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May 22, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that New Jersey will receive $258,000 in federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to monitor water quality at beaches across the state, helping protect swimmers and notify the public when contamination makes swimming unsafe.

The funding comes just ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of the summer tourism season at the Jersey Shore.


May 21, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced bipartisan legislation led by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6) to reauthorize federal traumatic brain injury (TBI) programs and honor the late New Jersey 9th District Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.’s decades-long leadership on brain injury awareness, research, and treatment.


May 21, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06), the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Task Force overseeing World Cup security, today called FIFA’s decision to sell 1,000 tickets for $50 each to New York City residents a publicity stunt that does little to address soaring prices keeping many fans out of the World Cup. 


May 19, 2026

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today reintroduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives honoring the 130th anniversary of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America during Jewish American Heritage Month.


May 16, 2026

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced the recipients of the Congressional Award, this year’s U.S. Service Academy nominees, the winners of the 2026 Sixth Congressional District High School Arts Competition, the Congressional App Challenge and the winners of the Poetry Showcase at an awards ceremony. Students representing multiple local schools were honored at a reception at Middlesex College. 


May 14, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone Jr., Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today sent a letter to President Trump requesting a briefing from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)  within 14 days and warning that the agency is entering hurricane season in a state of dangerous instability after months of leadership turmoil and staffing losses. Pallone’s letter comes days after President Trump nominated Cameron Hamilton to permanently lead FEMA, nearly a year after Hamilton was fired as the agency’s acting administrator.


May 13, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) launched a new inquiry into corporate surveillance pricing practices today. The top Committee Democrat requested details in an initial round of letters to 25 major corporations, including information on whether they’re using surveillance pricing based on consumers’ personal data to charge customers different prices for the same goods, particularly for online shopping.  


May 7, 2026

LONG BRANCH, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced $1 million for Women Aware Inc. in New Brunswick to strengthen services for survivors of domestic violence in Middlesex County. 


May 7, 2026

LONG BRANCH, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06)  the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Task Force overseeing World Cup security, today sought urgent answers from FIFA on a ticket sales process that has become increasingly confusing, expensive, and unfair for fans with the games slated to start in America in just 36 days.


April 30, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) today announced that $1 million in federal funding he secured for a new emergency services center in Metuchen was included in the Department of Homeland Security funding bill passed by both Houses of Congress and on its way to the President, who is expected to sign it.