Congress
Having grown up in North Philadelphia, it is the honor of a lifetime to work every day to create a better city for all Philadelphians. In Congress, I'm working to place Philadelphians at the forefront of national policy discussions and secure critical resources for our community.
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Unless things change, our country is 6 days away from a federal government shutdown – current funding runs out at the end of Tuesday, Sept. 30.
WASHINGTON (August 13, 2025) - Today, Representatives Dwight Evans (D-PA), Raul Ruiz M.D. (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Brad Schneider (D-IL) announced the introduction of the BENES 2.0 Act, aimed at protecting Americans approaching Medicare eligibility from costly and confusing enrollment penalties. The bill’s rollout occurs just one day before the 90th anniversary of Social Security, reinforcing the lawmakers’ commitment to improving access and understanding for critical retirement-era benefits.
PHILADELPHIA (July 23, 2025) – Congressman Dwight Evans’ (D-PA-3) office will hold a series of “Congress Comes to You” constituent service events, starting Monday, July 28 in Roxborough.
“From issues with passports, immigration, the Postal Service, IRS, and Social Security to the Department of Veterans Affairs - my office is here to help!” Evans said.
All events will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. except where noted:
● Monday, July 28: Roxborough Library, 6245 Ridge Ave., 19128
WASHINGTON (July 11, 2025) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) is co-leading a bipartisan bill that would enable hospitals to extend successful “Hospital at Home” programs for an additional five years.
WASHINGTON (July 3, 2025) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) voted “No” again on a bill pushed by President Trump that will kick more than 50,000 Philadelphians off Medical Assistance and cause at least 143,000 people across Pennsylvania to lose some or all SNAP food aid.
PHILADELPHIA (June 30, 2025) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) today announced that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026, concluding a distinguished career in public service spanning over four decades.
You may have seen a news report that I’ve announced I will retire from Congress. So I want to be clear:
As I continue to monitor the Middle East situation, I wanted to share my public statement from Sunday:
In my last newsletter, I outlined how I fought against the Trump Medicaid-cuts and tax-cuts bill in committee and in the House of Representatives. Today, I’d like to give you a quick overview of several other ways I’ve been working for you. Recently, I:
WASHINGTON (June 6, 2025) – U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA-03) is co-leading reintroduction of the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act, legislation to ensure that victims of gun violence would have their day in court and that negligent gun companies and gun sellers are not shielded from liability when they disregard public safety.