Chrissy Houlahan

Rep. Houlahan Statement on Sec. Hegseth Announcing Execution of Fort Hood Shooter Will Be Livestreamed WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) , shared the following statement on Secretary Hegseth's announcement that the execution of the Fort Hood shooter will be…

Houlahan, Smith Respond to Inaccurate Casualty Reporting, Lack of Transparency on Human Cost of Trump's War WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Military Personnel Subcommittee Ranking Member Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) and Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (WA-09) released the following…

Reps. Houlahan, Smith Lead Members of Congress Demanding Answers on End to Tenured Appointments at Military Service Academies WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) and Adam Smith (WA-09) demanded answers on the Department of Defense’s decision to end appointments to…

Reps. Houlahan, Strickland, Sen. Blumenthal Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Depoliticize Military Promotions WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) , with Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) , led the bicameral introduction of…

Rep. Houlahan Boards USS Lincoln at Sea, Finds Service Members Endured Grueling Deployment for Trump and Hegseth’s Unjustified Iran War WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) joined a bipartisan Congressional embark led by Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao to visit the…

Rep. Houlahan, Members of Congress Demand Answers on Delayed Separation Pay Promised to Trans Troops Ousted by Trump WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following reporting that the Department of Defense has failed to pay the promised separation pay to some transgender servicemembers who were separated from the…

Ahead of Xi White House Meeting, Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan Joins Democratic Veterans in Demanding Trump Hold Beijing Accountable for Providing Key Intelligence to Iran Resulting in U.S. Troop Deaths On July 17th, an Iranian missile struck a U.S. base in Jordan killing three servicemembers and…

Houlahan Joins Scanlon, PA Dems to Demand Answers About Private Detention Center Financials Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) joined Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) and their Pennsylvania Democratic House colleagues in pressing U.S. Immigration and Customs…

Reps. Houlahan, Ryan, House Democratic Veterans Introduce “Honoring the Sacrifice of Troops in War Act,” Demand Trump and Hegseth Stop Hiding True Cost of Iran War WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) and Pat Ryan (NY-18) joined fellow House Democratic veterans in…

Statement on voting YES on Senate Amendments to H.R. 5334 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), shared the following statement on Senate Amendments to H.R. 5334: “For more than four years, the people of Ukraine have stared down Russian aggression and have done what…

APPLICATION OF LEAVE PROVISIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 145 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 145 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)] [House] [Pages H5661-H5662] From the…

APPLICATION OF LEAVE PROVISIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 145 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 145 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)] [House] [Page H] From the Congressional Record…

Reps. Houlahan, Goodlander, Whitesides, Ryan Introduce Protect Our Polls Act, Blocking Armed Federal Agents at Polls WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) , Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) , George Whitesides (CA-27) , and Pat Ryan (NY-18) introduced the Protect Our Polls Act…

Houlahan, Pfluger Introduce the Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation Act WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) introduced the bipartisan Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation Act alongside Representative August Pfluger (TX-11) to keep dangerous actors from…

Houlahan Leads PA House Democrats Seeking Answers on Pennsylvania Election Cybersecurity Ahead of Midterms WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) led fellow Pennsylvania Democratic Representatives Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Dwight Evans (PA-03) , and Mary Gay…

Houlahan Introduces Bill to Build Four Million New Homes, Declare National Housing Emergency WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) introduced legislation this week declaring a national housing emergency, incenting housing production to build or restore four million new homes.…

Statement on my vote on H.Res.1490 Congress has only four weeks left to legislate before the midterm elections in November. Instead of using this valuable time to get the real work of the people done (legislation to lower costs, properly fund the government, or help our families better care for one…

My Statement on H.R.6500 When Speaker Johnson tried to pass a Continuing Resolution in July, I voted against it, because we still had months before the federal government’s budget would expire. I wanted to use that time to broker a better deal. Now, I can say that holding out was worth it. Today, I…

Rep. Houlahan's Fourth Annual Medicare Town Hall Please join us for the fourth annual Medicare Telephone Town Hall. We'll host local Medicare and PA MEDI experts with information and advice for 2027. When: September 10, 2026 at 11:00am. How: Simply call the phone number below and you'll be in.…

Rep. Houlahan, Sen. Warren, Lawmakers Slam Trump Admin for Efforts to Tear Apart Military Families, Convert Military Bases Into “Traps” for Non-Citizens WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) , with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) , Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) , and Richard…

Reps. Houlahan, Whitesides, Haridopolos Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Bolster Military Readiness for Natural Disasters WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) , George Whitesides (CA-27) , and Mike Haridopolos (FL-08) introduced the bipartisan Military Readiness Through…

Houlahan WARRIOR Act Bill Companion Introduced in Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) , a senior member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services (SASC), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led 19 of their Democratic colleagues in introducing a Senate version of U.S.…

Rep. Houlahan Joins Sen. Warren, Rep. Ryan to Investigate Reports that DoD Failed to Provide Sufficient Care for Service Members Injured in Iranian Strike WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) , Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee's Military Personnel Subcommittee, was…

Democratic Veterans Demand Transparency on Iran War Causalities WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following disturbing reports that the Department of Defense removed the names of four American troops from the official Iran War death toll, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) joined 14 fellow Democratic veterans in…

