Press Releases
Sterling, VA – Rep. Barbara Comstock (VA-10) today announced that the deadline for students interested in applying for a nomination by the 10th District Service Academy Advisory Board to one of the nation’s military academies for the Class of 2023 is 5 p.m. on Friday, September 28th in her Sterling district office:
Since August 30th when the Administration announced a proposed pay freeze for civilian federal employees in 2019, I have worked to reverse that course of action and I wanted to update you on our results.
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA) released the following statement after she was named a “Hero of Main Street” by the National Retail Federation for consistently supporting public policy priorities important to the retail industry and its millions of employees and small businesses:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Comstock announced the introduction of new legislation to create a nationwide Prescription Safety Alert System, which will give America’s pharmacists a new tool to protect patients from opioid overuse.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA) released the following statement regarding the possible elimination of the federal employee pay raise:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA) today announced that her office is accepting applications for the 2018 Congressional App Challenge. The Congressional App Challenge is a competition for high school students that provides them the opportunity to join with their peers to create their own apps and learn how to code.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA) released the following statement after she sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Brock Long regarding FEMA’s former Director of Human Resources Corey Coleman who has been accused of sexually harassing female subordinates. FEMA has a regional location in Winchester, Virginia.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA) released the following statement about the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department receiving an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) award of $429,705 from FEMA. Congresswoman Comstock’s legislation that authorized the AFG grant program for 7 years, H.R. 4661, passed the House and was signed into law in January.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA) released the following statement after she voted for and the House passed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act, national defense legislation that rebuilds our military:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA) today introduced a bill to make it a crime for federal law enforcement officers to claim consent if they are found to have had a sexual encounter with anyone in their custody.


