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Garbarino Joins Long Island Families and First Responders for Annual Back-to-School Event
August 31, 2026
Press Release

BAY SHORE, NY — Last week, Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) joined Long Island families, local law enforcement, first responders, and community organizations for the Fifth Annual Back-to-School Event in Bay Shore, helping local students get ready for the start of the new school year.

More than 1,000 children and their families participated in this year’s event, where students received new backpacks, school supplies, and books, and families connected with local organizations and community resources.

Issues: Education
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Garbarino Introduces USMMA Athletics Act
January 9, 2026
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) introduced H.R. 6961, the USMMA Athletics Act, legislation to modernize and strengthen athletic programs at the U.S.
Issues: Education
911
Garbarino Calls on All 50 States to Require 9/11 Curriculum in Schools
September 10, 2025
Press Release
In advance of the 24th Anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, reintroduced his House Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all 50 States should include the events of the September 11th terrorist attacks in their curriculum.
Issues: Education Homeland Security
app challenge
Garbarino Announces Winner of Congressional App Challenge
January 16, 2025
Press Release
Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) announced the winner of the Congressional App Challenge (CAC) from New York’s Second District. The CAC is a national competition designed to encourage students to learn how to code through annual district-wide competitions hosted by Members of Congress.
Issues: Education
NYP
New York Post: Bill would bar colleges from accepting money, gifts from terror-supporting countries
September 24, 2024
In The News

By Carl Campanile 

Click here to read the full article.

Colleges and universities would be barred from accepting financial support or gifts from foreign nations that support terrorism under bipartisan legislation introduced by two New York House members, who said taking such funds is “an act of national self-sabotage.”

The ban proposed by Reps. Ritchie Torres (D-Bronx) and Andrew Garbarino (R-LI) would cover China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and other countries that support terrorism.

Issues: Education Homeland Security
USMMA
Garbarino, Suozzi Introduce Bill To Update Long Island's Merchant Marine Academy Facilities
May 22, 2024
Press Release
Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) introduced legislation to authorize funding for necessary expenses for the rehabilitation, modernization, and construction of facilities and infrastructure at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA).
Issues: Education Homeland Security
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Garbarino, LaLota, and D’Esposito Slam Hochul Budget Cutting Billions From Long Island Schools to Pay for Migrant Crisis
January 17, 2024
Press Release
Congressmen Andrew R. Garbarino (NY-02), Nick LaLota (NY-01), and Anthony D’Esposito (NY-04) released a joint statement slamming New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget.
Issues: Border Security Education
Israel
Garbarino, Moskowitz, GW Alumni in Congress Call on University President To Launch Investigation Into Antisemitic Messages Projected On Campus Building
October 25, 2023
Press Release
Members of George Washington (GW) University's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) projected antisemitic messages on a campus building. Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02), joined by Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23), led a letter to GW President Ellen M. Granberg calling on the university to condemn this action.
Issues: Education
911
Garbarino Introduces Resolution In Support of Requiring 9/11 Curriculum To Be Taught In Schools
September 8, 2023
Press Release
In advance of the 22nd Anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) introduced a House Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all 50 States should include the events of the September 11th terrorist attacks in their curriculum of elementary and secondary schools
Issues: Education
OWT
Garbarino Introduces Resolution In Support of Requiring 9/11 To Be Taught In Schools
September 10, 2022
Press Release
Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) introduced a House Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all 50 States should include the events of the September 11th terrorist attacks in their curriculum.
Issues: Education

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