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Bipartisan legislation passed Oversight Committee 40-0, corrects CBP error, and adds accountability safeguards WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) announced that his bipartisan U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act, introduced with Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), passed the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform unanimously by a vote of 40-0. The legislation corrects a CBP error that caused certain officers to lose enhanced retirement benefits they were promised and planned around. The bill restores those benefi

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz introduced the Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula Congressional Gold Medal Act. The bill would posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Edinburg, Texas, native Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula. The legislation seeks to honor Sekula's courageous service and ultimate sacrifice for his country. Lance Corporal Sekula was the first Edinburg native to be killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was just 18 years old when he died on April 1, 2004, after sustaining injuries from enemy fire in Iraq. A proud Marine, Sekula had turned down an agricultu

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives passed the Stopping Indoctrination & Protecting Kids Act (H.R. 2616) This bill is a combination of House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg’s (MI-05) PROTECT Act and Rep. Burgess Owens’ (UT-04) Say No to Indoctrination Act, which were both passed by the Committee in April of […] The post House Passes Owens Bill Protecting Children from Radical Gender Ideology and Strengthening Parental Rights appeared first on Burgess Owens.

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today advanced bipartisan legislation led by Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) to cut red tape, lower housing costs, and increase the supply of homes in rural communities across the country.  “I’m proud that the U.S. House has passed my bipartisan bill to finally help more Americans afford a place to live,” said Vindman. “Across the country, too many families […]

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 2616 — a bill that ensures parents are included when elementary and middle schoolers want to change their preferred name, gender, or pronouns on official school forms.   “As a dad to two public school kids, I believe parents must be included in their children’s decisions in school,” said Vindman. “Whether it’s what they put on their school forms, their […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today introduced the GME Transparency Act of 2026 and the Our Doctors First Act of 2026, a two-bill package focused on increasing transparency in Medicare-funded graduate medical education (GME) programs and prohibiting Medicare GME payments attributable to individuals who are not U.S. citizens or nationals.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Assistant Secretary William Kirkland from the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs about the importance of water infrastructure in Montana’s tribal communities. Watch the full exchange HERE. Daines on settling water rights litigation for tribal communities: Daines: Assistant Secretary Kirkland, thanks for your testimony earlier. Going back to […] The post Daines in Senate Indian Affairs Committee: Finish Fort Belknap Water Rights Settlement     appeared first on Senator Steve Daines.

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Lucy McBath (D-GA-06) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers to introduce the Early Childhood Workforce Advancement Act. The bipartisan bill would address the child care workforce shortage by investing in career and technical education (CTE) programs and incentivizing more students to enter the early […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) and Congressman George Latimer (NY-16), members of the House Committee on Small Business, applauded the full committee passage of H.R. 8881, the SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026. This legislation would require the Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator to submit an annual report to Congress on the […] The post Finstad Applauds Committee Passage of the SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026  first appeared on United States Congressman Brad Finstad.

Cowlitz County’s remote retirement village of Ryderwood to be served by underground power lines, solving persistent power outage issues WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and senior member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D, […] The post Grant Supported By Cantwell & Gluesenkamp Perez Will “Keep the Lights On” in the Oldest Retirement Community in the U.S. appeared first on Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.

Follows Trump Administration’s Reinstatement of Firing Squads and Searching for Methods to Return to the Use Of Electrocution and Lethal... The post Pressley, Durbin Reintroduce Bill to End Federal Death Penalty appeared first on Ayanna Pressley.

Arizona’s sober-living fraud scandal is what the old government model looks like when it breaks. Vulnerable people, including Native Americans...

YEAR-ROUND SALE OF E-15 COULD SAVE DRIVERS MORE THAN 40 CENTS PER GALLON WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act (H.R.1346) Act, legislation co-sponsored by Rep. Josh Riley (NY-19) […]

Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) joined Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) in introducing the Scratch Cooked Meals for Students Act. Companion legislation has been introduced in the United States Senate by Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA). This bipartisan legislation would create a competitive grant program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand scratch cooking in schools. The post Brownley, Hayes, Fitzpatrick, and Schiff Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Bring Fres

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Vice Chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) took to the Floor with Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-WI) to speak in support H.R. 2616. This bill is a combination of Rep. Walberg’s PROTECT Act and Rep. Owens’ Say No to Indoctrination Act, which were both passed by […] The post Owens Speaks to Bill Protecting Children from Radical Gender Ideology on House Floor appeared first on Burgess Owens.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability passed H.R. 3350, legislation introduced by Rep. Young Kim (CA-40) to rename the Tustin Post Office after the late Mayor Ursula Ellen Kennedy.  Rep. Kim’s bill would designate the U.S. Post Office at 340 East 1st Street in Tustin, California, as the “Ursula Ellen Kennedy Post Office Building.” This honors Ursula […] The post Rep. Young Kim’s Bill to Rename Tustin Post Office in Honor of Mayor Ursula Kennedy Passes Committee first appeared on Congresswoman Young Kim.

