Colloquy Highlights Hope, Bipartisanship, and New Bills: Stop the Scroll and the Youth Revenue Transparency Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators George Helmy (D-NJ) and Katie Britt (R-AL) today delivered a bipartisan colloquy on the Senate Floor emphasizing the need to address the nation’s youth mental health crisis. The two Senators have joined forces in this effort to […]

Calls for Social Media Companies to Publicly Disclose Revenue from Transactions Involving Users Aged 21 or Younger WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator George Helmy (D-NJ) today introduced legislation to increase disclosure requirements for social media companies regarding profits made off our nation’s youth. The bill requires social media companies to disclose revenue driven by users under 21 and funds spent on marketing towards users under 21. The Youth Revenue Transparency Act would hold these […]

First Member of the Coptic Church to Deliver Opening Prayer in United States Senate History WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator George Helmy (D-NJ), the first Coptic Christian to serve in the United States Senate, today welcomed His Grace Bishop David of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of New York and New England to offer the opening prayer on the Senate Floor. H.G. Bishop David is the first guest Chaplin of the Coptic Orthodox Church to give the opening prayer in United States Senate history.  “As the first ever Coptic Christian United States Senator, it was my honor to welcome His Grace Bishop David as guest Chaplin to provide the opening prayer this morning,” saidSenator Helmy. “I am forever grateful for the opportunity to shine a light on my faith, which...

Calls for 119th Congress to Continue to Prioritize Aid Efforts to Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator George Helmy (D-NJ), the only Arab American in the Senate, today delivered an impassioned speech on the Senate Floor expressing his deep concern about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon due […]