Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today testified on H.R. 40, legislation to study and develop reparations proposals, during a hearing in the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.   Senator Booker’s reparations bill, S.1083, is the Senate companion to H.R. 40 and was introduced in April. It is the first bill introduced in the Senate to study proposals for reparations for African-Americans. The landmark bill has reached 12 cosponsors... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) unanimously voted to advance legislation that could help communities across the country remove lead from drinking water. Specifically, the Water Infrastructure Funding Transfer Bill would give states facing public health crises from lead in drinking water the flexibility to make a one-time transfer of a portion of their available funds from their Clean Water State Revolving Fund to their Drinking Water State... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A bipartisan resolution written by U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) to designate June 12 as Women Veterans Appreciation Day passed the Senate unanimously. The resolution recognizes the distinguished service of women in the Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve Forces. The date of June 12 is significant, as it marks the anniversary of the signing of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act of 1948, allowing women to serve as permanent members of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan bill authored by U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) to modernize the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) income verification process passed the Senate late Thursday, as part of a broader IRS reform package.    The IRS Data Verification Modernization Act, co-authored by Booker and Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), would improve the process by which the IRS verifies the income of small businesses and consumers who are seeking credit assessments by automating it.     “It’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A reparations bill (S.1083) led by U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has reached 12 cosponsors in the Senate. The landmark bill, introduced by Booker in April, is the only reparations bill ever to be introduced in the post-Reconstruction U.S. Senate.   This bill would establish a commission to study the impact of slavery and continuing discrimination against African-Americans and make recommendations on reparation proposals for the... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C.—U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, urged the State Department to fill key positions in Sudan, in light of ongoing and increasing political turmoil in the region.   In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent Friday, Booker called for the appointment of a Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan and an ambassador to the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, to lead U.S. diplomatic efforts to facilitate a transition to civilian... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to the death of Cadet Christopher James “CJ” Morgan, the West Point cadet who was tragically killed on Thursday ahead of a training exercise. Morgan was from West Orange, New Jersey.   “My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of West Point Cadet CJ Morgan. It is always tragic when a life ends too early, but in the short time he had, CJ dedicated himself to his country and leaves behind a... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), along with Representative Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution designating a Women Veterans Appreciation Day, to recognize the growing presence of women in the Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve Forces, and honor women veterans for their dutiful military service. The Senate version of the resolution designates June 12 as Women Veterans Appreciation Day each year. That date marks the... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C.—U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ), and Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) yesterday expressed their concerns about the recent reassignment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers from the New York metropolitan area to the southern border. The region has reportedly lost over 50 CBP officers as major airports and marine terminals, including the Newark Airport and Port Newark, prepare for the busy summer travel season. In a... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) yesterday introduced a bill extending the authorization funding deadline for a monument dedicated to Gold Star families, which is currently set to expire in January 2020. Under the Gold Star National Monument Extension Act of 2019, funding for the construction of the monument would continue through January 2027. The monument would honor the families that have lost a loved one in service to our nation. "The Gold Star... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), today introduced legislation that could help communities across the country and New Jersey, including Newark, get the lead out of its drinking water. The Water Infrastructure Funding Transfer Bill would give states flexibility when using federal dollars to fund drinking water infrastructure projects by allowing states facing a threat to public health from lead to transfer... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. -- U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the below statement applauding today's passage of the Dignity for Incarcerated Primary Caretaker Parents Act in the New Jersey Assembly. The bill that passed today is based upon a federal bill Booker originally introduced in 2017, and reintroduced this session of Congress last month. "Today's passage of the Dignity Act means we're one step closer to making sure that women behind bars in New Jersey are treated decently and humanely. Women... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Jon Tester (D-MT) today reintroduced a bill to place an immediate moratorium on acquisitions and mergers in the food and agriculture sector. The moratorium would be in place until Congress passes comprehensive legislation addressing the problem of market concentration in the agricultural sector. The bill was introduced in the House by Representatives by Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI). It is supported by more than 200 farm, food, rural, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with Representative Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) today reintroduced legislation designed to reverse an archaic policy of rewarding states for increasing their prison populations by incentivizing them to do the opposite. The Reverse Mass Incarceration Act establishes a grant program that allows states to invest in evidence-based programs designed to reduce crime and incarceration rates. Recent data has shown... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Dick Durbin, along with Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi reintroduced the Help Students Vote Act, a bill to strengthen student voter registration and civic participation on college campuses. Key student voting reforms of the Help Students Vote Act passed the House of Representatives earlier this year as part of H.R. 1, the For The People Act. "Young people today face more barriers than they should when trying to make their voices heard at the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), along with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) re-introduced a bicameral bill to expand health insurance coverage of infertility treatment and services. The Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act would require more health insurers to provide coverage for infertility treatment, as well as fertility preservation services for individuals who undergo medically necessary procedures that may cause infertility, such as... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today voted against confirming Jeffrey Rosen to serve as Deputy Attorney General. Booker released the following statement: "Throughout his nomination process and time as Deputy Secretary at the Department of Transportation, Jeffrey Rosen has demonstrated he is woefully unfit to serve as the second-highest ranking official at the Department of Justice. From his lack of relevant experience to his inability to answer basic questions on the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Todd Young (R-IN), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and co-chairs of the Task Force on Humanitarian Access led by The Center for Strategic & International Studies' (CSIS), introduced a resolution recognizing the 70th Anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, which form the basis of international humanitarian law and regulate the conduct of armed conflict, seek to limit its consequences, and protect people... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. --U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) delivered remarks on the Senate Floor marking the 65th anniversary of the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education. For the last 65 years, this momentous civil rights case has shaped our society and become a foundational principle of American law. This week, the Senate is set to vote on the Trump Administration's nominee for deputy attorney general, Jeffrey Rosen, and district court nominee, Wendy Vitter, both of whom... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL) re-introduced legislation today that seeks to remove the ability of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to contract with local law enforcement for the purposes of enforcing federal immigration law. The reintroduction comes on the heels of a new ICE initiative unveiled last week that allows local law enforcement officers to individually partner with ICE, even if the... Read More