Jennifer L. McClellan

McClellan, Whitehouse Investigate EPA’s Decision to Exempt Data Center Power Plants from Acid Rain Protections Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), last…

HONORING THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RICHMOND CRUSADE FOR VOTERS Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 160 (Tuesday, October 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 160 (Tuesday, October 13, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1076] From the Congressional Record Online through the…

McClellan, Morelle and Virginia Democrats Fight Trump Administration’s Attacks on Voting, Pledge to Protect Every Vote Fairfax, VA – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), House Administration Committee Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25) and members of Virginia’s Democratic Congressional…

McClellan Launches 2026 Veteran of the Year Program Washington D.C. Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the launch of her 2026 Veteran of the Year Program to recognize, honor and appreciate veterans living in Virginia’s Fourth Congressional District for their service.…

McClellan Leads Virginia Democratic Delegation to Oppose Trump’s Efforts to Rescind the Roadless Rule Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan led 7 Members of the Virginia delegation — including U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Representatives Bobby…

McClellan Joins Bipartisan Shenandoah VALOR Act to Expand Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District into West Virginia Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman McClellan (VA-04) joined Congressman Riley M. Moore (WV-02) to introduce the Shenandoah Valley Access, Legacy, and Outdoor…

McClellan Celebrates Securing Three Virginia Initiatives in Water Resources Development Act of 2026 Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it: On September 16, 2026, the House passed H.R. 9497, the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026, to authorize critical water infrastructure…

Weekly Newsletter, 9.23.26 Dear Friends, After former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon went public with concerns that AI could “kill us all by the end of the decade” and more bleak messages from senior leadership at Anthropic and OpenAI sent AI stocks plummeting, the CEOs of Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI…

McClellan Announces Launch of the 2026-2027 Youth Advisory Council for Virginia’s Fourth Richmond, VA –​​ Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the launch of her Youth Advisory Council for the 2026-2027 school year to promote high schoolers’ engagement with the legislative…

HONORING STEVE BASSETT FOR 60 YEARS OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO VIRGINIA MUSIC Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 149 (Monday, September 21, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 149 (Monday, September 21, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E957-E958] From the Congressional Record Online…

McClellan Statement on House Passage of Ratepayer Protection Act and Other Bills to Ensure Data Centers Pay Their Fair Share Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the House voted to pass four bills cosponsored by McClellan that will…

McClellan Statement on Sanctions Against Russia and Granting Trump Unilateral Tariff Authority Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the House voted to pass H.R. 5334, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026: “At a time…

McClellan Statement on Al Green’s Resolution to Impeach Trump Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after she voted “present” on the motion to table H.Res. 1486 to impeach President Trump: “Today, the House voted to table Articles of…

Weekly Newsletter, 9.9.26 Dear Friends, I hope you had a joyful Labor Day as summer comes to a close. I finished out the August recess delivering community project funding to Virginia’s Fourth District, holding town halls in Surry and Hopewell, and holding a health care roundtable as part of…

McClellan Joins Bipartisan Push to Build the Crisis Care System Behind 988 Washington, D.C. – Ahead of 988 Day, Congressman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) to reintroduce the 988 Implementation Act today with…

McClellan, Moulton Introduce Bill to Provide Coverage for Crisis Response Services Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) introduced H.R. 10240, the Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act, to expand insurance coverage for…

CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS HIT THE GROUND RUNNING IN AUGUST Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 137 (Monday, August 31, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 137 (Monday, August 31, 2026)] [House] [Pages H5354-H5360] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing…

Sick of It Tour calls on Congress to reverse course and improve access to healthcare WVTF Virginians have heard the big numbers – 100,000 people now priced out of the market for health insurance because Congress voted to stop providing premium subsidies.300,000 may lose their Medicaid next year,…

Weekly Newsletter, 8.26.26 Dear Friends, Throughout August, I have continued meeting with constituents across Virginia’s Fourth District to discuss how the policies pursued by the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans have made the cost-of-living crisis facing our communities worse and…

McClellan presents $850K check to Chesterfield County officials to modernize I-95 and Willis Road interchange CBS6 News CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan delivered a check of $850,000 to the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday for the slated project to…

McClellan: Eligibility changes will only add to existing health insurance struggles Hundreds of thousands of Virginians are at risk of losing their health care next year, when new Medicaid provisions go into effect. WVTF Some of the 300,000 people who are at risk of losing health insurance in…

McClellan sounds alarm over federal healthcare cuts impacting hundreds of thousands 300,000 Virginians could lose Medicaid coverage under the Trump administration s tax and spending act. 13News Now RICHMOND, Va. — In a briefing co-hosted by advocacy group Protect Our Care Virginia, U.S.…

McClellan Leads House Members in Opposing Department of Education’s Rollback of Key Civil Rights Protections Washington, D.C. – On Monday, August 10th, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) led 19 House Members in calling on the U.S. Department of Education to reverse its elimination of a…