Hegseth Is Pushing Testosterone. The VA Has Already Struggled With the Treatment. Originally published in The Intercept Written by Austin Campbell Providing continuing hormone-replacement therapy at “the High-T Department of War,” as Secretary Pete Hegseth is calling it, may prove difficult for the…

HONORING JACK PERME Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 121 (Thursday, July 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 121 (Thursday, July 23, 2026)] [House] [Pages H5189-H5190] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING JACK…

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 120 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026)] [House] [Pages H5029-H5127] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing…

STOP INSIDER TRADING ACT Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 120 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026)] [House] [Pages H5143-H5153] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] STOP…

My Statement on H.R.8800, The 2027 National Defense Authorization Act Just a few years ago, the idea of voting against the National Defense Authorization Act would have been nearly unfathomable to me. For more than six decades, Congress understood that our national defense demanded serious, sober…

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026)] [House] [Pages H4736-H5000] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing…

Houlahan Paid Leave Bill Companion Introduced in Senate Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced a Senate version of Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06) and Stephanie Bice (R-OK-05) 's historic bipartisan legislation to expand…

House Intelligence Democrats Call on Intelligence Leadership to Rebut Trump’s Election Lies Washington, DC— Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) joined fellow Democratic Members of the House Intelligence Committee in a letter to Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte,…

Houlahan Demands Answers on the Death of Airman First Class Keon McDaniel of Grand Rapids WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) , Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee's Military Personnel Subcommittee, joined congressional colleagues in a letter to…

My Statement on Rep. Massie’s Amendment to H.R.8595 I voted YES on Rep. Massie's amendment to block U.S. military aid to Israel. This was a difficult vote, and there are no perfect options. The amendment as written is ill-defined and not likely to become law. But after years of devastating civilian…

Houlahan Leads PA Members of Congress Demanding Answers on Delayed Grant Funding for PA Research Universities WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of Pennsylvania Members of Congress in demanding answers of Director of the Office of…

Houlahan in the middle Originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Written by Sam Janesch In the back of a classroom where she had just read to 20 attentive preschool kids, U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan was concerned about what the staff of the West Chester YMCA was telling her. Nearly a third…

Who Is Jason Watson? Decorated Air Force Major Arrested After Trump Protest Originally published in Newsweek. Written by Marni Rose McFall, Jordan King, Hannah Parry, Joshua Rhett Miller, and Khaleda Rahman The U.S. Air Force is investigating a decorated major who was arrested on Wednesday for…

Castro says Air Force confirmed death from flu outbreak at Texas base Originally published in The Hill. Written by Ellen Mitchell The Air Force has confirmed a trainee died as a result of a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, according to Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas). Keon…

Democrats push to restore flu vaccine mandate for troops amid Air Force base outbreak Originally published in ABC News. Written by Steven Beynon Three Democratic lawmakers introduced an amendment to a must-pass annual defense funding and policy bill that would require the Pentagon to restore…

Houlahan, Castro, Cisneros Slam Pentagon for Lackland Flu Outbreak, Push for Flu Vaccine Requirement WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Congressman Gil Cisneros (CA-31) held a press conference to provide updates on the flu…

Debate over women in combat prompts NDAA battles Originally published in Military Times . Written by Hope Hodge Seck During a marathon House markup of next year’s mammoth defense policy bill earlier this month, two proposed amendments that failed to make it out of committee tell a story of concern…

Houlahan Leads Resolution Honoring 50 Years of Women at Military Service Academies WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) led more than 30 Democratic members of the House of Representatives in introducing a resolution commemorating 50 years of women at the service academies.…

HONORING GARY SMITH Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 107 (Thursday, June 25, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 107 (Thursday, June 25, 2026)] [House] [Pages H4253-H4254] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING GARY…

Houlahan honors Centro Hispano’s 60 years of service in remarks on House floor Originally published in Berks Weekly . Centro Hispano Daniel Torres was recognized on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week as it celebrates 60 years of service to Reading and Berks County. Watch Video…

Beyer, Fitzpatrick, Houlahan Reintroduce Legislation to Provide Paid Family and Medical Leave for Federal Employees (Washington D.C.) – U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) today reintroduced the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees…

'Are we in a war, or are we not in a war?' Democratic lawmaker responds to Trump saying the U.S. is going to attack Iran Watch the interview with Dana Bash on CNN's Inside Politics here . Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Chrissy Houlahan joins Inside Politics to respond to President Trump's declaration…

Event honoring servicewomen canceled after most branches decline to attend Originally published in Task and Purpose . Written by Patty Nieberg An annual event put on by members of Congress to honor fallen servicewomen was canceled this year after the Navy, Air Force and Space Force bowed out,…

Sen. Markey, Reps. Garbarino, Houlahan Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Prioritize Grants and Research on Natural Climate Solutions Washington ( June 9, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Representatives…

Rep. Houlahan on "Hardball with Chris Matthews" Watch the full Substack episode here .

Houlahan Introduces Bill to Prohibit President Trump's Slush Fund WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), alongside Representatives Jason Crow (CO-06), Chris Deluzio (PA-17), and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), introduced the Drain the Slush Fund Act , legislation designed to prevent…