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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Wednesday September 30, 2020 ( 9 items )  

Bipartisan Bilirakis Bill to Help Curb Suicides Passes the House
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Representative Gus Bilirakis is proud to announce that the House has passed the bipartisan suicide prevention bill he authored with Congressman Engel. Since 2001, the suicide rate in the United States has risen by a shocking 31%, making suicide the 10th leading cause of death in the nation, with an estimated 47,000 lives lost each year. To help curb this growing problem, Bilirakis filed the Effective Su  more

Bipartisan Bilirakis Bill to Prevent Suicide and Bullying in Youth Passes
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Rep. Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) and Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) are proud announce House passage of their bipartisan Suicide and Threat Assessment Nationally Dedicated to Universal Prevention (STAND-UP) Act. This bill expands evidence-based suicide prevention training to students in grades 6 through 12. It would also provide training for threat identification, triage, and intervention, as well guidance and pro  more

Rep. Castor: Updated House Heroes Act Should Prod Senate to Act on COVID-19 Emergency Aid
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: "Following months of Senate inaction, House Democrats have released an updated proffer to ensure that needed federal emergency aid will again be made available for children, families, frontline workers, small businesses, restaurants, schools, health care workers and more. Our schools, neighbors, small businesses, airport and restaurant workers need help now. I will continue to fight every day to speed relie  more

Rep. Demings Response to Disney and Other Layoffs
ORLANDO, Florida, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Val Demings, D-Florida, issued the following statement: "Like so many others over recent months, these layoffs will be devastating for countless people. It's up to all of us to step up and help in every way we can. "I urge anyone in the 10th District who needs help with federal services to contact my office. "We will be working with government and civic partners to provide as much support as possible to these workers and their families, and to all those who   more

Rep. Deutch: 24 Members of Congress Urge CDC to Publish Data on COVID-19 in Schools
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-03), Robin Kelly (IL-02), and Haley Stevens (MI-11) led 20 of their colleagues in a letter to Centers for Disease Control Director Dr. Robert Redfield asking him to begin collecting and publishing COVID-19 data to track the spread of COVID-19 in schools and help researchers develop best safety practices to successfully continue reopening schools for  more

Rep. Deutch: Announcing the Formation of an Inter-Parliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Anti-Semitism
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Over the last several years, there has been an alarming increase in antisemitic incidents across the globe, with many originating online. As social media posts do not stop at international borders, members of the national legislatures of the United States, Australia, Canada, Israel, and the United Kingdom have come together across party lines to launch the Inter-Parliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antis  more

Rep. Dunn's Commends President Trump's Supreme Court Nomination
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Florida, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. released a statement following President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nomination announcement. "I commend President Trump on his timely and thoughtful U.S. Supreme Court nomination. Amy Coney Barrett has a strong record in protecting the right to life and our Constitution. I'm confident that we will see great things come from her during her time as a Supreme Court J  more

Rep. Soto Blockchain Bills Pass the House
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 29: Today, Congressman Darren Soto's bills, the Digital Taxonomy Act (H.R. 2154) and the Blockchain Innovation Act (H.R. 8153), passed out of the House incorporated into the Consumer Safety Technology Act (H.R. 8128). For years, Americans have seen how emerging technologies, such as blockchain, improve the lives of so many while serving as enablers of social, economic and environmental growth. As b  more

Sens. Rubio, Cardin Urge UN Secretary General to Oppose Maduro's Efforts to Hold Fraudulent Elections
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues, wrote to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres urging him to support the people of Venezuela and the return of democratic order in   more