Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), along with Congresswomen Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05),re-introduced the Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma (Ending PUSHOUT) Act, bold legislation to end the punitive pushout of girls of color from schools and disrupt the school-to-confinement path
WASHINGTON– Today, Congressmembers Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Gwen Moore (WI-04) announced the reintroduction of the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair or CROWN Act in the House of Representatives, simultaneously releasing a letter sent to Vice President Kamala Harris ur
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) led a letter to President Biden's Director of Domestic Policy, Susan Rice and Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas urging the Biden administration to issue an additional Executive Order announcing a plan to phase out contracts between ICE and state, county, and local jails and prisons.
WASHINGTON— Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced the Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act, a bill to institute a nationwide cancellation of rents and home mortgage payments through the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. The bill would constitute a full payment forgiveness, with no accumulation of debt for renters or homeowners and no negative impact on their credit rating or rental history.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on her support for the American Rescue Plan.
"The American Rescue Plan is a monumental piece of legislation.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. This bill addresses police brutality in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, who was murdered in her Minnesota district. It will eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement, ban chokeholds, and mandate data collection on police encounters.
WASHINGTON—Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on H.R. 1, a set of historic reforms designed to end the culture of corruption in Washington.
WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced the Mohammed bin Salman Must be Sanctioned Act (MBS MBS Act) to sanction the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia for his role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and grave human rights abuses.