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MESA, Ariz. – U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) today announced three upcoming town hall events as Congress prepares to return Sept. 2 from its annual August District Work Period. He also unveiled a new toll-free constituent services hotline to make it easier for residents to connect with his office when they need help with a federal agency.

WASHINGTON-U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) and Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.) introduced the HOV Lane Exemption Reauthorization Act that would incentivize alternative fuel and electric vehicle (EV) use, alleviate roadway congestion, and protect the environment by reauthorizing the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Exemption program under the Department of Transportation through 2031. This program allows states the option to grant electric vehicles and alternative fuel vehicles use of HOV lanes. Without an extension, the program is set to expire on September 30, 2025.

WASHINGTON-U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.), Co-Chair of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP, and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing "grave concern" over reports that the Trump Administration blocked Taiwan President Lai Ching-te from transiting through New York en route to Central America.

WASHINGTON-U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.), Marc Veasey (D-Tex.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.), and Jefferson Van Drew (R-N.J.) introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG), which provides state, local, and tribal governments grants to reduce fossil fuel emissions and conserve energy. The bill reauthorizes and fully funds the program for the next five years.

WASHINGTON-U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.), House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.), Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), and Representative Daniel Webster (R-Fla.) introduced the bipartisan Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act. It would provide the most robust legislative reform of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and federal disaster assistance programs in decades.

WASHINGTON-After demands from U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.), Senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), and U.S. Representative Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), the Trump Administration today relented and said it would release more than $110 million in withheld federal education dollars for the State of Arizona.