What We Accomplished Together in 2024

As 2024 comes to an end, I wanted to reflect on the year and share some of what we’ve been able to accomplish together.

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There’s so much to celebrate from this past year, from bills I introduced that are now law, to actions the Biden-Harris Administration took—following my urging—to make our communities healthier and safer, to new ways legislation I helped pass, like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act, continue to benefit Virginians like you. Below are just a few of these many accomplishments.

This year, I was able to pass several bills through both chambers of Congress including:

• The Social Security Fairness Act, bipartisan legislation that strengthens Social Security benefits, enhancing benefits for more than 50,000 Virginians, including firefighters, police officers, and other dedicated public servants;
• The bipartisan BOLD Act to help combat Alzheimer’s Disease;
• The Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act, to honor the diplomats who helped save Jewish people during the Holocaust;
• The BRIDGE for Workers Act to help more Americans find good-paying jobs;
• The bipartisan Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0, alongside Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), to reauthorize a program I helped create in 2014 in honor of Gabriella Miller, a Virginian who spent her life advocating for children with cancer, to advance lifesaving research;
• And—also alongside Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA)—the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act to help address Parkinson’s Disease.

In 2024, we also had historic investments come to Virginia thanks to legislation I’ve helped pass, including:

• A $275 million investment in Micron’s Manassas facility, which will create over 1,000 jobs;
• A $1.35 billion investment from Microporous LLC to build a new manufacturing facility, which will create thousands of jobs in Southside;
• $380 million in federal funding for the Port of Virginia to become carbon-neutral by 2040;
• A $681 million investment from LS GreenLink to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, which will create hundreds of jobs in Chesapeake;
• An investment that’s expected to be over $400 million from Topsoe to build a new manufacturing facility, which will create at least 150 new jobs in Chesterfield County;
• Over $154 million in federal funding for affordable housing across the Commonwealth.

I’m proud that I was also able to successfully advocate for steps the Biden-Harris Administration took to make our country healthier and safer, including:

• The FDA issuing final guidance to raise the tobacco age to 21;
• Expanded coverage of IVF and other fertility services for federal workers;
• The Department of Labor implementing new standards to limit miner’s exposure to silica dust;
• And the closure of the gun show loophole, enhancing gun safety.

I’m proud of everything we’ve been able to accomplish this year, but I know that there’s still so much more work to do.

I look forward to building on this year’s progress, traveling around Virginia, showing up for you, listening to you, and then standing up for you in the years ahead. See you on the road in 2025.