On July 5, Reps. Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Don Beyer (VA-08), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), and Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) submitted an amicus brief in support of the Southern Environmental Law Center and The Wilderness Society’s lawsuit to prevent the automatic approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
On July 7, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) led more than 50 House Democrats in calling on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to swiftly finalize a protective Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule to limit harmful air pollution, achieve better health outcomes for vulnerable Americans, and advance environmental justice.
On June 30, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court released its decisions in Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown:
On June 29, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court released its decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFAI) v. President and Fellows of Harvard and SFAI v. University of North Carolina:
On June 29, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie Phillips, urging the agency lengthen the public comment period for Mountain Valley Pipeline’s (MVP) requested extension of its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.
On June 27, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Moore v. Harper, which opposed the independent state legislature (ISL) theory:
On June 24, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling:
On June 22, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) voted to advance H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, out of the House Armed Services Committee to the House Floor for consideration.
On June 20, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL) in introducing the Technology Assessment for Air Quality Management Act to expand the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) air quality monitoring capabilities.
On June 20, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) welcomed Joshua Crenshaw, a senior from Varina High School in Henrico, to Washington to celebrate his success in the annual Congressional Art Competition
On June 15, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) introduced the Growing Reputable Academic Departments (GRAD) Act to help bolster graduate-level STEM programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs).
On June 15, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) marked her first 100 days in Congress, highlighting some of the major accomplishments she has made since being sworn in as the first Black woman to represent Virginia on March 7th.