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August 6, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14)Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) reintroduced the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, landmark housing legislation which would rebuild the United States’ public housing stock, address the longstanding capital backlog, and create thousands of union jobs.

August 6, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14)Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) reintroduced the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, landmark housing legislation which would rebuild the United States’ public housing stock, address the longstanding capital backlog, and create thousands of union jobs.

July 24, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), alongside Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07), led 52 of their House Democratic colleagues in urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr.

Issues:Healthcare
July 21, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) highlighted the need to address the real harms and public health impacts of data centers during an Energy and Commerce Full Committee Markup.

Find Representative Ocasio-Cortez’s remarks as delivered below:


“Thank you.

Issues:Healthcare
July 15, 2026

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) highlighted the need to develop more stringent standards in the U.S. pharmaceutical patent system to avoid the over-patenting of brand-name drugs during a hearing in the Health Subcommittee of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Issues:Healthcare
July 14, 2026

Legislation Cracks Down on Lavish Gifts to Supreme Court Justices With $50 Limit Aligning Ethics Rules With Gift Ban on Members of Congress, Other Judges, and Executive Branch Officials

June 30, 2026

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) released the following statement on the ten year anniversary of the passage of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act of 2016 (PROMESA).

Issues:Puerto Rico
June 29, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) sponsored 11 amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that increase oversight over foreign military sales and uphold human rights commitments across the world.

The amendments Representative Ocasio-Cortez introduced can be found below.

Amendment No.

Objective

June 24, 2026

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) introduced the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center Moratorium Act, legislation that would create a temporary prohibition on the construction of new data centers and the expansion of existing data centers until Congress passes comprehensive legislation to address the economic, environmental, and safety impacts of artificial intelligence.

June 23, 2026

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) announced that House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has selected her to serve as Co-Convener of House Democrats' Cost of Living Healthcare Working Group alongside Representative Terri Sewell (AL-07).

Issues:Healthcare