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Your perspectives and questions help shape our legislative agenda. Constituents who have ideas about new legislation or questions about existing law, should reach out to Hannah.Bowen@mahouse.gov. We will work to return your inquiry as soon as possible, and if appropriate, schedule a call/meeting. If you are weighing in on a specific piece of legislation, please include the bill number; we may not reply directly to all advocacy on specific bills, particularly when there is a high volume of identical outreach, but we do deeply value, read through, and log your support or opposition and take this into account when deciding which legislation to support or oppose through cosponsorship, committee votes, and floor votes.
194th Legislative Session (2025-2026)
After being sworn in May 2025, Representative Hannah Bowen was assigned to four Joint Committees – Labor and Workforce Development, Transportation, Housing, and State Administration and Oversight.
Addressing the housing crisis has remained a priority as she transitioned fully into her role as a State Representative from Beverly City Councilor at Large. In August, Rep. Bowen was proud to file her first piece of legislation with Rep. Manny Cruz (D-Salem) H. 4568 - Act to expand access to the Family Self-Sufficiency program. The bill would automatically establish federal Family Self-sufficiency (FSS) accounts for eligible families while permitting them to opt out at any time. It would help more working families build assets and achieve financial security while maintaining access to affordable housing. The bill was reported out of the Joint Committee on Housing favorably in December 2025.
Cosponsored Legislation: You can find out what bills Rep. Bowen cosponsors on the Massachusetts Legislature website, here. Other areas of legislative research and advocacy for Hannah’s office have recently included revenue, climate and energy policy, and campaign finance.