| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Saturday March 26, 2022 ( 6 items ) |
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House Natural Resources Subcommittee Sets March 31 Legislative Hearing
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the U.S. issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 1 p.m. on March 31, 2022:
On Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. ET, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will host a virtual, fully remote legislative hearing on the following tribal-related legislation:
* H.R. 4715 (Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-OK), To authorize appropriations to the Secretary of the Int
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Sen. Lankford, Colleagues Move to Maintain Sanctions Against Human Rights Violators
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 26 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and John Barrasso (R-WY) to introduce legislation to reauthorize the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act for twelve years, until December 31, 2034. The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, which became law in 2016, provides the President of
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Sen. Lankford, Colleagues Work to Protect Privacy of Americans Filing Religious Accommodations From COVID Vaccine
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) along with eight of their colleagues introduced the Prohibiting Religious Exemption and Accommodations Databases Act, legislation to prohibit federal agencies from sharing, disclosing, or disseminating information concerning a religious accommodation request by a federal employee beyond the minimum necessary to process the request. The legislation
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Sen. Lankford, Finance Republicans Want to Stop Congress From Pursuing More Spending as Inflation Soars
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 26 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined all Senate Finance Committee Republicans in a letter to senators highlighting concerns with a proposal to increase already skyrocketing spending during record-high inflation by extending the poorly targeted, badly designed Obamacare subsidy hikes, including for Americans with sizable six-figure salaries.
Last year, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) inc
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Sens. Inhofe, Rogers Respond to Reports About President Biden's Nuclear Weapons Policy
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following joint statement on March 25, 2022:
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U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), ranking members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on reports of President Joe Biden's forthcoming nuclear policy.
"If reports are accurate, President Biden's decision to cut key U.S. nuclear modernization programs is yet another example of this administra
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Sens. Lankford, Inhofe Move to Protect Medicaid Funds for Those Truly in Need
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Mike Braun (R-IN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Kennedy (R-LA), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the Protecting Medicaid Beneficiaries Act. This bill helps ensure that Medicaid dollars are preserved for those in need and taxpayer dollars are wisely stewarded by requiring states to apply asset verification services (AVS) to the entire po
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