Press Releases
April 17, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) and Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-06) introduced the Strengthening Export Controls Compliance Act to help American businesses navigate increasingly complex export control rules and stay globally competitive.
April 17, 2026
Washington, DC – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) issued the following statement after opposing House Republicans Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act plan:
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April 16, 2026
Washington, DC – YESTERDAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI), Member of the House Budget Committee, challenged OMB Director Russell Vought over the Trump administration’s deep funding cuts that he’s been gleefully implementing and their real-world impact on Rhode Islanders. Director Vought has led efforts to slash funding for health care, food assistance, and other essential programs, forcing states to make impossible choices and pushing working families to the brink.
April 16, 2026
Washington, DC – TODAY, House Foreign Affairs Vice Ranking Member Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) issued the following statement on House Republicans' failure to stop Trump’s Iran war:
April 14, 2026
Washington, DC – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) issued the following statement after passage of the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency Act of 2026 or the ALERT Act through the U.S. House of Representatives:
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April 14, 2026
Central Falls, Pawtucket & Providence, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Environment Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, and NASA Astronaut Raja Chari visited Ella J. Risk Elementary School in Central Falls, Henry J. Winters Elementary School in Pawtucket, and the Brown University Planetary Education & Outreach Center to promote interest in science amongst students of all ages.
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April 6, 2026
BRISTOL, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) celebrated the $966,000 in federal Community Project Funding he fought to bring home for the Bristol Police Department. This money will fund upgrades to communication systems and help the Police Department better manage large community events, including the nation’s longest continuously running Fourth of July celebration.
March 28, 2026
Washington, DC – Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) issued the following statement on House Republicans’ failure to pay TSA agents, end the chaos at our airports, and reopen the Department of Homeland Security:
March 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) and Chair Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-TX) led a letter signed by 148 Members of Congress requesting $1 billion in federal funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). With faith-based organizations experiencing a dramatic increase in violence, this is the highest request for funding since the creation of the program.
March 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX-35) and Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03) unveiled the Banning Event Trading on Sensitive Operations and Federal Functions (BETS OFF) Act, bicameral legislation to ban wagering on government actions, terrorism, war, assassination, and events where an individual knows or controls the outcome. Many of these “event contracts” are traded on offshore prediction markets, the bill also amends existing laws against illegal gambling to enforce these rules by shutting down payment systems used by illegal online platforms and imposing criminal penalties for people in the U.S. who promote, manage, own, or supervise these businesses domestically.