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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2025 Sheehy’s Lunar Landing Day Act Passes Senate Unanimously U.S. SENATE – This week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Senator Sheehy’s Lunar Landing Day Act, which designates July 20th as Lunar Landing Day to recognize America’s leadership in space exploration and science. This legislation was co-led by Senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Jerry Moran […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) announced key changes to his senior leadership team. Devon Murphy to Succeed Lee Lonsberry as Chief of Staff After three years as Chief of Staff to Congressman Owens, Lee Lonsberry concluded his time on Capitol Hill, rounding out an incredibly successful and meaningful decade of service to […] The post Owens Announces Changes to Senior Staff appeared first on Burgess Owens.
Originally Published in WFXG By: Daniel Matesevac FORT GORDON, Ga. (WFXG) – A major change at the Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon may be reversed soon. This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2027, the annual funding bill for the military. Included in this year’s bill was a resolution to restore full staffing and services to the Eisenhower Army Medical Center, reversing a recent announcement that it would be reduced to an ambulatory care facility. “When I first heard about this, [I] discussed it with [Armed Services Committ
Originally published in The Intercept Written by Austin Campbell Providing continuing hormone-replacement therapy at “the High-T Department of War,” as Secretary Pete Hegseth is calling it, may prove difficult for the federal government because the department in charge of healthcare for veterans has already documented a struggle to manage service members’ hormone therapy, The Intercept has found. A person on testosterone therapy can’t just stop it abruptly. Dr. Adrian Dobs, a professor of medicine and oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, told The Intercept testosterone ther
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By Leo Briceno, Elizabeth Elkind Published July 24, 2026 at 8:32pm EDT Nineteen House Republicans are demanding answers from New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on how approximately 6,600 self-identified noncitizens were registered to vote and cast 400 ballots in what the state described as a software failure. The group put the question to Sherrill in a letter published on Friday afternoon. "Despite those answers, a software failure reportedly transmitted their information for voter registration between June 2023 and June 2024. This was not a minor clerical discrepancy," the group wrote in the lett
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), who serves on the House Oversight and Government Reform and Homeland Security Committees, secured House passage of his amendment to more efficiently deploy modern cybersecurity solutions within the Department of Defense (Dod), strengthen military cyber readiness, and encourage the concept of interagency reciprocity with regard to cloud security assessments and certifications. The amendment establishes a pilot program to help the DoD deploy modern cybersecurity tools more efficiently by accelerating review of cloud-based produc
Washington, DC -Today, Congressman Van Drew led 18 of his House Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Governor Mikie Sherrill demanding answers after New Jersey announced that approximately 6,600 non-citizens were registered to vote over the course of a year and nearly 400 cast ballots before the problem was discovered. Click here to read the letter. "When the state uncovers a failure of this magnitude, it cannot simply acknowledge the problem and move on," said Rep. Van Drew (NJ-02). "Our elections depend on accurate voter rolls and safeguards that actually work. What is most concernin
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) Tuesday voted in the full U.S. House against the current version of the $1.15 trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The annual authorization is considered must-pass legislation, with Congress enacting one every year since fiscal 1962. It is separate from the regular annual appropriations bills that Representative Case helps develop as a member of the House Appropriations Committee; those bills actually direct funding using the NDAA as an authorizing framework. “Our National Defense Authorization Act is a cr
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) joined Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat, House Committee on Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie Thompson, and Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) for an oversight forum on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of force and abuse of power, following the tragic killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE in Houston on July 7, 2026. The forum, entitled “Seeking Justice: Oversight of ICE’s Use of Force in the Death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo,” included testimony from Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s sons, Ronaldo Salgado Arau
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, condemned a proposal released by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) that would rush through sweeping changes to the regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. “History is not an obstacle for development. It is the story of who we
Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) hosted an Education and Workforce Committee field hearing in Augusta, Georgia titled "Building an AI-Ready America: How AI Is Creating Opportunities Across America's Workforce." The hearing was the eighth in a series examining artificial intelligence and was attended by U.S. Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Lucy McBath (D-GA). The members questioned a panel of four witnesses at the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center-Hull McKnight Building on the impacts of AI in the workforce. Following the hearing, Congressman Allen issued the statement
