News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Joe Biden asked Congress to support an emergency supplemental appropriations package to provide additional aid to Ukraine and other international needs and fund disaster relief and fight fentanyl, U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced $248,490 in federal funding for an AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) project in Rhode Island. Rhode Island Hospital and its partners will utilize this federal... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – After passing through Congress with no Republican support, President Joe Biden signed the historic Inflation Reduction Act into law on August 16, 2022. The Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) is a monumental, forward-looking... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Leading researchers at Brown University, the University of Rhode Island (URI), Rhode Island College, and Rhode Island Hospital are rethinking coastal community approaches to climate change impacts and adaptation.  And now,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – A deadline for a year’s worth of backdated benefits is fast approaching for U.S. veterans who were exposed to open burn pits. U.S. Senator Jack Reed, who helped pass the PACT Act, is urging former service members or their... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to ensure that elderly and disabled residents receive critical supportive services, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced $818,137 in federal funding to help provide wellness and community-based services so senior... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to help local communities and fire departments improve operations and safety, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced $1,392,552 to help firefighters in Cranston,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Over the last several years, federal aid has helped thousands of Rhode Island families access affordable child care and allowed local child care providers to staff up and pay skilled, educated workers a livable wage. On... Read More

WARWICK, RI – Don’t let passport delays ruin the overseas trip of a lifetime – check your passport expiration date today and plan ahead: post-pandemic processing times for a new passport are taking up to 13 weeks, according to the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Americans are missing out on a fortune in unclaimed property and lost or forgotten retirement accounts, according to a new study. In an effort to help Rhode Islanders cash in on potentially millions of dollars in unclaimed or... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced that two Rhode Island municipalities are receiving a total of $915,000 in federal funding to upgrade wastewater management systems,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- For the first time in five years, the Appropriations Committee finished passing all twelve individual appropriations bills with overwhelming bipartisan votes. U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Each year, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) offers Congress an opportunity to review and shape national security priorities and provide needed resources and reforms for U.S. servicemembers and their... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to modernize and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incidents by public companies, U.S. Senator Jack... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As record heat waves roil parts of the United States, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined several colleagues in introducing new legislation to ensure the safety and health of workers who are exposed to dangerous heat conditions... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – School infrastructure has an outsized impact on learning.  To ensure more schools are in good condition, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) unveiled a bicameral proposal today that... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Last night and into the early hours of this morning, a leading group of U.S. Senators took to the Senate floor to urge an end to the partisan blockade of merit-based promotions by U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), who... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to strengthen the economy and help more Rhode Island residents earn a paycheck while learning a trade, Rhode Island is getting $353,679 to improve and expand its Registered Apprenticeship program, U.S. Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to defend and strengthen voting rights, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is teaming up with colleagues to reintroduce the Freedom to Vote Act (S. 2344), sweeping federal legislation that would protect the right to vote,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Every garden has a story and reflects the type of care it gets. Founded in 2017, What Cheer Flower Farm is a flourishing nonprofit that grows, rescues, and gives away over 100,000 cut flowers annually to hospitals, hospices,... Read More