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...
Lantos Highlights Repression in Burma on International Human Rights Day
Washington, DC – With the approach of International Human Rights Day, (December 10), Chairman Tom Lantos of the House Foreign Affairs Committee noted that Congress is about to consider a means to...
Lantos Says Bali Conference Off to a Good Start, But U.S. Must Take Greater Leadership Role in Combating Climate Crisis
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today commended the delegates to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia....
Lantos, Democratic House Pass Groundbreaking Clean Energy Legislation
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today cheered the House passage of the Energy Independence and Security Act (H.R. 6) as a leap...