Congressman Keith Ellison

Representing the 5th District of Minnesota

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Jul 31, 2015Press Release

MINNEAPOLIS – Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) introduced The Energy Efficient Manufactured Homes Act 0f 2015 (H.R.  3275) this week, which will enable economically vulnerable families live in safe, affordable and energy-efficient homes. 

Jul 30, 2015Press Release

WASHINGTON—Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), along with 62 House Democrats, today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy urging the EPA to issue a strong National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone of 60 parts per billion. 

Jul 30, 2015Press Release

WASHINGTON—Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement today to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid.

Jul 29, 2015Press Release

WASHINGTON —Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) introduced the Same Day Voter Registration Act (H.R. 3276) and the Voter Access Protection Act (H.R. 3277) today to make it easier for Americans to register to vote by allowing same day registration at polling places for all federal elections and banning voter ID laws. 

Jul 28, 2015Press Release

WASHINGTON—Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) introduced the Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act (H.R. 3237) today, which will support communities striving towards zero waste by establishing a grant program that funds the infrastructure, technology, and community outreach needed to achieve it.

Jul 28, 2015Press Release

WASHINGTON—The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and working families introduced a resolution today calling for universal child care. The Progressive Caucus resolution, introduced by Rep.

Jul 28, 2015Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Congressional Progressive Caucus, along with Democratic Members of the House Judiciary Committee and support from the Congressional Tri-Caucuses, today held a forum on family detention.  The forum highlighted grave abuses experienced by women and children housed in for-profit detention facilities across the country. 

Jul 27, 2015Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps.

Jul 24, 2015Press Release

WASHINGTON—Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) introduced two bills to strengthen the ability of franchisees to succeed as business owners. The Fair Franchise Act of 2015 (H.R. 3196) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) Franchise Loan Transparency Act (H.R.

Jul 24, 2015Press Release

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and U.S. Representatives Keith Ellison (D-MN) and David Cicilline (D-RI) today introduced legislation to enhance protections for refugees and asylum seekers fleeing religious persecution, hold accountable the perpetrators of religious freedom violations, and reauthorize and reform the U.S.