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May 27
2 min

Maloney Endorsed

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn) received the following endorsements for reelection to NY-12.

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Carolyn Maloney

May 13
1 min

House Dems want paid parental leave benefit to apply retroactively

House reps asking for the benefit of 12 weeks paid leave to all federal workers who give birth to, foster, or adopt a child from 12/20-10/1.

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Carolyn Maloney

Apr 29
1 min

TROUBLING REPORT ON PREGNANT WOMEN IN DHS DETENTION

Maloney and Raskin released a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) entitled Care of Pregnant Women in DHS Facilities.

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Carolyn Maloney

Apr 24
1 min

IMMIGRATION Maloney Report Prompts Scramble to Protect Pregnant ICE Detainees

Maloney issued a startling report this week highlighting various instances where federal immigration authorities abused immigrants

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Carolyn Maloney

Apr 20
1 min

Trump’s “Opening Our Country” Council: Where are the Women?

President Trump announced his “Opening Our Country Council” last week—with 220 men and a paltry 20 women.

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Carolyn Maloney

Apr 15
1 min

Queens lawmakers demand city Department of Education provide feminine hygiene supplies to meal hubs

Queens lawmakers and students in Astoria are urging the New York City DOE to make feminine hygiene products available at All meal hubs

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Carolyn Maloney

Mar 6
1 min

House committee asks Graco and Chicco to consider recalls of 'playard' inclined sleepers

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, requests information on "the design and safety"...

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Carolyn Maloney

Feb 22
1 min

Yes, America needs a National Women’s History Museum

Credit Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Queens/Manhattan) with making this happen — just the latest example of her success in getting...

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Carolyn Maloney

Feb 13
1 min

House passes bill to revive Equal Rights Amendment

"I believe in one step at a time," Maloney, who has long championed the ERA in Congress, told POLITICO Wednesday...

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Carolyn Maloney

Feb 12
1 min

Feminists in the House are Fighting for ERA Ratification

“The amendment starts with these words: ‘equality of rights under the law’ which is a simple matter of justice,” stated Rep. Carolyn Maloney

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Carolyn Maloney

Feb 11
1 min

Congress is Finally Breaking Ground in the Fight for a National Women’s History Museum

Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) still remembers the trip to the National Mall that inspired HR 1980. “I found myself asking, ‘Where are...

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Carolyn Maloney

Feb 11
1 min

A Wonderful and Predictable Part of Life

When I was pregnant with my first child, I asked my employer about the office’s leave policy. My supervisor was stunned by the question...

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Carolyn Maloney

Feb 11
1 min

House passes bipartisan bill to create women's history museum

Maloney, who became the first woman to chair the House Oversight and Reform Committee in November, has been advocating for a...

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Carolyn Maloney

Feb 11
1 min

House votes to establish Smithsonian women's history museum on the National Mall

"This is about giving women, all women our rightful place in history," said Maloney, who noted the lack of national landmarks or textbook...

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Carolyn Maloney

Feb 10
1 min

House Expected To Vote On ERA, Women's History Museum Act This Week

The House is expected to vote this week on an Equal Rights Amendment bill and on the Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act....

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Carolyn Maloney

Feb 9
1 min

A Monumental Week for Women: Right Here, Right Now!

Yesterday, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) joined NYC elected officials and women’s rights advocates at the historic Roosevelt...

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Carolyn Maloney

Jan 23
2 min

MALONEY: VIRGINIA RATIFICATION HUGE STEP FOR ERA

“The votes today in favor of ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment in Virginia’s House of Delegates and Senate mark a huge step in the...."

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Carolyn Maloney

Dec 20, 2019
1 min

House Oversight Committee Advances FedRAMP Bill

The House Oversight and Reform Committee voted to advance the Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program (FedRAMP) Authorization Act

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Carolyn Maloney

Dec 19, 2019
1 min

Rape Kit Backlog Act Passes Senate 3 Months after Lapsing

The Senate passed the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019 by unanimous consent.

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Carolyn Maloney

Dec 3, 2019
1 min

Maloney Reiterates Call to Renew VAWA

“Violence against women is pervasive & our nation must show women that we are not negligent to their harassment and abuse..."

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