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As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, Representative Frankel has also supported funding for gun violence research at the CDC and NIH, as well as funding for crisis intervention programs in schools—and in 2022, she joined colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass the first major gun safety legislation signed into law in nearly 30 years, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

Rep. Lois Frankel has been a true friend and leader on the U.S.-Israel relationship over her six terms representing south Florida. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, she helps secure the annual $3.3 billion in security assistance to Israel. She makes it a priority to ensure that numerous pro-Israel provisions are reflected in the bill each year.