Press Releases

Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Jared Polis (D-CO) announced they have introduced H.R. 1892, the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013. The bipartisan bill would permanently guarantee consumers can unlock their cell phones, tablets, and other mobile communications devices in order to switch carriers. The bill gives consumers new avenues to unlock their devices and media under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in ways that do not infringe on copyright.

Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX), along with Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), introduced bipartisan companion legislation in the House of Representatives and Senate today that promotes science education and celebrates scientific achievement by establishing an official Science Laureate of the United States. The Science Laureate would be a nationally renowned expert in their field who would travel around the country to inspire future scientists.

Today Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), the Chair of the 38 Member California Democratic Congressional Delegation (CDCD), released the following statement in response to President Obama's nomination of Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) to be the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA):

Today Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), released the following statement commemorating Black April Day, traditionally observed by the Vietnamese American community on April 30th, referring to the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, as the day the South Vietnamese government fell to the North Vietnamese communist regime:

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) has introduced the Fostering Rights through Economic Engagement in Vietnam ("FREE Vietnam") Act, a bipartisan bill cosponsored by five Members of Congress that would bar Vietnam from enjoying special U.S. trade preferences until the country's communist government takes serious measures to curb human rights abuses.

Today, Senate Judiciary Committee members Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and House Judiciary Committee members Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) introduced the Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade and Sales Act of 2013 (PARTS), a bipartisan bill which would expand consumer choice for automobile collision repair parts, cut costs paid by insurers and drivers, and ensure competition in the automobile repair parts market.

A bipartisan group of eight Members from the U.S. House of Representatives released the following statement today regarding their efforts for comprehensive reform of the U.S. immigration system:

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) introduced companion legislation in the Senate and House of Representatives Thursday that would improve the Nation's immigration laws to ensure the longstanding American tradition of protecting refugees and asylum seekers fleeing persecution in their home countries.