Taking Care of Our Veterans & Military Families

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, along with U.S. Rep. Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) and U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), this week introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that students who serve in the National Guard and Reserve will be guaranteed readmission to their schools following a deployment. The bicameral, bipartisan Servicemember Enrollment and…

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08), along with U.S. Rep. Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) and U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that students who serve in the National Guard and Reserve will be guaranteed readmission to their schools following a deployment. The bicameral, bipartisan Servicemember…

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) introduced the VA Work Study Improvement Act and the Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act to modernize the existing Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Work-Study program. The VA Work-Study program allows veterans to earn money while enrolled in an institution of higher education, vocational, or…

U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright and Glenn Thompson recently introduced Eric’s Law, a bill that aims to strengthen federal death penalty sentencing. Eric’s Law is named for Eric Williams, a federal correctional officer who was murdered by an inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary Canaan in Wayne County who was already serving a life sentence for murder. Following a trial, the inmate was…

U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and Glenn Thompson (PA-15) today introduced Eric’s Law, a bill that aims to deliver justice to victims and their families in federal death penalty cases. Eric’s Law is named for Eric Williams, a federal correctional officer who was brutally murdered by an inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary Canaan in Wayne County, Pa. At the time of his murder,…

U.S. Representatives Glenn “GT” Thompson and Matt Cartwright today introduced Eric’s Law, a bill that aims to deliver justice to victims and their families in federal death penalty cases. Eric’s Law is named for Eric Williams, a federal correctional officer who was brutally murdered by Jessie Con-ui, an inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary Canaan in Wayne County. Con-ui was…

U.S. Congress will once again consider a proposed law named after a slain correctional officer from Nanticoke that could change the rules in the sentencing phase of federal death penalty cases. Eric’s Law, named in honor of murdered correctional officer Eric Williams, would allow federal prosecutors the opportunity to impanel second jury for sentencing purposes if the first jury…

New legislation introduced this week by U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright would revise pay rates for Federal Bureau of Prisons employees. Cartwright, D-Moosic, on Wednesday introduced the Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act, which would revise locality pay rates for federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees, including correctional officers at the U.S. Penitentiary, Canaan, in Wayne…

Two companies are joining forces, and a local lawmaker was there for a tour of the facility. Congressman Matt Cartwright came to Luzerne County to help the Schott Glass Manufacturing Company announce a $2.7 million contract in partnership with Raytheon manufacturing to help make glass components for stinger missiles to aid in the ongoing war in Russia and Ukraine. After a tour of the…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) joined representatives from YMCAs throughout the region at a press conference held Wednesday morning to unveil a new Wellbeing Initiative thanks to $1.85 million in federal Community Project Funding he secured. The $1.85 million will allow YMCAs in the Greater Scranton area, the Wyoming Valley area, Carbondale, Pittston and Wayne County…