Watch Rep. Gomez's video here WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) voted for the fifth time in favor of a War Powers Resolution to end President Trump's unauthorized war with Iran. The vote came just days after four American servicemembers were killed in Iranian strikes, with the resolution passing the House with unanimous Democratic support and four Republican votes. “I just left the house floor where I voted to end Trump's reckless war with Iran, a war that never should have been started in the first place. Just this week four service members have been killed by
Hollywood, FL – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz joined Overtown Youth Centers (OYC) Co-Founder Alonzo Mourning, Broward School District representatives, and local elected officials to announce OYC’s expansion into Broward County. Click here to watch the full press conference. In partnership with Broward County Public Schools (BCPS), OYC is further expanding its proven youth development model to communities in South Broward County. Through an official agreement with Broward County Public Schools, OYC expanded its programming to McNicol Middle School in Summer 2026 and will continue th
Democratic members of Houston’s Congressional delegation called for a major overhaul of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s tactics and cautioned that immigrants are being “hunted down” during an oversight forum Friday. The panel was spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, in the aftermath of the July 7 fatal shooting by ICE agents of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant and small business owner from Houston’s East End. Garcia was joined by Houston Democrats Lizzie Fletcher, Al Green and Christian Menefee; U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio; U.S. Rep. Bennie Thomp
Lawmakers take actions on various issues to make a difference. In the health care space, it often seems I work around the clock to assess federal policy, hear perspectives from the medical community as well as patients and explore ways to help lower health care costs. One way I do this is by looking at the health care landscape in our region. Accordingly, I am a leader of H.R. 2191, the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act. This bill is one way for us to empower independent physicians and help address medical deserts in rural communities. To begin 2026, I attended the ribbon cutt
WASHINGTON—Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson voted in favor of H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, a bill that ensures lawmakers don’t use their positions to profit off insider information. This legislation would ban members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children from purchasing individual securities issued by publicly traded companies. The Stop Insider Trading Act is sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI). “The American people send lawmakers to Washington, D.C. to deliver on policy promises, not to enrich themselves by profiting off insider information. Republican, De
For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland July 24, 2026 202-808-6129 PRESS RELEASE PLASKETT MEETS WITH GOVERNOR BRYAN, VIRGIN ISLANDS LEGISLATURE ON HUD FUNDING FREEZE U.S. Virgin Islands — Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI) today is meeting with Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and members of the Virgin Islands Legislature regarding the notice from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the freeze of federal funding to the territory. The Congresswoman sent letters to HUD and the Governor’s office regarding the matter this week. “This morning I will be meeting with Go
USPS Reverses Course and Will Provide Curbside Service to the Squire Drive and Piedmont Street Subdivision, Nearly a Year After Kennedy Demanded Action from the Postmaster General WHEATFIELD, N.Y. — Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) announced that the United States Postal Service (USPS) has begun to provide curbside mail delivery to residents of the Whistling Straits subdivision in the Town of Wheatfield, ending years of frustration in which homeowners were forced to rely on P.O. boxes while every surrounding street received service at the curb. The decision follows a letter Kennedy sent to the
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) led 45 members in calling on the Trump Administration to reverse course on their policy effort to politicize the federal grantmaking process, allowing political appointees to have the final say on whether or not communities receive taxpayer funding. In her letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russel Vought and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Pettersen specifically highlights the importance of non-partisan grant making for programs under the Substance Abuse and Mental
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, and Sen. Peter Welch (VT), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy and Credit, this week reintroduced the Enhancing Electric Grid Resilience Act, bicameral legislation that aims to make it easier for the United States to advance affordable, clean energy projects and strengthen its electric grid. The Enhancing Electric Grid Resilience Act would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to ensure that interstate and of
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Ronny Jackson (TX-13) introduced the Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operational Test, Evaluation, and Training Corridor Act. This legislation will help accelerate the development, testing, evaluation, and deployment of next-generation small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) and counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) by ensuring America's warfighters have access to the training environments needed to maintain battlefield dominance. As unmanned aircraft systems continue to reshape modern warfare, the United States must move faster to develop, test, and field
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congressman James Moylan (Guam) introduced the bipartisan Military Installation Readiness and Resilience Act of 2026 to safeguard military bases from natural hazards and ensure America’s Armed Forces remain ready to respond when called. Over the past decade, extreme weather and natural hazards caused more than $15 billion in damage at military installations, disrupting critical missions and resources that support service members and their families. A February 2026 Government Accountability Office report found that the Depart
