As Energy Bill Becomes Law, Lantos Places Gore’s Nobel Acceptance Speech in Congressional Record, Lauds Former Vice President’s Commitment to Solving Climate Crisis Washington, DC – Congressman Tom...
The Extension of the United Nations Mandate for Iraq: Is the Iraqi Parliament Being Ignored?
Lantos Advocates Bill Extending Basic Employment Rights to Same-Sex Couples
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) today joined with Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to introduce a bill that would extend basic employment rights to same-sex...
Congress Passes Clean Energy Bill with Lantos Provisions on U.S. Leadership in Global Warming Fight
Congress Passes Clean Energy Bill with Lantos Provisions on U.S. Leadership in Global Warming FightWashington, DC – The House today passed the final version of a groundbreaking renewable energy...
Lantos Lauds Passage of Legislation Honoring Ang San Suu Kyi
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo/San Francisco), chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today celebrated the passage of H.R. 4286, authored by Committee member...
Lantos Places Groundbreaking Gore Bali Speech in the Congressional Record; First Complete Transcript of the Speech to be Published
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today became the first person to publish in its entirety the text of a ground-breaking speech on the...
Connecting the Money to the Mission: The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Assistance to the Palestinians
In Defense Bill, House Approves Lantos Initiative on International Nuclear Fuel Bank
Washington, DC – The defense spending bill passed by the House today by a vote of 370 to 49 includes ground-breaking provisions based on initiatives by Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), chairman of the...
House Approves Lantos Bill Cracking Down on Burmese Junta
Washington, DC – The House of Representatives today unanimously passed tough legislation authored by Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, to squeeze the...
Lantos’ Burma Human Rights Act Moves To House Floor
Washington, DC – This week Congress is expected to consider tightened, targeted sanctions against Burma, where a recent violent crackdown shocked the conscience of the world. Chairman Tom Lantos of...