119th Congress
Washington, DC – This week, U.S. Representative Bill Keating (MA-09) joined his colleagues in co-sponsoring H.R. 5401, the Pay Our Troops Act and sending a letter to Speaker Johnson to request he re-convene Congress immediately to take up this vital legislation that will support our military service members amidst the ongoing government shutdown by ensuring troops receive their next paycheck on October 15.
Dear Neighbor,
I want to be clear: the U.S. government is shut down because Republicans have decided to pay for tax cuts for billionaires by gutting healthcare coverage for millions of Americans.
Washington, DC - Yesterday, Congressman Bill Keating, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Congressman Jim McGovern, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, and Congressman Mike Quigley, co-chair of the Ukraine Caucus, reintroduced the Ukraine War Risk Insurance Act of 2025.
The United States Coast Guard has been soliciting public comment on their proposed changes to Aids to Navigation in the Northeast which include removing 350 buoys from waters in the Northeast, many of which are located on waterways in the 9th Congressional District.
Washington, DC – Congressman Bill Keating – who represents Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and the Town of Plymouth where recent ICE raids were conducted – sent the attached letter to Homeland Security Secretary Noem, ICE Acting Director Lyons, Attorney General Bondi, and FBI Director Patel demanding answers on the way the raids were conducted and who was detained.
NEW BEDFORD, MA - Congressman Bill Keating today issued the following statement after sending a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, FBI Director Kash Patel, and leadership of both U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regarding the violent detention of Francisco Mendez in New Bedford on Monday:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Subcommittee on Europe Ranking Member Bill Keating led 40 colleagues urging President Trump to immediately reverse his Executive Order regarding the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and to restore and implement Congressionally appropriated funds for USAGM and its entities.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Subcommittee on Europe Ranking Member Bill Keating (D-MA), Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Ranking Member Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Subcommittee on South and Central Asia Chairman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), and American Canadian Economy and Security Caucus Co-Chair Mark Amodei (R-NV) introduced legislation to strengthen the U.S. State Department’s engagement in the Arctic region. As the United States faces threats and competition from across the world, this important legislation prioritizes U.S.
3/5/25: Rally for Science, Woods Hole: Full Remarks