Rep. Mazie K. Hirono

Viewing Mazie K. Hirono's recent press releases and news feeds.

• Jul. 31 Congresswoman Hirono Votes to Boost Popular “Cash for Clunkers” Program

• Jul. 23 Congresswoman Hirono Votes To Spur Economic Recovery By Investing In Housing, Transportation Infrastructure

• Jul. 17 Congresswoman Hirono Votes for Energy and Water Bill and Secures $3,065,000 in Funding for Hawai‘i

• Jul. 16 Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono Announces $760 Million in USDA Direct Loans to Farmers and Producers

• Jul. 15 Congresswoman Hirono Co-Sponsors Bold Initiatives to Boost Quality Early Education

• Jul. 14 Congresswoman Hirono Hosts Panel Discussion on First-ever Poll Focused on Women Immigrants in the U.S.

• Jul. 10 Congresswoman Hirono Votes for Military Construction-Veterans Spending Bill and Secures $6,296,000 in Military Construction Funding for Hawai‘i

• Jul. 09 Congresswoman Hirono Secure $16.2 million in Hawaii Funding in the FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

• Jul. 08 Congresswoman Hirono Announces $805,594 in Federal Funding to Help Meet Kaua‘i County’s Housing Needs

• Jul. 07 Congresswoman Hirono Announces $2.6 Million to Help Restore Pelekane Bay Watershed on the Big Island of Hawai‘i

• Jun. 29 Congresswoman Hirono Announces $376,748 in Federal Funding to Provide Physical Education Programs at Maui County Schools

• Jun. 18 Congresswoman Hirono helps secure $7.7 million in Hawaii funding in the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill

• Jun. 17 Hawaii Congressional Delegation Troubled By Governor's Furlough Plan

• Jun. 15 Congresswoman Hirono Honors Sumo Wrestling Legend Jesse Kuhaulua on his Retirement

• Jun. 11 Congresswoman Hirono joins Abercrombie, Offers Testimony on Akaka Bill Before House Natural Resources Committee

• Jun. 10 $482,764 in Federal Funds for Hawaii to Help Workers Who Lost Their Jobs Due to Foreign Trade

• Jun. 04 Congresswoman Hirono’s Efforts to Reunite Filipino WWII Veterans with Their Children is Included in Comprehensive Immigration Reform Package

• Jun. 02 Congresswoman Hirono Announces $6.8 Million for the Construction of a New Rescue and Fire Fighting Building at Moloka‘i Airport

• May. 21 $610,704 in Federal Funds to Help Prevent Hawai'i Fish and Wildlife from Becoming Endangered

Viewing Mazie K. Hirono's recent legislative activity.

• Jan. 26 Cosponsored HR4530: To end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.

• Jan. 18 Cosponsored HR4462: To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

• Jan. 12 Cosponsored HRES1008: Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools.

• Dec. 15 Cosponsored HR3401: To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims and provide for technical corrections.

• Cosponsored HR4333: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the health and well-being of school children, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HRES989: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification, to study the impacts of ocean acidification, and to address the effects…

• Dec. 14 Cosponsored HR4321: To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HRES971: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer screening for women ages 40 to 49.

• Dec. 10 Cosponsored HR4290: To establish the New Economy Grant Program through the Department of Labor to create public works jobs on State and local lands and community-based public interest projects, to direct aid to State and local governments for the retention and rehir…

• Cosponsored HR4300: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit card accounts under open end consumer credit plans, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 08 Cosponsored HRES713: Recognizing the significant contributions of United States automobile dealerships, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in the interest of equity, automobile dealers whose franchises have been terminated through no fault …

• Cosponsored HRES879: Supporting the goals and ideals of American Education Week.

• Dec. 07 Cosponsored HCONRES218: Expressing sympathy for the 57 civilians who were killed in the southern Philippines on November 23, 2009.

• Cosponsored HR4160: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HR4161: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop multidisciplinary research centers regarding women's health and disease prevention, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HR678: To require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by …

• Dec. 02 Cosponsored HR4191: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction.

• Dec. 01 Cosponsored HR4116: To reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HR4180: To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the disclosure of sexual orientation by a member of the Armed Forces to a Member of Congress as a lawful and protected communication and to prohibit retaliatory personnel actions against members o…

• Cosponsored HR4183: To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary extension of programs providing unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.