Washington's 6th Congressional District
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Recent News About Washington's 6th Congressional District
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Kilmer Announces Legislation to Support Tribal Law Enforcement, Protect Native Communities
U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced the reintroduction of the Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act, legislation to improve hiring and increase retention for Tribal law enforcement officers to better protect native communities and help address the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. Rep. Kilmer co-leads the legislation alongside U.S. Representatives Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Sharice Davids (KS-03).
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Icymi: Kilmer, Buttigieg Celebrate $9.4 Million Federal Grant to Replace Port of Bremerton Breakwater
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joined U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) at a press conference on the Port Orchard waterfront to celebrate a recently-awarded $9.4 million federal grant to help replace public breakwater at the Port of Bremerton.
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Kilmer Announces $25 Million for Jamestown S’klallam Bridge Replacement
On July 3, 2023, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced that the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe has been awarded a $25 million RAISE Discretionary Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Kilmer Announces Critical Federal Funding for Grays Harbor Transit Upgrades
On June 27, 2023, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced that the Washington State Department of Transportation will receive funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to purchase transit vehicles and a bus washing system for Grays Harbor Transit Authority to replace aging buses.
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Kilmer, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Propose Valid Act to Help Veterans Attain Homeownership
This week, U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Harriet Hageman (WY-At-Large), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Jack Bergman (MI-01), and John Rutherford (FL-05) announced the reintroduction of the VALID Act, bipartisan legislation to help ensure veterans have the tools and resources they need to access home loans and attain homeownership.
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Kilmer Announces $16.13 Million Federal Grant for Puget Sound to Pacific Trail
On June 22, 2023, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced that the City of Port Angeles has been awarded a $16.13 million RAISE Discretionary Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Kilmer Announces $9.4 Million Federal Grant to Replace Port of Bremerton Breakwater in Port Orchard
On June 22, 2023, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced that the Port of Bremerton has been awarded a $9.4 million RAISE Discretionary Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Kilmer Applauds Historic Launch of $575 Million Coastal and Tribal Climate Resilience Challenge
On June 21 2023, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) applauded the launch of the U.S. Department of Commerce's first Climate Resilience Regional Challenge.
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Kilmer Stands Firm as Supreme Court Upholds Icwa, Protecting Native American Adoptees and Tribal Traditions
On June 15, 2023, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), a 1978 law aimed at keeping Native American adoptees with their Tribes and traditions.
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Olympic Peninsula Communities Eligible for Federal Economic Revitalization Grants
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce released a map detailing which communities in the State of Washington and nationwide will be eligible to compete for $200 million in Recompete Pilot Program funds, a new five-year federal program secured by U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (WA) that aims to revitalize economic activity in distressed communities.
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Kilmer Announces New Federal Funding for Jefferson County Public Utility District No. 1
On June 12, 2023, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced a $13.8 million award for Jefferson County Public Utility Service No. 1 (PUD).
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Kilmer, Fitzpatrick Introduce Legislation to Close Digital Equity Gap, Expand Access to Information Technology Jobs
On June 9, 2023, U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced the IT Service Corps Act, bipartisan legislation to support local digital equity initiatives while ensuring more people can gain experience to access jobs in the information technology (IT) sector.
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Kilmer Applauds Inflation Reduction Act Implementation Plan Announcement
On June 6, 2023, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) applauded the announcement of a $2.6 billion framework to invest in coastal climate resilience through the Inflation Reduction Act, legislation Rep. Kilmer supported in August 2022.
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Kilmer Announces New Federal Funding for Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial
Last week, U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and U.S. Senators Patty Murray (WA) and Maria Cantwell (WA) announced new federal grants, including one for the completion of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Visitor Center.
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Kilmer Statement on House Passage of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement
On May 31, 2023, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Budget Agreement.
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Kilmer Statement on Bipartisan Budget Agreement
On May 29, 2023, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) released the following statement after President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy reached a bipartisan budget agreement.
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Kilmer Spearheads Legislative Change With Introduction of Evidence-based Policymaking Resolution
This week, U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06), William Timmons (SC-04), Joe Morelle (NY-25), and Dean Phillips (MN-03) introduced the Congressional Evidence-Based Policymaking Resolution, a bipartisan resolution to establish a bipartisan Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking to facilitate the integration of robust data in the legislative process.
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Kilmer-led Committee Wins Award for Conflict Resolution
The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress (Modernization Committee), led by U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) from 2019 to 2023, has earned the Frank E.A. Sander Innovation in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Award.
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Kilmer Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Enhance Public Transportation Accessibility for College Students
Earlier this month, U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Frederica Wilson (FL-24), and Thomas Kean, Jr., (NJ-07) introduced the PATH to College Act, bipartisan legislation to facilitate partnerships between public transit providers and accredited higher education institutions to enhance public transportation accessibility for college students.
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Kilmer, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Introduce Yimby Act to Tackle Housing Crisis and Lower Costs
Amid a growing housing crisis, U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Mike Flood (NE-01), Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05), and Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) have introduced the Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act, legislation to help overcome barriers to increasing home construction, including outdated zoning, slow permitting, and discriminatory land use policies. U.S. Senators Todd Young (IN) and Brian Schatz (HI) introduced identical legislation in the U.S. Senate.