Press Releases

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the National Park Service announce today $14.1 million in federal funding for three Northeast Ohio parks through the National Park Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grants Program.

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) to announce the Uterine Cancer Study Act. Congresswoman Brown is a co-lead on the legislation, which was filed by Congresswoman Clarke with 27 cosponsors. 

Video: Clarke/Brown Press Conference Announcing Legislation 

Washington, DC– Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) will host an OH-11 Housing Expo at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center on Saturday October 5 from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Constituents are invited to attend this free resource event. Attendees are asked to RSVP online here. To date, over 1000 people have RSVPed.

Washington D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Cuyahoga County, the City of Maple Heights, and Cleveland’s Promise Academy have each been awarded federal grants from DOJ’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

Washington D.C.— Today, the House passed the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act (S. 1146), legislation to improve coordination and communication between the federal government and states related to missing foster youth.

Washington D.C.—Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11)co-led a letter to the U.S.

Washington D.C.—Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11)spoke out against recent comments and unfounded allegations regarding Haitian immigrants in Ohio during today’s House Committee on Agriculture Hearing.

Washington D.C.—Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) in a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting an update on delays in implementation of a rule to ban formaldehyde and other formaldehyde-releasing chemicals in hair products.