News Releases

WARWICK, RI -- In an effort to help connect Rhode Island small businesses to federal resources and expand opportunities for local businesses to grow and enter global markets, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined U.S. Small Business Administration... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – After successfully helping to make Juneteenth (June 19) a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of formerly enslaved people in the United States, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is joining two community events today to mark the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Tina Smith (D-MN) urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 23-3 to approve the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23).  This legislation, which represents the early stages of drafting... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In a major victory for veterans and their families and caregivers, the U.S. Senate today voted 84 to 14 to pass the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to help lower prices for American consumers, retailers, and farmers, Congress passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (S. 3580).  U.S. Senator Jack Reed, who voted to pass the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, says it will... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is urging swift passage of the bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after U.S. Senators from both parties announced a limited gun-safety framework aimed at curbing gun violence, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the co-author of a key ‘red flag’ provision similar to the one... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee with oversight over federal elections, and Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led 15 of their... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Tonight, after the House Select Committee investigating the deadly January 6, 2021 siege of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob held the first in a series of public hearings in advance of releasing a final report later this year,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Not everyone recognizes the sheer volume of LUST in Rhode Island -- or sees that it can be hazardous to public health.  And while not all LUST is visible or above ground, it’s important to be responsible, proactive, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced that Rhode Island is receiving over $2 million in American Rescue Plan funding and State and National AmeriCorps... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As millions of Americans celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month during June, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse teamed up with their Democratic Senate colleagues to offer a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- As Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine continues to drive up oil prices, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) are urging President Biden to ease the supply crunch by releasing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In the wake of a series of deadly mass-shootings, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging the U.S. Senate to come together and do something that hasn’t been done in nearly a decade: confirm someone to lead the Bureau of Alcohol,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline joined with advocates from Moms Demand Action to renew calls for urgent federal legislative action to address the growing epidemic... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Calling it “good news for families of newborns,” U.S. Senator Jack Reed today hailed the announcement by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf that a swift end to the infant formula shortage is in sight and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC  – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joined a bipartisan group of 82 U.S. Senators in sending a letter the White House to expedite the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With the pandemic exacerbating youth mental health challenges and rates of suicide among youth and young adults on the rise, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after multiple children and at least one teacher were killed and injured in a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement:“Innocent lives were taken and many... Read More