WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following statement on July 28, 2023: * * * This week, Representative Jack Bergman introduced the Justification and Examination of Transportation Staff's Executive Travel Costs Act (JETSET) of 2023. Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri recently introduced the Senate version of this bill. Rep. Bergman issued the following statement: "Holding our government accountable is not a partisan issue, and the JETSET Costs Act would ensure th  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following statement on July 27, 2023: * * * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4366 - FY24 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This legislation fully funds benefits for our Nation's Veterans, provides for robust military construction, and cuts wasteful spending on bloated bureaucracies. Rep. Bergman issued the following statement: "Supporting our Nation's Veterans   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Josh Hawley (R-MO) to reform federal cybersecurity laws - which have not been significantly updated since 2014 - and ensure our nation has the tools and resources it needs to protect federal information technology systems has advanced in the Senate. T  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Josh Hawley (R-MO) to reform federal cybersecurity laws - which have not been significantly updated since 2014 - and ensure our nation has the tools and resources it needs to protect federal   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Legislation led by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) to help ensure the federal government is better prepared to utilize and manage artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has advanced in the Senate. The bill, which was introduced earlier this month, would establish a Chief AI Officer at every federal agency and create an interagency council made up of these officials   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Legislation led by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) to help ensure the federal government is better prepared to utilize and manage artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has advanced in the Senate. The bill, which was introduced earlier this month, would establish a Chief AI Officer at every federal agency a  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) introduced the Anti-CCP Espionage via Social Media (ACES) to counter the national security threat posed by the Chinese platform TikTok. This bill forces TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to divest all its assets in America. "The CCP is hellbent on global domination, and they are using TikTok as a means of spying on Americans and stealing our data in order to infiltrate a  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following statement on July 25, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) introduced the Pay Back Act to prohibit the Secretary of Education, Secretary of Treasury, and Attorney General from cancelling student loans or cancelling the terms of loans unless expressly permitted by Congress. "President Biden has used his Administration as a battering ram to buy loyalty through the forgiveness or cancellation of student loans" sa  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03) and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced the Enabling Farmers to Benefit from Processing Nutrition Programs Act, legislation that would remove administrative hurdles that cause small and independent farmers and ranchers to miss out on the benefits from processing nutrition programs. "West Michigan is known for its incredible fresh prod  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 27 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $8,441,457 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research in areas including Biological Response to Environmental Health Hazards, Mental Health, Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation, Oral Diseases and Disorders, Ph  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Kathy Castor (FL-14) today reintroduced the Reclaiming the Solar Supply Chain Act to invest in domestic manufacturing of solar energy technology. According to the International Energy Agency, China is responsible for 80% of all solar manufacturing, a number that is projected to rise in coming years. "Expanding our domestic solar energy manufactu  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release and letter: Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), along with 35 of their House colleagues, today sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging for the designation of Lebanon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to protect Lebanese nationals in the United States and permit those affected by t  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today spoke at an Energy and Commerce Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee legislative hearing titled, "Self-Driving Vehicle Legislative Framework: Enhancing Safety, Improving Lives and Mobility, and Beating China," discussing both Dingell's and Rep. Bob Latta's (R-OH) draft proposals for a bipartisan federal autonomous vehicle framework. "Mich  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) opened today's hearing titled "Hemp in the Modern World: The Yearslong Wait for FDA Action" by discussing the failures of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate hemp products. Instead, the FD  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release and letter on July 26, 2023: Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy questioning the United States Postal Service's plans for consolidating Southwest Michigan postal operations to single a "Sort and Delivery Center". In the letter, Huizenga details how more transparency is needed as the proposal, which would force mail carriers to pick up mail at one specific  more

FLINT, Michigan, July 25 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today announced new federal funding for the Flint Mass Transportation Authority (MTA). This federal grant, totaling $480,000 and awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Areas of Persistent Poverty Program, will enable Flint MTA to conduct an environmental remediation study to facilitate its transition and clean up hazardous materials in   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Congressman Dan Kildee, co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, today introduced bipartisan legislation, supported by Republicans and Democrats, to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries can get their blood tested at no cost for toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals. The Expanding Seniors' Access to PFAS Testing Act would require Medicare to cover PFAS b  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), to ensure that all federal agencies are purchasing products that are free of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that continue to threaten the health and safety of people across the nation has advanced in the Senate. Current law prohibits the Department of Defense (DoD) from procuring products that contain certain types of PFAS, and thi  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Northern Border Coordination Center to be collocated with existing DHS components that are currently operating out of Selfridge Air National Guard Base has advanced in the Senate. The