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June 5, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, voted to advance the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act out of the House Armed Services Committee. 


June 4, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after voting to pass the Ukraine Support Act, a bill which would provide additional reconstruction and military financing authorization for Ukraine and impose economic sanctions on Russia for its egregious war of aggression on Ukraine and brazen attacks on NATO nations. The bill passed the House by a vote of 226-195.


June 4, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, during the House Armed Services Committee markup of the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, spoke in support of an amendment to the FY27 NDAA which would strike all funding ($1 billion) for the battleship program.


June 4, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Full Committee Markup of the FY27 National Defense Authorization Act. 

FULL REMARKS AS DELIVERED


June 3, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after voting to pass the bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 86), which passed the House by a vote of 215-208. 


May 22, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee and a senior Member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, led bipartisan introduction of the Job Corps and Skilled Defense Workforce Act. The bill is co-sponsored by 14 House Members.


May 22, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) cosponsored the No Taxpayer-Funded Slush Funds Act (H.R. 8914), a bill which would prohibit the use of federal funds to create or finance the $1.8 billion slush fund established under the settlement in Trump v. IRS and impose new restrictions to prevent taxpayer dollars from being steered to Trump allies and January 6th defendants. 


May 20, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, in a Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee hearing, Ranking Member Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) questioned the timeline of the Navy’s proposed battleship program. 


May 20, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan package of bills to clear pathways to build more housing nationwide. The bill passed the House by a vote of 396-13.


May 20, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement on the threats and hate speech directed to Norwich, Connecticut Mayor Swarnjit Singh.