frank mrvan committee and caucus assignments

Congressman Frank Mrvan Announces Committee Assignments

WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressman Frank Mrvan has his committee assignments for the 117th Congress.

Mrvan announced on Friday that he will serve on the House Education and Labor Committee and the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee in the 117th Congress.  He will also be the Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization.  

During the organizing meeting for the Education and Labor Committee, Mrvan obtained positions on the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, and the Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee.

During the organizing meeting for the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Mrvan got a position on the Subcommittee on Health and was elected to serve as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization.  As Chairman, Mrvan will look to incorporate his  experiences as North Township Trustee working with veterans and veteran advocacy organizations in Northwest Indiana to improve services and quality of life issues for veterans throughout the nation. 

Frank (Frank) J. Mrvan, III (D-01)

Us representative frank mrvan.

Committee Assignments

Election / Personal Info

• 2024 elections

Incumbent Frank Mrvan (D), Randell Niemeyer (R), and four other candidates are running in the general election in Indiana’s 1st Congressional District

Incumbent Frank Mrvan (D), Randell Niemeyer (R), and four other candidates are running in the general election in Indiana’s 1st Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024.

Democrats have won every election for this district since 1930. A Daily Kos analysis of the round of redistricting following the 2020 census concluded that the 1st district had shifted towards Republicans. Joe Biden (D) received 53.4% of the 2020 presidential vote under the new district lines and 53.6% under the old district lines.

Both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee are targeting the district this year. Mrvan won re-election in 2022, defeating Jennifer-Ruth Green (R) 52.8% to 47.2%. As of July 8, 2024,  Decision Desk HQ and The Hill  and  Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales  rated the election  Likely Democratic  while  The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and  Larry J. Sabato’s Crystal Ball  rated it  Leans Democratic .

Mrvan was first elected in 2020 and earlier served 16 years as North Township’s trustee. Mrvan says he has secured funding for pandemic relief and infrastructure projects within the district. Mrvan says he has “listened to all individuals and worked in a bipartisan fashion to bring people together to solve problems.”

Niemeyer is a member of the Lake County Council and the co-owner of a trucking business. Niemeyer says his experience will help him represent the district: “The most educated people in the world are serving in the United States government. And yet they’ve driven it nearly to bankruptcy. It’s time for people like me and people like you to have a voice in Washington.”

Also running in the general election are Jason Brown (American Independent Party), Dakotah Miskus (L), Tiffany Ford (Independent), and Samuel Kravitz (Independent).

All 435 U.S. House seats are up for election in 2024. Republicans have a 220 to 213 majority with two vacancies. As of June 2024, 45 members of the U.S. House had announced they were not running for re-election.

Daily Kos  calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) beat Donald Trump (R) 53.4%-45.0%.

Steel Caucus Voices Concerns of Potential Trade Status Change for Vietnam

Washington, DC –  Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur joined 37 Bipartisan Members of the Congressional Steel Caucus, led by Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01), and Vice Chairman Frank Mrvan (IN-01)  in a letter sent to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, expressing concern about the department’s reconsideration of Vietnam’s non-market economy (NME) status in US antidumping proceedings. As the letter points out, Vietnam remains a top-down, government-controlled economy. The country practices steel dumping by flooding the US with heavily subsidized steel in violation of international trade standards, which harms domestic production. Vietnam is also known to be a platform for Chinese steel to circumvent US trade remedy orders. This malicious behavior should not be rewarded by a beneficial change of status.   In October, the  Department of Commerce announced that it would begin reviewing Vietnam’s NME status. This announcement came shortly after Vietnam filed an official request to be considered a market economy. Commerce has 270 days to complete the review, which should occur in mid-July. “Steelworkers and our American Steel Industry in Northern Ohio, across the Midwest, and throughout our nation should not be negatively impacted by illegally dumped steel from Vietnam, or elsewhere,”  said Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09).  “I will always stand with the men and women of the American steel industry. Their work and US made product is vital to maintaining our domestic supply chain.”