What we lost when the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act — and why we need a new one | Guest Column by Rep. McClellan The path to voting rights was paved with the blood, sweat and tears of generations of people who endured injustice from a system that did not recognize their equality or, at…

Weekly Newsletter, 8.4.26 During this summer recess, I am traveling across Virginia’s Fourth to talk to hear directly from constituents about how the disastrous policies of the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans have impacted them. Last week, I provided a legislative update to…

McClellan Announces Launch of the 2026 Congressional App Challenge for Virginia’s Fourth Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the launch of the 2026 Congressional App Challenge for all middle and high school students in Virginia’s Fourth Congressional…

Weekly Newsletter, 7.29.26 The House is now in recess for the August District Work Period, but not before House Republicans jammed through a series of bills that do nothing to address the cost-of-living crisis. Instead, they pumped $95 million more into the disastrous and deeply unpopular war in…

McClellan Introduces Bipartisan Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined Congresswoman Erin Houchin (IN-09) and Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) to introduce the bipartisan Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act,…

McClellan Statement on House Passage of the FY27 National Defense Authorization Act Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on House passage of H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27 NDAA): “The NDAA has…

Central Virginia pharma hub lands $16 million federal grant Petersburg Progress-Index Central Virginia’s pharmaceutical industry got a shot in the arm July 20 in the form of $16 million in federal funding to establish what the government called “a domestic manufacturing pathway for essential…

McClellan Bill to Increase Data Transparency for Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Advances Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04)’s bill, H.R. 5243, unanimously advanced out of the Energy Commerce Committee to the House floor for a vote as part of H.R. 9393, the…

HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 118 (Monday, July 20, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 118 (Monday, July 20, 2026)] [House] [Pages H4675-H4679] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office […

McClellan, Third Way, Advocates Hold Press Conference on All-American Family Agenda and Combatting Cost-of-Living Crisis Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it: On July 15, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Third Way and other advocates held a press conference on Capitol Hill to present…

Warner, Kaine, and McClellan Celebrate $16 Million in Federal Funding for Richmond-Petersburg Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Hub Washington, D.C – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representative Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04) celebrated $16 million in federal…

HONORING THE CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS ON ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 115 (Wednesday, July 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 15, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E692] From the Congressional Record Online through the…

Weekly Newsletter, 7.15.26 Since my last newsletter, Speaker Johnson sent the House into its July 4th recess two days early after his attempt to jam the SAVE America Act onto the National Defense Authorization Act went down in flames. The Supreme Court finished its term with a series of significant…

McClellan Publishes All-American Family Agenda, in Response to Cost of Living Crisis Squeezing Families Agenda Offers a Vision to Support All Families as America Nears 250th Birthday Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) published her All-American Family Agenda, a set…

Newsletter 6.30.26 Dear Friends, Since my last newsletter, I spent time in the Fourth District and on Capitol Hill focused on addressing the needs of our communities while the Trump Administration continued its chaos. As the terms of a ceasefire deal between the United States and Iran became…

McClellan Statement on Supreme Court Trump v. Barbara Decision Maintaining Birthright Citizenship as a Constitutional Right Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Barbara ruling that the Trump…

Weekly Newsletter, 6.30.26 Weekly Newsletter, 6.30.26 Since my last newsletter, I spent time in the Fourth District and on Capitol Hill focused on addressing the needs of our communities while the Trump Administration continued its chaos. Samantha.Cynn@… Tue, 06/30/2026 - 16:00 June 30, 2026

House Passes McClellan Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Cybersecurity for Rural and Municipal Utilities Washington, D.C. – Today, the House unanimously passed Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01)’s H.R. 7266, the Rural and Municipal Utility…

RURAL AND MUNICIPAL UTILITY CYBERSECURITY ACT Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 108 (Monday, June 29, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 108 (Monday, June 29, 2026)] [House] [Pages H4299-H4300] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office […

KIDS INTERNET AND DIGITAL SAFETY ACT Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 108 (Monday, June 29, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 108 (Monday, June 29, 2026)] [House] [Pages H4280-H4296] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ]…

FORMING A MORE PERFECT UNION FOR ALL Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 108 (Monday, June 29, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 108 (Monday, June 29, 2026)] [House] [Pages H4312-H4314] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ]…

McClellan Statement on Supreme Court Watson v. Republican National Committee Decision Affirming Legitimacy of Mail-In Voting Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision ruling that federal election-day…

McClellan Statement on Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on House passage of H.R. 7757, the bipartisan Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act: “Today, I voted for the KIDS Act as a critical…

WORLD VITILIGO DAY Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 107 (Thursday, June 25, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 107 (Thursday, June 25, 2026)] [House] [Page H4252] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] WORLD VITILIGO DAY (Ms.…

McClellan Statement on Supreme Court Decisions on Temporary Protected Status and Immigration at the Border Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court released two decisions permitting the Trump Administration to both…

LOSING REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [House] [Page H4221] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] LOSING…

GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [House] [Pages H4195-H4200] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] GUN…