Maryland's 6th Congressional District
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Recent News About Maryland's 6th Congressional District
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Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces More Than $267 Million for Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment in Maryland
On June 26, 2023, Congressman David Trone joined U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) in announcing $267,738,400 in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for the state of Maryland to expand access to affordable, reliable, high-speed broadband.
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Trone, Mace Reintroduce the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2023
On June 26, 2023, U.S. Representatives David Trone (D-MD) and Nancy Mace (R-SC) reintroduced the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act to eliminate the presumption of pretrial detention for most federal drug charges by allowing courts to make decisions on a case-by-case basis.
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Maryland Delegation Members Announce Over $1 Million for Manufacturing and Innovation in Maryland
On June 23, 2023, Congressman David Trone joined Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) in announcing $1,375,686 for the Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) to support local small- and medium-sized manufacturing businesses and create job opportunities in Maryland.
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Congressman David Trone Slams Retaliatory Funding Cuts to Clean Water and Energy Security During Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Mark-up
On June 23, 2023, Congressman David Trone (D-MD), member of the House Committee on Appropriations, released a statement condemning Republicans’ funding cuts to rural communities and vulnerable Americans during the markup of the full Appropriation Committee’s markup of the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2024 funding bill:
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Congressman David Trone Slams Retaliatory Funding Cuts to National Defense and Diversity During Defense Subcommittee Mark-up
On June 22, 2023, Congressman David Trone (D-MD), member of the House Committee on Appropriations, released a statement condemning Republicans’ funding cuts during the full Appropriation Committee’s markup of the Defense Subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2024 funding bill:
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Congressman David Trone Slams Retaliatory Funding Cuts to National Security During Homeland Security Full Committee Mark-up
On June 21, 2023, Congressman David Trone (D-MD), member of the House Committee on Appropriations’ Homeland Security Subcommittee and co-chair of the U.S. Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking, released a statement condemning Republicans’ devastating funding cuts to national security during the markup of the Subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2024 funding bill:
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Congressman David Trone Slams Retaliatory Funding Cuts to American Workers During Legislative Branch Full Committee Mark-up
On June 21, 2023, Congressman David Trone (D-MD), member of the House Committee on Appropriations, released a statement condemning Republicans’ devastating funding cuts to American workers during the markup of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2024 funding bill:
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Congressman David Trone Commends Secretary Blinken’s Establishment of New US-China Working Group to Combat Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking
On June 20, 2023, Congressman David Trone (D-MD), co-chair of the U.S. Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking, commended Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s productive visit to Beijing this weekend and his establishment of a working group to combat illicit fentanyl trafficking.
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Congressman David Trone Slams Retaliatory Funding Cuts to National Defense and Diversity During Defense Subcommittee Mark-up
On June 15, 2023, Congressman David Trone (D-MD), member of the House Committee on Appropriations, released a statement condemning Republicans’ funding cuts during the markup of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2024 funding bill:
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Congressman David Trone Slams Retaliatory Funding Cuts to Clean Water and Energy Security During Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Mark-up
On June 15, 2023, Congressman David Trone (D-MD), member of the House Committee on Appropriations, released a statement condemning Republicans’ funding cuts to rural communities and vulnerable Americans during the markup of the Committee’s Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2024 funding bill:
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Congressman David Trone Slams Retaliatory Funding Cuts to National Defense and Diversity During Defense Subcommittee Mark-up
On June 15, 2023, Congressman David Trone (D-MD), member of the House Committee on Appropriations, released a statement condemning Republicans’ funding cuts during the markup of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2024 funding bill:
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Congressman David Trone Slams Retaliatory Funding Cuts to Rural Communities and Vulnerable Americans During Ag Full Committee Mark-up
On June 14, 2023, Congressman David Trone (D-MD), member of the House Committee on Appropriations, released a statement condemning Republicans’ devastating funding cuts to rural communities and vulnerable Americans during the markup of the Committee’s Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2024 funding bill:
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Congressman David Trone Slams Retaliatory Cuts to Veterans, PACT Act Funding During MilCon Subcommittee Markup
On June 13, 2023, Congressman David Trone, member of the House Committee on Appropriations, released a statement condemning Republicans’ devastating funding cuts to veterans, service members, and their families during the markup of the Committee’s Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Fiscal Year 2024 funding bill:
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Trone, Capito, Gillibrand, Meuser Reintroduce the Supporting Families Through Addiction Act
On June 7, 2023, Congressman David Trone (D-MD) reintroduced the Supporting Families Through Addiction Act with Congressman Dan Meuser (R-PA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, alongside Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in the U.S. Senate.
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Trone Accepts Congressional Champion Award on Behalf of Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force
Monday, Congressman David Trone (D-MD), co-founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, attended the America Honors Recovery Awards Gala with Faces and Voices of Recovery to accept the 2023 Congressional Champion Award on behalf of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force.
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News From the District: Congressman Trone Celebrates Women in Recovery from Substance Use Disorder, Preserving National Parks, and Young Maryland Leaders
Last Friday, Congressman David Trone and Senator Ben Cardin attended a graduation ceremony celebrating women in recovery from substance use disorder at Brooke’s House, a residential treatment facility for women in Hagerstown. Afterward, Trone visited the C&O Canal National Historic Park and on Saturday, spoke at the 2023 Maryland Statewide Congressional Award Ceremony to honor Marylanders’ accomplishments.
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Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force Co-Chairs Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Designating June 6th as Naloxone Awareness Day
On June 6, 2023, the co-chairs of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force were joined by Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Ed Markey (D-MA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) in announcing a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing June 6, 2023, as Naloxone Awareness Day.
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Congressman David Trone Votes “No” on Expanded Mandatory Minimums in HALT Fentanyl Act
As co-founder and co-chair of both the Bipartisan Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Task Force and the Bipartisan Second Chance Task Force, Congressman David Trone (D-MD) voted “no” on expanded mandatory minimums in HR 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act.
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Trone, Ellzey, Pettersen Introduce Legislation Requiring Naloxone to be Included in Airplane Emergency Medical Kits
On May 24, 2023, Representatives David Trone (D-MD), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) introduced legislation directing the Federal Aviation Administration to require opioid overdose medication to be carried on all airplanes.
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Trone, Mace, Bonamici Introduce House Resolution Designating May 22-26 as Educator Mental Health Awareness Week
On May 22, 2023, Representatives David Trone (D-MD), Nancy Mace (R-SC), and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) led a group of their colleagues in introducing a House resolution designating the week of May 22 to 26, 2023, as Educator Mental Health Awareness Week.