains Tax on Family Farms Act to remove capital gains on the sale or exchange of a farm…

Gluesenkamp Perez Fights to Protect Washington State Mail-in Ballot Access Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez recently pushed the House Appropriations Committee to respect and preserve Washington state’s widely used and secure vote-by-mail system. During a heated debate in the Committee, the…

Gluesenkamp Perez Statement on DHS Funding Vote This week, Congress ended the longest shutdown of any federal agency in our nation s 250-year history. It accomplished nothing it set out to accomplish, and Americans deserve a clear account of why. In July 2025, Republicans used their monopoly…

FARM, FOOD, AND NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 2026 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 75 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)] [House] [Pages H3169-H3290] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office […

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez Discusses Timber Issues and Meets with Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez and Sergeant Matt Volker after the ride along with Clark County Sheriff’s Department CLARK COUNTY – Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) recently rode along on a typical shift with a…