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May 27, 2022

WASHINGTON — Today, Representatives Norma J. Torres (CA-35) and Brad Schneider (IL-10) reintroduced the Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2022. The legislation requires all federal firearms licensees to report the sale of two or more long guns, including semi-automatic rifles such as AR-15 and AK-47, within a 5-day period.

May 18, 2022

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 350, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act (DTPA). Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) introduced the bipartisan bill in January 2021. A Senate companion bill is led by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL).

May 16, 2022

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) called for the House to immediately take up the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act for a vote. Introduced by Schneider in January 2021, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act (DTPA) is a bipartisan bill designed to combat the growing threat of domestic violent extremist groups and individuals (DVEs), including racially/ethnically motivated violent extremists and white supremacist groups.

May 16, 2022

WASHINGTON — Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) today announced his guests to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Address to a Joint Meeting of Congress. Jeanne Polydoris and Yianni Konstantinou will join Schneider on Tuesday, May 17th at 11:00 am ET. The address will take place on Greece's bicentennial.

May 13, 2022

WASHINGTON — Representatives Don Bacon (NE-02), Victoria Spartz (IN-05), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) introduced H.Res. 1109, to recognize the Ukrainian famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, as a genocide and to remind and educate the public of the repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine.

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Congressman Schneider on the House floor calls on members of the Senate to pass legislation that defends women’s reproductive freedom
May 12, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) called on members of the Senate to work together to defend women's reproductive freedom, following the recently unearthed draft opinion of the court with the intent to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Video of the speech can be found here.

May 11, 2022

WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) voted for supplemental funding to support the Ukrainian people. The bill would enhance America's robust support for Ukraine against an unprovoked assault from Russia. Yesterday's vote follows the enactment of the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act, which is streamlining the shipment of weapons systems, ammunition and other equipment to Ukraine.

May 10, 2022
Brad's Newsletter

May is certainly off to a wild start, perhaps with the only constant being that it's still raining. It's been great to be home this week after a busy week in Washington last week. But before I talk about what I've been doing of late, I want to begin with a brief reflection on the pending Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade.

May 3, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Jewish Democratic Members of Congress issued the following statement in response to antisemitic remarks by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

The statement was issued jointly by Reps. Auchincloss, Bonamici, Cicilline, Deutch, Frankel, Gottheimer, Jacobs, Levin (CA), Levin (MI), Lowenthal, Manning, Nadler, Raskin, Schakowsky, Schiff, Schneider, Schrier, M.D., Sherman, Slotkin, Wasserman Schultz, Wild, and Yarmuth.

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Brad at a congress on your corner town hall
May 1, 2022

WHEELING, Ill. – Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) discussed the ongoing situation in Ukraine and what Congress is doing to fight the costs of inflation with constituents at his "Congress On Your Corner" town hall in Wheeling on Saturday, which over 75 constituents attended.