Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Future Forum members sent a letter to House and Senate leaders urging changes to the CARES Act to allow dependents ages 17 to 18, college students under age 24, and permanently disabled children of all ages to be considered as a "qualifying child" for economic impact payment eligibility. While the recently-enacted law provided economic impact payments—or recovery rebates—of $1,200 for most individuals under a certain income and $500 for each dependent under 17, the law excludes young people age 17 and older whose parents still claim them as dependents.
WASHINGTON – Earlier this week, members of Future Forum, an influential group of young Democratic Members of Congress who advocate for issues and opportunities important to younger Americans, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos urging immediate suspension of student loan collection activities from borrowers already in default or borrowers at risk of default because of economic disruption due to coronavirus.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a provision to increase the number of young Americans entering public service championed by Future Forum, an influential group of young Democratic Members of Congress who advocate for issues and opportunities important to younger Americans.
As part of the August district work period, Future Forum Vice-Chair U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., hosted Future Forum Chair U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., in Los Angeles to meet with local immigrant rights advocates, learn more about the music industry, and discuss the best way to engage young voters on the issue of gun violence.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Lauren Underwood (Ill.) and Joe Kennedy III (Mass.) hosted a forum in Yorkville, Ill. to discuss challenges young Americans face with mental health. Underwood and Kennedy are members of Future Forum, an influential group of young Members of Congress who advocate for issues and opportunities important to younger Americans.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure to increase funding for youth suicide prevention championed by Future Forum, an influential group of young Democratic Members of Congress who advocate for issues and opportunities important to younger Americans.
WASHINGTON – Future Forum, an influential group of young Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives led by Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., has named Dao Nguyen as its new Executive Director for the 116th Congress. Nguyen replaces former Future Forum Director Sarah Kaplan Feinmann, who helped build and lead the caucus since its inception in 2015 under the leadership of Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.
WASHINGTON – The incoming leaders of Future Forum, led by U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., today sent a letter to House Speaker-Designate Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Leader-Designate Steny Hoyer calling for the inclusion of a provision expanding automatic voter registration (AVR) in H.R. 1—democracy reform legislation that is set to be a top priority in the 116th Congress. Future Forum is an influential group of young Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives who advocate for issues important to younger Americans.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), the founder and chairman of Future Forum, and other members of that group on Thursday unveiled a policy paper entitled "Cures in Our Lifetime" – a plan for harnessing technology, funding and innovation to save American lives.
U.S. Representative Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., will chair Future Forum in the 116th Congress. Future Forum is an influential group of young Democratic Members of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives who advocate for issues and opportunities important to younger Americans. Founded in 2015 by U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., the organization's mission is to create and execute a federal policy agenda based on feedback received from young people at listening events across the country.