Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement following the House passage of the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The bill now heads to the President’s desk for signature.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement on the passing of Lake County Vice Chair Mary Ross Cunningham.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) and Congressman Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02), members of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced the Concrete Pump Tax Fairness Act. This bipartisan legislation would replace the current fuel tax on mobile mounted concrete boom pumps with a mileage-based user fee.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Hellenic Israel Alliance (CHIA), sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the Department of State to publicly oppose any effort by Turkey to codify the controversial "Blue Homeland" (Mavi Vatan) doctrine into Turkish law. The lawmakers warned that formalizing Turkey's expansive and heavily disputed maritime claims would threaten stability in the Eastern Mediterranean, undermine NATO cohesion, jeopard
Washington, DC — Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, alongside Representatives Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Adrian Smith (NE-3), and Linda Sánchez (CA-38) today reintroduced the Retirement Investment in Small Employers (RISE) Act, legislation to help micro-businesses and service providers offer retirement plans and expand access to savings opportunities for American workers.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to encourage institutions of higher education to expand study abroad opportunities to nontraditional locations for American students.
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL – Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) reintroduced the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act which would provide up to five years of credits credit for caregivers who spend at least 80 hours per month providing care to a dependent relative. By allowing caregivers to earn Social Security Credits while they are out of the workforce, this legislation recognizes the essential value of caregiving and helps protect Americans’ long-term financial security.
WASHINGTON, DC - The Congressional Jewish Caucus (CJC) issued the following statement, signed by its 21 members, following the passing of Congressman Eliot Engel:
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL – Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), along with Congressmen Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Don Beyer (VA-08) and Sean Casten (IL-06), introduced the Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger-Barklage Act, a bill to ensure that parents who have lost a child are entitled to 12 weeks of bereavement leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).