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WASHINGTON (June 24, 2022) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) voted today for the first major gun safety bill to pass both houses of Congress in nearly 30 years.

PHILADELPHIA (May 26, 2022) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) is requesting a total of $22,275,000 in federal funding for 15 Philadelphia community projects.

PHILADELPHIA (May 3, 2022) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) today renewed his call for the U.S. Senate to pass the Women's Health Protection Act, a House-passed bill he voted for that would put Roe v. Wade's protections for abortion rights into federal law.

WASHINGTON (April 26, 2022) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) have introduced resolutions to honor the life and work of Dr. John Fryer, an LGBTQ rights activist from Philadelphia who played a central role in moving the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to delist homosexuality as a mental disorder.

PHILADELPHIA (April 21, 2022) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-Pa.-3rd) today announced his more than $51 billion, seven-point plan to fight gun violence in Philadelphia and around the country. Evans unveiled his plan at Temple University Hospital, which treats many of the city's gun violence victims. The plan is available online at evans.house.gov.

PHILADELPHIA (April 13, 2022) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-Pa.-3rd) held a news conference Wednesday to highlight $1 million in new federal funding he recently secured for the Share Food Program, the largest independent food bank in Pennsylvania, which distributes nourishing food to hundreds of partner pantries in southeastern Pennsylvania.