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), the Senior House Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee and a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, issued the following statement today after President Trump announced new 10 to 12.5 percent tariffs on dozens of countries, including key U.S. trading partners: “If President Trump wanted to raise our prices and run our economy into the ground, I don’t know what he would be doing differently. His tariffs, like his foolish war with Iran, are an illegal and ill-advised usurpation of congressional authority that will do lasting damage to our countr
Federal Award, Paired With $1,301,438 in Matching Funds, Brings Total Investment in Buffalo Service Corps, ABLE Early Childhood, and YouthBuild Buffalo to More Than $4.1 Million AmeriCorps- and U.S. Department of Labor-Funded Programs Set to Launch This Fall, Serving Hundreds of Children, Youth, and Young Adults Across Western New York BUFFALO, N.Y. — Standing outside of a new home constructed with the aid of the previous cohort of YouthBuild Buffalo participants, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) joined leadership from The Service Collaborative of WNY (TSC) to announce $2,895,322 in federal fun
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released a statement following the Trump administration’s announcement of yet another round of tariffs. The administration is imposing duties of at least 10 percent on goods from 60 trading partners, covering 99.4 percent of U.S. imports. They are set to go into effect on Friday, July 24, 2026 at 12:01am. “New Yorkers deserve […] The post Gillibrand Statement On New Trump Tariffs appeared first on Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus—Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06) and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)—along with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following joint statement on Rep. Nancy Mace’s resolution that would effectively abolish the […]
Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after the Trump Administration signed and announced an agreement under Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act to provide Saudi Arabia with sensitive U.S. nuclear technology without adequate nuclear nonproliferation safeguards: “President Trump should […] The post Bennet Statement on Trump-Saudi Nuclear Deal appeared first on U.S. Senator Michael Bennet.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) sent a letter, alongside her democratic colleagues, to U.S. Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, slamming the Administration’s proposed rule to change how scientific research is reviewed for federal grants – specifically jeopardizing rare disease research for minority communities. “We are particularly concerned about how […] The post Strickland Leads Colleagues in Letter Slamming Administration’s Threats to Rare Disease Research appeared first on Marilyn Strickland.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Burgess Owens applauded the inclusion of his Utah National Guard Legacy Railroad Land Conveyance Act into the base text of the NDAA as well as an amendment that advances the Army’s efforts to provide aviation platforms with modern battlefield communications capabilities. Included in the NDAA was Rep. Owens’ H.R. 8384, the […] The post Rep. Owens Secures Major Win for Camp Williams and Defense in NDAA appeared first on Burgess Owens.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Reps. Burgess Owens (R-UT-04), Mike Kennedy (R-UT-03), Dina Titus (D-NV-01), and Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) introduced the Promoting Access to Transit in High-Growth Communities Act (PATH Act), bipartisan legislation that would reform the federal formula used to award major transit construction grants so that fast-growing states like Utah can compete on a […] The post Rep Owens Introduces PATH Act to Level Playing Field on Transit Funding appeared first on Burgess Owens.
Bicameral Fair Seeds for Farmers Act takes on mounting corporate power in America’s seed industry WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, teamed up with U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in introducing the Fair Seeds for Farmers Act, new bicameral legislation to stop Big Agriculture from abusing seed patents, reduce […]
Washington (July 23, 2026) – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today reintroduced the Health Over Wealth Act, legislation that would require greater transparency into private equity firms and for-profit companies that own healthcare entities, including… The post Jayapal, Markey Introduce Updated Legislation to Set Strong Guardrails for Private Equity in Healthcare appeared first on Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.
Senator Murray reintroduced her Values in Arms Export Act, which would restore Congressional authority over weapons sales, and create more oversight to prevent United States weapons going towards human rights violations Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, re-introduced the Values in Arms Export Act of 2026, legislation to […] The post Senator Murray Reintroduces Bill to Restore Congressional Authority and Prevent U.S. Weapons from Being Used in Human Rights Abuses appeared first on Senator Patty Murray.
Before he passed, Senator Lindsey Olin Graham (R-S.C.) championed an agreement with President Trump to employ critical sanctions against Russian allies WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Darlene Graham (R-S.C.), and more than 60 of their colleagues introduced the Senator Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 to apply greater […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, yesterday pressed Acting Attorney General (AG) Todd Blanche for materials regarding the ethical advice he has received while at the Department of Justice (DOJ) surrounding his personal legal representation of President Trump. The letter comes after Senator Welch grilled Blanche, President Trump’s pick to serve as Attorney General, in his nomination hearing about his role in negotiating a settlement between […]