WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced two bills to update outdated and redundant federal regulations and make it easier to build more affordable housing. The bipartisan Housing Supply Expansion Act would modernize the federal definition of “manufactured housing” to include modular or prefabricated homes built without a permanent chassis. By allowing off-chassis manufactured homes, the bill expands consumer access to more efficient and cost-effective designs, providing greater architectural flexibility to better integrate into existing neighborhoods. “Manufactured homes are some of the most affordable housing solutions on the market, but outdated laws are preventing newer, safer models from becoming widely available,” said Senator Gallego. “Our bipartisan bill

WASHINGTON — Mientras la nación conmemora el Mes de Concientización sobre la Salud Mental de las Minorías, los senadores Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) y Alex Padilla (D-CA) presentaron la Ley de Salud Mental para Latinos, una legislación para mejorar los resultados de salud mental en las comunidades latinas e hispanas. Las barreras al acceso a la atención de salud mental dentro de las comunidades latinas hacen que demasiadas personas sufran en silencio. Solo el 47.4 por ciento de los adultos hispanos mayores de 18 años con alguna enfermedad mental recibieron servicios en 2023. Entre 2010 y 2020, la tasa de suicidio entre hombres hispanos adultos (de 20 a 64 años) aumentó en

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on the Senate to pass his resolution urging the Justice Department to release its files related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. “My request is very simple: the Senate should go on record supporting the release of the Epstein files. Any effort to block their release is simply a continued cover up of our nation’s elites.” Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) objected and blocked the resolution’s passage through unanimous consent then offered his own resolution to compel federal and state courts to release similar files.   In response, Senator Gallego offered to combine the resolutions and call on both the Justice Department and