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WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) introduced the Water Assurance and Treaty Enforcement for Rio Grande Farmers Act (WATER for Farmers Act). The legislation will impose tariffs on Mexico if they refuse to comply with the 1944 Water Treaty. The funds collected from the tariffs will be allocated to the South Texas farmers impacted by missed water deliveries. De La Cruz introduced the legislation alongside Congressman Randy Weber (TX-14), Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27), and Congressman Troy Nehls (TX-22). Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the legislation in the Senate. "F

I rise today in support of my legislation, the Transit Oriented Development Act, and urge my colleagues to support this commonsense, bipartisan effort to expand affordable housing opportunities in communities across our country. The affordable housing shortage remains one of the most significant drivers of the rising cost of living facing millions of Americans. In my home state of Hawaiʻi, the crisis is particularly acute. Housing costs consume an outsized share of household income, forcing working families to make impossible choices between rent, groceries and health care. Far too many of our

NAPLES, Fla. – With the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season officially beginning today, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) released a comprehensive hurricane preparedness guide to help Southwest Florida residents navigate the months ahead. This resource equips the community with critical safety tools, which include local evacuation zones, shelter locations, emergency supply checklists, and information on permanent sales tax exemptions for disaster supplies. — EMERGENCY RESOURCES — Florida D

American privacy is precious and COMPLETELY nonnegotiable. With FISA set to expire on June 12, Congress has a golden opportunity to protect Americans from government surveillance and finally enact meaningful reforms. We've seen what happens when Washington operates without accountability. Federal agencies abused surveillance authorities, violated Americans' privacy, and repeatedly exceeded the limits of their power. We live in the United States of America, not communist China. It’s high time for Congress to FIX IT!! 🔍

Sunrise, FL – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) convened Broward County residents to share how utility prices continue to squeeze families across South Florida, as electric, water, gas and other bills continue to climb, and she offered a raft of common-sense legislative solutions to bring these costs down. “Congress can lower utility bills by passing legislation that caps excessive corporate profits and overcharges, and speeds up the deployment of low-cost clean energy,” said Wasserman Schultz. “We live in Florida, where sun, wind and water sources for clean, cheap energy are

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced the launch of the 2026 Congressional App Challenge (CAC). The annual competition accepts entries through Monday, October 26, 2026, is open to high school and middle school students who live in or attend school in Washington state’s 2nd congressional district.    The Congressional App Challenge is an opportunity for students to learn coding and computer science skills and schools to expand access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. Students can compete in the CAC by creating an application for desktop

PAID protestors and VIOLENT agitators have shown up again, exposing their true colors.  Democrats are losing their voter base!!

ADELANTO, CA – Today, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) returned to the Adelanto Detention Center to meet with detainees on a hunger strike protesting conditions inside the facility. Watch full video here

Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) was joined by Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Lucy McBath (GA-06), and Bradley Schneider (IL-10) in sending a letter to the Honorable Daniel Aronowitz, Assistant Secretary of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The letter urges the EBSA to exercise its enhanced authority to enforce the landmark reforms designed to rein in the abuses of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), as required by law via the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 20

Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Warren Davidson (OH-08), along with Senators Mike Lee (UT) and Ron Wyden (OR) introduced the bipartisan Email Privacy Act, which would create updated privacy protections for emails and other personalized digital records. Currently, law enforcement can obtain private email communications older than 180 days without a warrant because the law is based on outdated storage capabilities. Congress passed the Electronic Communications Privacy Act in the 1980s to establish email privacy standards. In the four decades since, usage and storage of email h