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WASHINGTON DC – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa introduced legislation to safeguard the gig economy and defend economic opportunity for the millions of skilled Americans that make their living working independently. Rideshare drivers, graphic and interior designers, marketing specialists, accountants and technology experts are among the numerous categories of gig workers.
 

WASHINGTON DC – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa, Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property & the Internet, introduced the Open Courts Act to make it easier and remove the unnecessary cost to access the nation’s database of federal judicial filings, known as the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system. Rep. Issa was joined in the introduction of the legislation by Subcommittee Chairman Hank Johnson (GA-04).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50), along with Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-5) and Congresswoman Maria Salazar (FL-27), introduced legislation to combat terrorist organizations and rogue regimes by disrupting illicit gold mining and trafficking of precious metals that frequently fund these groups.
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) announced that a seventh family and schoolchildren from the El Cajon school district has escaped Afghanistan and will be returning to their home in California.
 
“For months, my staff and I have joined an unprecedented community wide effort to bring this family and these kids home. Today, we can say that they are for certain on their way back to us,” said Issa. “There are so many people to thank for making this possible.”
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) announced that his bipartisan legislation to facilitate the Pala Band of Mission Indians’ work to protect a sacred San Diego County site passed in the House of Representatives today.
 

"The Biden Administration’s decision to end the proven and effective 'Remain in Mexico' policy is all the nation needs to know about the President’s commitment to security and stability along our southern border: He doesn’t believe in it.
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual property & the Internet, released the following statement on President Biden’s nomination of Kathi Vidal as Undersecretary for Intellectual Property & Director of the U.S. Patent & Trade Office:
 

WASHINGTON DC – This week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) introduced the Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act to require online publication of financial disclosure reports for federal judges. The bill, which Congressman Issa introduced with Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), is cosponsored by Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21), and Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-4). It would also require that federal judges submit periodic transaction reports for certain securities transactions.