“Vietnam has been injuring the American steel industry for years through unfair trade practices. Our government has a duty to protect American businesses and workers, and the Department of Commerce must reject Vietnam’s request,"  said Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01).  "To grant Vietnam market economy status would be rewarding bad behavior and is a thumb in the eye to American steel." “The livelihoods of steelworkers and their families are dependent upon the full and fair enforcement of our US trade laws, and we must do all we can to hold bad actors around the world accountable for unfair trade practices,"  said Congressman Frank Mrvan (IN-01).  "As vice chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus, I look forward to continuing to partner with all my colleagues to ensure that workers in steel-producing communities throughout our nation can compete on a level playing field.” “The SMA applauds the Congressional Steel Caucus for highlighting the devastating effect that granting Vietnam market economy status would have on American workers and American steel production. America’s industrial might relies on fair trade,"  said Philip K. Bell, President of the Steel Manufacturers Association.  "If countries such as Vietnam, which has turned into one of the most harmful steel traders in the world, are granted market economy status, that puts American jobs and livelihoods at risk. It also destroys secure domestic supply chains in favor of countries that only succeed through government intervention or serving as a key cog in China’s belt and road initiative. We stand with the bipartisan members of the Congressional Steel Caucus in calling for Vietnam not to be granted market economy status." "As China continues to utilize Indo-Pacific markets to undercut American steel tariffs, STI/SPFA stands in strong support of the Congressional Steel Caucus' letter to Commerce Secretary Raimondo urging the reconsideration of Vietnam as a 'market economy,'"  said Tim O'Toole, executive director of the Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabrication Association (STI/SPFA).  "By legitimizing Vietnam's government-controlled economy that relies on aggressive subsidies to finance its steel marketplace, the Commerce Department would send a signal that developing countries can follow in Vietnam's footsteps by dumping steel products into the United States and subsequently preventing domestic steel manufacturers across the supply chain from competing on a level playing field. We appreciate Representative Mrvan and Representative Crawford's leadership on this issue and look forward to working with the Steel Caucus to continue pushing back against efforts to undercut American-made steel,” said Tim O'Toole, executive vice president of STI/SPFA.  The letter is also supported by the following groups: Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports (CPTI), Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA), American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), United Steel Workers (USW), Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA), Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), and the Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI/SPFA). # # #

LEADER JEFFRIES ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO COMMITTEES FOR THE 118TH CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, DC – Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced today that the House Democratic Caucus has affirmed the recommendations of the Steering and Policy Committee for the following Members to serve on standing committees.

Agriculture

• Ranking Member David Scott
• Rep. Jim Costa
• Rep. Jim McGovern
• Rep. Alma Adams
• Rep. Abigail Spanberger
• Rep. Jahana Hayes
• Rep. Shontel Brown
• Rep. Stacey Plaskett
• Rep. Sharice Davids
• Rep. Elissa Slotkin
• Rep. Yadira Caraveo
• Rep. Andrea Salinas
• Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
• Rep. Don Davis
• Rep. Jill Tokuda
• Rep. Nikki Budzinski
• Rep. Eric Sorensen
• Rep. Gabe Vasquez
• Rep. Jasmine Crockett
• Rep. Jonathan Jackson 
• Rep. Greg Casar

Appropriations:

• Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro
• Rep. Steny Hoyer
• Rep. Marcy Kaptur
• Rep. Sanford Bishop
• Rep. Barbara Lee
• Rep. Betty McCollum
• Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger
• Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
• Rep. Henry Cuellar
• Rep. Chellie Pingree
• Rep. Mike Quigley
• Rep. Derek Kilmer
• Rep. Matt Cartwright
• Rep. Grace Meng
• Rep. Mark Pocan
• Rep. Pete Aguilar
• Rep. Lois Frankel
• Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
• Rep. Norma Torres
• Rep. Ed Case
• Rep. Adriano Espaillat
• Rep. Josh Harder
• Rep. Jennifer Wexton
• Rep. David Trone
• Rep. Lauren Underwood
• Rep. Susie Lee
• Rep. Joe Morelle

