Press Releases
WASHINGTON– Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, by a vote of 295-125. Two amendments authored by Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) to codify Boots to Business (LINK) and investigate domestic terror and extremism in the military (LINK) were included in the legislation.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced that the launch of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge in Illinois Tenth District. The Congressional App Challenge is an annual nationwide competition that encourages students to learn and use science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills by coding their own application or "app" for any digital device.
The winning teams will have their application displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C and featured on Congressman Schneider's website.
WASHINGTON –Today Reps. Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Ted Yoho (R-FL) re-introduced the GI Internship Program Act, legislation that would create an internship option for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits.
The new program would allow veterans to receive their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefit as a stipend to complete a career transition internship with a qualifying business. The bill requires special consideration be paid to sectors most affected by the economy's growing skills gap, such as manufacturing and small business.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Brad Schneider (IL-10) and John Katko (NY-24) introduced bipartisan legislation to require the federal government to report to Congress on their preparation planning to address the effects of a potential COVID-19 resurgence.
NORTHBROOK, IL—Following the release of new data today from the Small Business Administration (SBA) on use of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced that the PPP helped retain more than 92,600 jobs in the Tenth District.
Today, Congressman Schneider voted for the Moving Forward Act, a transformative infrastructure bill to rebuild American roads, bridges, schools, and more. The bill included significant provisions in the fight against climate change, including Schneider's Greener Transportation for Communities Act and Waste Heat to Power Investment Tax Credit Act. The House passed the Moving Forward Act Wednesday evening by a vote of 233-188.
Schneider spoke on the House floor in support of the legislation. Video of his remarks can be found HERE.
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced the launch of the 2020-2021 Tenth District STEM Scholars program, an educational opportunity for local high school students to learn about science, technology, education, and math through hands-on learning experiences. This will be the third class of STEM Scholars following the inaugural 2018-2019 class.
Today, during Pride Month 2020, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) re-introduced legislation to ensure critical LGBTQ resources are not blocked at public schools and libraries.
Currently, public schools and libraries that receive discounted telecommunications and internet rates through the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) E-Rate program must enforce an internet safety policy that in some cases leads to the blocking of useful LGBTQ resources.
Next week, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) will host two events focused on small businesses adapting to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.
On Thursday, July 9, 2020 at 4:00pm CT, Schneider will host a webinar on loan forgiveness requirements for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and associated tax implications for recipient businesses and organizations. He will be joined by guests from the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and CPA accountants from American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to help answer constituent questions.