Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission Chairman, Andrew Ferguson, urging the Commission to investigate abortion drug companies forallegedly pushing misleading safety claims about their products and engaging in deceptive trade practices that could endanger women’s health. Read more about the letter here. Read the full letter here or see below: Dear Chairman Ferguson: At a recent event involving deceptive trade […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2025 ICYMI: SEN TIM SHEEHY: Gold Star families deserve justice. This $15B from Iran is a start Senator Tim Sheehy penned an opinion piece for FOX News highlighting the need to deliver justice for Gold Star families and hold the Iranian regime accountable for its systematic targeting and murder of Americans for decades. In […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Andy Biggs (AZ-05) sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, urging the immediate release of federal funds held by the Bureau of Reclamation for drought mitigation projects across the Colorado River Basin.

The Breast Cancer Research stamp program proves that small actions can make a big difference.

Washington, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16), joined First Lady Melania Trump and fellow members of the Ways and Means Committee for a roundtable discussion focused on improving outcomes for youth aging out of foster care through reforms to the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (Chafee). The Chafee program provides support to foster youth and former foster youth as they transition to adulthood. Congressman LaHood is the Chairman of the Work and Welfare Subcommittee, which has held multiple hearings on ways to modernize the Chaffee progr

Washington, D.C. – Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02), Nikema Williams (GA-05), Haley Stevens (MI-11), and Alma Adams (NC-12) introduced a suite of bills: the Clean Slate Through Repayment Act, Clean Slate through Rehabilitation Act, and the Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act to remove default records from the credit history of federal student loan borrowers who have acted to rectify their defaulted loan. The Congresswomen introduced similar legislation in the 118th and 117th Congress.     Congresswoman Ross’ Clean Slate Through Repayment Act will remove records of default from student borr

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) announced the introduction of H.R. 8283, the Deterring American AI Model Theft Act. Companies such as OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic have all indicated publicly that they have faced “distillation” attacks from State-backed Chinese AI companies. These attacks systematically extract and steal critical data, such as model weights, architectures, and other technical characteristics, that foreign adversaries use to build their own AI models for cheap while bypassing compute restrictions. Distillation attacks are the latest avenue of Chinese economic coercion a

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Neal Dunn (FL-02) celebrated the House passage of his bill to reauthorize the First Responders Network Authority and ensure reliable communications for first responders. H.R. 7386, the First Responders Network Authority Reauthorization Act, reauthorizes FirstNet, a nationwide, preemptive broadband network used exclusively by first responders during emergencies and disaster responses. Created by Congress following the attacks of September 11, 2001, to address critical gaps in public safety communications, FirstNet provides reliable, secure connectivity wh

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded the North Carolina Department of Justice (NCDOJ) $2,253,407 in federal funding for the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory to process rape kits and prevent any future backlogs. Since coming to Congress, Congresswoman Ross has consistently supported funding for survivors of sexual assault. She was the lead author of legislation that increased funding for and addressed the nationwide shortage of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners in the reauthorization of the Violence Agains

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that he has filed a discharge petition for the Faster Labor Contracts Act. The bill will speed up the process of finalizing a first contract between a newly certified union and the employer.   “The right of workers to form a union and collectively bargain is crucial to improving wages, hours, working conditions, and so much more. I know because I’ve lived it,” said Congressman Donald Norcross, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Labor Caucus. “Right now, employers can delay negotiations on first contracts for years. T

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today introduced the No Free Passes for Cronies Act, a bill that seeks to prevent politically-motivated dismissals of criminal charges by amending the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Last week, the Trump Justice Department moved to erase the convictions of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who planned and led the violent insurrection and attempt to overthrow the U.S. government on January 6th. The President had commuted their sentences when he pardoned more than 1500 other participants in that attack, but the leaders’ convictions rem

Today, Congressman Josh Riley (NY-19), alongside Congressman Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), introduced the No Taxes on Utility Bills Act, bipartisan legislation to allow taxpayers to deduct taxes and state-mandated surcharges included on their gas and electric utility bills.

Tomorrow, the Arizona delegation will host a Virtual Service Academy Day to provide information about the application process for U.S. Service Academies. Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) encourages students, parents, coaches, and school counselors to take advantage of the online seminar. The program...

“The Working Families Tax Cuts Act delivers real relief—from small business tax deductions to Workforce Pell Grants that expand access to skills training and good-paying jobs.” MEDINA, OH – Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today held a roundtable in Medina with local business leaders and economic partners to discuss workforce strategies and how the Working Families […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo, U.S. Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher, and Idaho State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth announced that Idaho counties will receive $24 million in Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments for Fiscal Year 2025. SRS payments go to counties with large amounts of federal lands to support schools and maintain roads, bridges, […]

The last two weeks, I got to be home — traveling across Nebraska.  From East to West, I received updates on critical projects in our state.  I heard directly from Nebraskans about what’s on their mind.  I was also able to share how Senate Republicans are putting more money in your pockets through the success […] The post Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Traveling Across Nebraska appeared first on Senator Pete Ricketts.

“We look forward to working with you to ensure that the joint review process reinforces, rather than undermines, the stability and opportunity that USMCA delivers to America’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.” WASHINGTON – Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sens. Steve Daines (R-S.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) in urging […]