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January 28, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Con la inmigración nuevamente en el centro del debate nacional, la Ley DIGNIDAD de 2025 (H.R. 4393), presentada por las congresistas María Elvira Salazar y Verónica Escobar, continúa avanzando en el Congreso y sumando respaldo en todo el país.


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January 28, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With immigration back at the center of the national conversation, the DIGNITY Act of 2025 (H.R. 4393), introduced by Reps. María Elvira Salazar and Veronica Escobar, continues to build momentum in Congress and gain support nationwide. The legislation has recently added four new bipartisan cosponsors, strengthening support for the only serious immigration reform proposal currently before Congress.



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January 22, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, during a markup of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) advanced H.R.


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January 16, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Representative Maria Elvira Salazar, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Representative Chris Smith introduced H.R. 7055, the Restoring Sovereignty and Human Rights in Nicaragua Act of 2026. This bill will impose targeted sanctions against the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship and hold it accountable for its crimes against the Catholic Church, the clergy, and the people of Nicaragua.


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January 13, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Salazar's legislation H.R. 6892, the IDB Capital Increase Act, passed the House of Representatives as part of the House Appropriations Committee funding bill (H.R. 7006).


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January 12, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6504, an amended version of Rep. Salazar's H.R. 1625, the HELP Extension Act, bipartisan legislation extending the HOPE/HELP trade preference programs with Haiti for three years.


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January 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar and Congressman Jeff Hurd introduced H.R. 6540, the “Anti-Communism Week Act,” to designate the first week of every November as Anti-Communism Week and to request an annual presidential proclamation recognizing the victims of communist regimes worldwide.


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December 23, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A newly released national survey finds that current U.S. immigration enforcement policies are increasingly harming American citizens and putting their families at risk.


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December 19, 2025

Washington, D.C. — This week, Representatives Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) and Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.), alongside U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Shelter Act to help families and small businesses protect their homes and properties from future natural disasters and combat rising insurance costs. The legislation would create a first-of-its-kind disaster mitigation tax credit for families and business owners in disaster-prone areas.


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December 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. María Elvira Salazar’s (FL-27) Western Hemisphere and State Department Political Affairs Authorization Act has been signed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.

Included in the final National Defense package, one of the largest investments in U.S. defense and security in history, the law marks the first time Congress has codified the authorities of the State Department’s Political Affairs Bureaus.