(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted in Committee last night against the proposed $79 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. This measure funds (or should fund) the U.S. Department of Commerce, including the International Trade Administration, the National Oceanic... Read More »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) tonight voted against the initial U.S. House $893 billion version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) despite adoption of five of his floor amendments and various other requests for Hawai‘i and the Indo-Pacific including $1.7 billion of military construction projects in Hawai‘i. “Our National Defense Authorizati... Read More »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted in full Committee today against the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-H) Appropriations bill that cuts core assistance programs by $23.9 billion, or 11%, from current FY 2025 funding. The annual Labor-H bill funds the Depart... Read More »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai‘i – First) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan foreign policy measure that included a provision of his Pacific Partnership Act to strengthen ties between the United States and our partners in the Pacific. H.R 4490, the PARTNER Act cosponsored by Case, passed the House on September 2nd. It would extend diplom... Read More »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee responsible for federal funding, yesterday voted in Committee against the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations bill that slashed support for key small business programs and for agencies that safeguard the public. The FSGG Appropriations ... Read More »
(Washington, DC) -- U.S. Congressman Ed Case (D-Hawai‘i-First District) has led an effort that highlighted problems with mail delivery to Hawai‘i and U.S. territories, prompting the United States Postal Service (USPS) to undertake corrective actions that “will improve the timely and accurate processing and transportation of mail that is designed for deliver in areas outside the 48 contiguous state... Read More »
I rise today in support of the PARTNER Act, introduced by Congressman Castro of Texas, and cosponsored by myself and seven of our colleagues who are particularly invested in advancing our country’s relationships with crucial international organizations. This bill extends diplomatic privileges and immunities to five multilateral organizations. I am grateful that Congressman Castro included a secti... Read More »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) is seeking qualified applicants for his Congressional nomination to our nation’s four service academies: the U.S. Military Academy (West Point/Army); U.S. Naval Academy(Annapolis/Navy); U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs/Air Force) and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point/Nassau County – New York). “One of my favorite and most serio... Read More »
I rise today to join my colleague Congressman Jim Moylan of Guam, in highlighting the urgent need to modernize U.S. maritime policy through our Merchant Marine Allies Partnership Act, which we have introduced to realign federal incentives in our domestic shipping industry away from adversaries, such as the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and toward our trusted allies with proven maritime capacit... Read More »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (D-HI-01) and U.S. Congressman James Moylan (R-Guam) today announced they have introduced a measure in the U.S. House of Representatives to address loopholes in a 1920 law that incentivizes U.S. domestic trade ships to have major modifications and repairs done in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). That law, the Jones Act, is widely recognized as creat... Read More »
(Washington, DC) -- U.S. Representative Ed Case Ed Case (Hawai‘i-First District) announced today that last week the full U.S. House of Representatives in an overwhelming show of bipartisan support passed the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 4275) which includes a provision to increase focus on Coast Guard operations in the Indo-Pacific that he introduced with Congressman Trent Kelly (... Read More »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted in Committee against the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Security, Department of State and Related Programs Appropriations bill that would slash our nation’s foreign affairs programs and agencies by 22% This measure funds (or should fund) U.S. foreign policy efforts, including the Dep... Read More »
(Washington, DC) -- U.S. Representative Ed Case (D-Hawai‘i-First District) has introduced proposed legislation in the U.S. House to authorize federal grants to Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Native Alaskans and Native Hawaiian organizations for fostering indigenous history and culture-based travel and tourism. “This measure is especially important for my home state of Hawai‘i, where the link... Read More »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01), now in his sixth full term in the U.S. House, will host another live virtual Tele-Talk Story with constituents on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. The event will be broadcast live on his Facebook page at @repedcase and on his official web site at https://case.house.gov/events/. “It is critical to my representation of a very diverse district in Congres... Read More »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted in full Committee today against the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Interior Appropriations bill that cut $2.9 billion from programs and agencies that support public lands and our nation’s natural resources. The Interior, Environment and Related Appropriations bill funds the U.S. Department of... Read More »