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources’ Energy Subcommittee, introduced the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act, legislation that would strengthen the federal geothermal permitting program by ensuring the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has the resources it needs to process applications quickly and efficiently. “Energy prices are through […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-05) introduced the Scratch Cooked Meals for Students Act alongside Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.-01) and Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Calif.-26) to create a competitive grant program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand scratch cooking in schools. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 May 2026 Contact: jin.choi@mail.house.gov Representatives Nanette Barragán, Robert Garcia, and Senators Alex Padilla, Adam Schiff on DOD’s decision to bypass...

“[D]espite Democrats’ partisan games, we’re still going to get the entire federal government funded. We’re going to ensure our immigration laws are enforced and criminal illegal aliens are not allowed to live freely in our country.”...

Watch Kennedy’s comments here. WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) explained how bad policies in states such as California and Minnesota have contributed to pervasive Medicaid fraud in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor.  Key excerpts of the speech are below:  “What we also know is that there is an enormous amount of fraud in Medicaid. I mean, we know that. There are a lot of studies out there, and not everyone can agree on how much, but I have seen studies from reputable think tanks that show that Medicaid fraud—stealing in the Medicaid program—runs between $1.1 trillion and $1.2 trillion o

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Steve Daines released the below statement following the news that his bill, the “Foster Youth Education and Workforce Opportunity Act,” passed the U.S. House of Representatives. “Huge news- my bill to expand workforce training and career opportunities for America’s foster youth passed the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday! One of the greatest […] The post Daines Bill to Codify First Lady Melania Trump’s Fostering the Future Initiative to Help Foster Youth Build Successful Careers Passes U.S. House appeared first on Senator Steve Daines.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Jim Justice, a member of the Aging Committee, attended a hearing titled,Preventing Falls, Preserving Independence: Technology, Community Programs, and Innovation in Senior Safety.During the hearing, Senator Justice discussed his bill, the Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly (SAFE) Act. “I recently sat down with some outstanding physical therapists from West Virginia, and we […]

~ Senators secure unanimous passage of the Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act, legislation to improve understanding of esophageal cancer care among federal employees and retirees ~ WASHINGTON – Today, Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine both (D-VA), secured unanimous congressional passage of late U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly’s final legislative effort, the Esophageal […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dave McCormick (R-PA) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) today introduced the bipartisan Increasing Opportunity for Reindustrialization Act, legislation to help communities redevelop former military installations by expanding eligibility for Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) designation to include Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) sites. Since 1988, the Department of War has conducted five rounds of BRAC, […]

Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors requesting information regarding the recent decision to grant a limited-purpose Federal Reserve master account to Kraken Financial, a Wyoming-chartered Special Purpose Depository Institution affiliated with the digital asset exchange […]

Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee, today released the following statement on Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to fire the chair and deputy chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). USPSTF is an influential panel of experts that determines what […]

Washington D.C. — Today, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso, and Representative Harriet Hageman (all R-WY), to rename the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper the “Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center” passed the U.S. Senate. The post Senate Passes Legislation Renaming Casper’s National Historic Trails Interpretive Center In Honor of Barbara L. Cubin appeared first on John Barrasso.

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) to introduce a War Powers Resolution to block the use of U.S. Armed Forces in hostilities against Cuba. President Donald Trump’s use of the U.S. military to blockade Cuba has created a humanitarian crisis on the island and contributes to Cuba’s significant resource shortages. He also continues to threaten direct military action, and recent […]

“Democrats are willing to sacrifice the safety and security of the American people to illegal immigrant criminals. That is why Republicans will fully fund law enforcement without a single Democrat vote. Republicans will pass the Secure America Act.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about the Secure America Act, which ... Read more The post Barrasso: Republicans Want to Secure America. Democrats Want to Defund the Police appeared first on John Barrasso.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Michael Kavoukjian, nominee to be Ambassador to Norway, and Eric Wendt, nominee to be Ambassador to Albania, in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing. Watch the full exchange HERE. Daines and Kavoukjian discussed Norway’s posturing toward Russia: Daines: I am struck by how highly qualified this panel […] The post Daines Urges Enhanced Defense Cooperation with International Allies in Senate Foreign Relations Committee    appeared first on Senator Steve Daines.