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September 15, 2026
Reps. Auchincloss, Houchin Introduce Bipartisan 16 & Up Social Media Act to Keep Kids Under 16 Off Addictive Social Media Platforms
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Georgina.Burros@mail.house.gov (Auchincloss) Washington, D.C. — Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) and Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-IN), co-chairs of the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Caucus, introduced the 16 & Up Social Media Act to establish a national age standard of 16 for social media platforms. Social media companies are the merchants and miners of digital dopamine, spending hundreds of billions of dollars annually to manipulate, monetize, and atten… Continue Reading
August 24, 2026Reps. Auchincloss, Newhouse, Moolenaar, and Khanna Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation Targeting China’s Role in U.S. Fentanyl Crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Georgina.Burros@mail.house.gov (Auchincloss) Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA), alongside House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Ro Khanna (D-CA), reintroduced the CCP Fentanyl Sanctions Act to hold the Chinese Community Party responsible for its role in the U.S. fentanyl crisis. Af… Continue Reading
July 22, 2026Reps. Auchincloss, Ciscomani Introduce the Bipartisan Alzheimer’s Early Detection Act to Expand Coverage for Pre-Symptomatic Disease Detection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Georgina.Burros@mail.house.gov (Auchincloss) Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) introduced the bipartisan Alzheimer’s Early Detection Act to allow pre-Medicare-eligible adults to access blood-based biomarker testing that detects pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease before cognitive symptoms appear. Alzheimer’s disease is usually diagnosed in those over the age of 65, after symptoms appear and progressively g… Continue Reading
In The News
September 27, 2026
Newton for Everyone forum: The Politics of Housing
At Newton for Everyone’s forum, How Housing Scarcity is Costing Massachusetts Political Power, Boston University Professor Maxwell Palmer advocated for statewide zoning to increase housing and maintain Massachusetts’s political power. Congressman Jake Auchincloss said he does not believe the number of Massachusetts congressional representatives sways opinion on housing policy. He suggested looking at new approaches to increase housing, like hyper-local zoning. Palmer: Population is political po… Continue Reading
September 24, 2026Families seek answers after about 30 ICE detentions on SouthCoast
FALL RIVER - About 30 people living in the SouthCoast have been detained by ICE agents in a recent wave of arrests, but the federal government “just doesn’t have the benefit of the doubt,” U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss said. In a press conference with local immigration advocates and representatives from the Diocese of Fall River, Auchincloss accused the Trump administration of using undocumented immigrants as political pawns, saying this spate of arrests is linked to unpopular policies. “They rat… Continue Reading
September 24, 2026South Coast ICE sweep sparks anger from congressman, mayor
FALL RIVER — After three days of a federal immigration enforcement surge on the South Coast of Massachusetts, U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-4th District, gathered with a Fall River priest, the city’s mayor and a nonprofit to discuss what they called a wave of mass arrests targeting local immigrant families. “This (Trump) administration and its paramilitary arm in ICE are trying to make our neighbors feel afraid,” Auchincloss said. He spoke at Fall River City Hall alongside Mayor Paul Coogan, Im… Continue Reading