Armed Services

• Ranking Member Adam Smith
• Rep. Joe Courtney
• Rep. John Garamendi
• Rep. Don Norcross
• Rep. Ruben Gallego
• Rep. Seth Moulton
• Rep. Salud Carbajal
• Rep. Ro Khanna
• Rep. Bill Keating
• Rep. Andy Kim
• Rep. Chrissy Houlahan
• Rep. Jason Crow
• Rep. Mikie Sherrill
• Rep. Veronica Escobar
• Rep. Jared Golden
• Rep. Sara Jacobs
• Rep. Marilyn Strickland
• Rep. Pat Ryan
• Rep. Jeff Jackson
• Rep. Chris Deluzio 
• Rep. Don Davis 

Education and The Workforce

• Ranking Member Bobby Scott
• Rep. Raúl Grijalva
• Rep. Gregorio Sablan
• Rep. Frederica Wilson
• Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
• Rep. Mark Takano
• Rep. Mark DeSaulnier
• Rep. Pramila Jayapal
• Rep. Susan Wild
• Rep. Lucy McBath
• Rep. Ilhan Omar
• Rep. Haley Stevens
• Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández
• Rep. Kathy Manning
• Rep. Frank Mrvan
• Rep. Jamaal Bowman

Energy and Commerce 

• Ranking Member Frank Pallone
• Rep. Anna Eshoo
• Rep. Diana DeGette
• Rep. Jan Schakowsky
• Rep. Doris Matsui
• Rep. Kathy Castor
• Rep. John Sarbanes
• Rep. Paul Tonko
• Rep. Yvette Clarke
• Rep. Tony Cárdenas
• Rep. Raul Ruiz
• Rep. Scott Peters
• Rep. Debbie Dingell
• Rep. Marc Veasey
• Rep. Annie Kuster
• Rep. Robin Kelly
• Rep. Nanette Barragán
• Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester
• Rep. Darren Soto
• Rep. Angie Craig
• Rep. Kim Schrier
• Rep. Lori Trahan
• Rep. Lizzie Fletcher

Financial Services

• Ranking Member Maxine Waters
• Rep. Nydia Velázquez
• Rep. Brad Sherman
• Rep. Greg Meeks
• Rep. David Scott
• Rep. Stephen Lynch
• Rep. Al Green
• Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
• Rep. Jim Himes
• Rep. Bill Foster
• Rep. Joyce Beatty
• Rep. Juan Vargas
• Rep. Josh Gottheimer
• Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
• Rep. Sean Casten
• Rep. Ayanna Pressley
• Rep. Ritchie Torres
• Rep. Steven Horsford
• Rep. Rashida Tlaib
• Rep. Sylvia Garcia
• Rep. Nikema Williams
• Rep. Wiley Nickel
• Rep. Brittany Pettersen

Foreign Affairs: 

• Ranking Member Greg Meeks
• Rep. Gerry Connolly
• Rep. David Cicilline
• Rep. Ami Bera
• Rep. Joaquin Castro
• Rep. Dina Titus
• Rep. Ted Lieu
• Rep. Dean Phillips
• Rep. Colin Allred
• Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
• Rep. Greg Stanton 
• Rep. Madeleine Dean 
• Rep. Jared Moskowitz 
• Rep. Jonathan Jackson
• Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove

Homeland Security: 

• Ranking Member Bennie Thompson
• Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
• Rep. Donald Payne
• Rep. Eric Swalwell
• Rep. Lou Correa
• Rep. Troy Carter
• Rep. Shri Thanedar
• Rep. Seth Magaziner
• Rep. Glenn Ivey
• Rep. Dan Goldman
• Rep. Robert Garcia
• Rep. Delia Ramirez
• Rep. Robert Menendez

Judiciary: 

• Ranking Member Jerry Nadler
• Rep. Zoe Lofgren
• Rep. Steve Cohen
• Rep. Hank Johnson
• Rep. Adam Schiff
• Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon
• Rep. Joe Neguse
• Rep. Madeleine Dean
• Rep. Deborah Ross
• Rep. Cori Bush

Natural Resources: 

• Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva
• Rep. Grace Napolitano
• Rep. Jared Huffman
• Rep. Mike Levin
• Rep. Katie Porter
• Rep. Melanie Stansbury
• Rep. Mary Peltola
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
• Rep. Kevin Mullin
• Rep. Val Hoyle

Oversight and Accountability: 

• Ranking Member Jamie Raskin
• Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
• Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi
• Rep. Kweisi Mfume
• Rep. Jimmy Gomez
• Rep. Maxwell Frost
• Rep. Becca Balint
• Rep. Summer Lee
• Rep. Jared Moskowitz

Science, Space and Technology 

• Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren
• Rep. Val Foushee
• Rep. Emilia Sykes

Small Business: 

• Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez
• Rep. Greg Landsman
• Rep. Morgan McGarvey 
• Rep. Hillary Scholten

Transportation and Infrastructure

• Ranking Member Rick Larsen
• Rep. Andre Carson
• Rep. Julia Brownley
• Rep. Don Payne
• Rep. Greg Stanton
• Rep. Chuy García
• Rep. Chris Pappas
• Rep. Jake Auchincloss
• Rep. Rob Menendez

Veterans’ Affairs: 

• Ranking Member Mark Takano
• Rep. Morgan McGarvey
• Rep. Delia Ramirez 

Ways and Means

• Ranking Member Richard Neal
• Rep. Lloyd Doggett
• Rep. Mike Thompson
• Rep. John Larson
• Rep. Earl Blumenauer
• Rep. Bill Pascrell
• Rep. Danny Davis
• Rep. Linda Sanchez
• Rep. Brian Higgins
• Rep. Terri Sewell
• Rep. Suzan DelBene
• Rep. Judy Chu
• Rep. Gwen Moore
• Rep. Dan Kildee
• Rep. Don Beyer
• Rep. Dwight Evans
• Rep. Brad Schneider
• Rep. Jimmy Panetta

Gary police department receives $264,000 in Community Project Funding for license plate reader technology

The Gary Police Department received $264,000 in Community Project Funding secured by U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland , to purchase more license plate reader technology.

Mrvan joined Gary Police Chief Derrick Cannon and Gary Chief of Staff Ellis Dumas Monday at the Gary Police Department Real Time Crime Center to announce the funding for the department.

“It gives the technology to the police department that is a field or a police magnifier,” Mrvan said. “The license plate readers are the technology that allow our police departments to have eyes and ears where the policemen and women can’t be.”

Currently, the police department has about 170 license plate readers, which include fixed cameras throughout the city and mobile devices, like those in an officer’s squad car, Cannon said.

The cameras help with tracking crime throughout the city and help prosecutors build cases against someone charged with a crime, Cannon said. The overall goal of having the cameras is to help reduce crime in the city.

The $264,000 will go toward purchasing more license plate readers, Cannon said, but the department is still working to figure out how many more readers to purchase.

“We are honored. We’re excited to be able to expand the footprint that we’ve already laid down here, to be able to give us the ability to be able to meet the needs of not only the citizens of Gary but also the needs of our region,” Cannon said. “This is an opportunity for us to be able to have an eye on the city and to be able to track and predict, and it also gives us an opportunity to give real-time information to the officers on the street.”

About two years ago, Mrvan recalled a shooting that occurred in Gary near Interstate 80/94, and the department was able to use the license plate reader technology to locate the shooter within a couple of hours of the reported shooting.

Earlier this year, Mrvan said he went on a ride along with a Gary police officer and saw the license plate reader technology in use on the front lines.

“As we move forward, this investment is just not about technology. It’s about building trust and ensuring the safety of every resident in the city of Gary. With these advancements, we are not only equipping officers with the best tools available but we’re also fostering our city and making it a priority to make sure that our families, our neighbors and our friends are protected and they’re heard,” Mrvan said.

Dumas said the technology will support police officers as they serve the city and residents, and it will ensure an increase in public safety around the city.

“Here at the city of Gary, we have made public safety a top priority. We know that safety is truly about the community’s well-being. Our residents deserve safe neighborhoods where they can grow, raise families, and build their dreams without fear,” Dumas said.