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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) voted today for Democratic-led legislation in the House of Representatives to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, which expired on December 31, for another three years. The legislation passed the House and now goes to the Senate. 

The Democratic-led legislation was brought to the floor after House Democrats successfully forced a vote using a discharge petition, a legislative tool that circumvented the stonewalling from the Republican Speaker of the House.  

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) supported House passage of an appropriations package including Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water; and Interior spending bills for Fiscal Year 2026. The legislation provides a number of domestic programs with stable funding, rejecting billions in domestic spending cuts proposed in the Budget submitted by the White House last year. 

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) sent a letter to the Trump Administration demanding answers on the scope of staffing cuts at the Louis Stokes Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cleveland and the impact of these cuts on patient care for Northeast Ohio veterans. 

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) today issued a statement after the Trump Administration announced an overnight military operation in Venezuela, including air strikes and the capture and extradition of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) have led a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick expressing concern regarding the abrupt withholding of all federal funding supporting Ohio’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership.

Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Shontel Brown’s bipartisan SAMOSA Act, legislation to lower federal software costs and improve efficiency. The legislation was approved unanimously on the House floor after passing the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, earlier this month. The legislation now heads to the Senate. 

CLEVELAND, OH – Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) today issued a statement after learning the Trump Department of Commerce paused federal funding to Ohio’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) pending the results of a years-long audit. The unprecedented move threatens MEP centers across the state, including MAGNETin Northeast Ohio.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) is a co-lead on bipartisan and bicameral legislation to improve federal agencies’ abilities to recruit and retain the AI and technical talent needed to better compete in the AI race. The AI Talent Act would modernize federal hiring for AI and other high-demand technical roles by creating specialized talent teams, enabling skills-based hiring, and providing shared tools that help agencies identify and onboard qualified candidates faster.