Center would help improve coordination across DHS and with state, local, and Tribal go  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) helped advance the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act to the full Senate. The Kids Online Safety Act -- which passed in the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee -- would protect children online by providing young people and parents with the tools, safeguards, and transparency they need to help safeguard against online harms. The bill would require social media pl  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to help increase the available supply of critical medications for the United States and help mitigate the national security threat posed by our nation's overreliance on China for critical medications. The bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) introduced bipartisan legislation to help strengthen federal efforts to boost domestic manufacturing and support American workers. Peters' Strengthening Support for American Manufacturing Act - which he introduced with U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) - would authorize a study by the National Academy of Public Administration on how to maximize effectiveness across the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release and letter on July 25, 2023: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert E. Santos on how the Bureau is working to quickly address undercounts in the 2020 Census that continue to impact communities in Michigan and across the nation. While the Census Bureau has launched efforts to address unique problems arising  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would better evaluate the impacts of automation on workers in order to inform workforce development strategies and best practices. The Workforce Data for Analyzing and Tracking Automation Act - which Peters reintroduced last Congress with U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-IN) - would authorize the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to rec  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) secured federal funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), Great Lakes Center of Expertise and for a new Great Lakes Icebreaker while helping the Senate Appropriations Committee pass the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and the Fiscal Year 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations Act. The legislation, which i  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) joined House Democrats today to reintroduce the Raise the Wage Act. The legislation would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour by 2028, phase out the subminimum wage for tipped workers and individuals with disabilities, and ensure that the minimum wage keeps up with the national median wage in the future. The federal minimum wage has not inc  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following statement on July 28, 2023: * * * Today, Representative John James (MI-10) was named to Speaker Kevin McCarthy's Parliamentary Friendship Group with the Israeli Knesset. The group, which is comprised of 12 Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle, represents an historic alliance and is tangible representation of America's commitment to Israel. Rep. James released the following statement upon the announcement: "F  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Representative John James' (MI-10) bill, the Soo Locks Security and Economic Reporting Act of 2023, passed the United States House of Representatives. The bill is Rep. James' first to pass the House and now makes its way to the Senate for consideration. H.R. 3399 comes on the heels of a 2015 study by the Department of Homeland Security which found that a six-month shutdown of the locks would result in recess  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Shri Thanedar, an immigrant himself, takes great pride in supporting the Doctors in Our Borders Act as an original cosponsor to keep foreign doctors in America. The groundbreaking bill increases healthcare access by addressing the pressing physician shortage in the United States. Student's all around the world study in American medical schools. Graduates from these esteemed institutions are re  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Congressmen Dan Kildee (MI-08) and Rick Crawford (AR-01) today introduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to healthy, local foods for children, seniors and adults on nutrition assistance, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Congressman Kildee's bill, the GusNIP Expansion Act, will allow food assistance programs like Michigan's successful "Double U  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: To strengthen the United States' global competitiveness in the face of growing competition with China, Rep. Haley Stevens (MI-11) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-06) introduced the Shifting Forward Vehicle Technologies Research and Development Act. The bill accelerates innovation, promotes sustainable mobility solutions, and ensures the nation's leadership in advanced automotive technologies. This legislation   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) spoke with Politico about his work as Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to ensure the federal government is responsibility using artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen our national security, save taxpayer dollars and better serve the American people. Peters has long led efforts to establish the United States as a leader in developing AI,   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Northern Border Coordination Center to be collocated with existing DHS components that are currently operating out of Selfridge Air National Guard Base has advanced in the Senate. The Center wo  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert E. Santos on how the Bureau is working to quickly address undercounts in the 2020 Census that continue to impact communities in Michigan and across the nation. While the Census Bu  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced bipartisan legislation to help increase the available supply of critical medications for the United States and help mitigate the national security threat posed by our na  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) to ensure that all federal agencies are purchasing products that are free of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that continue to threaten the health and safety of people across the nation has advanced in the Sena  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The Senate Indian Affairs Committee recently approved bipartisan, bicameral legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) to settle the longstanding land claims of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and clear the title of current landowners in the community. Through two Treaties signed in 1842 and 1854 - the KBIC was guaranteed occupancy over a large area of land established as the L'Anse Reservation  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The Senate Indian Affairs Committee recently approved bipartisan, bicameral legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) to settle the longstanding land claims of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and clear the title of current landowners in the community. Through two Treaties signed in 1842 and 1854 - the KBIC was guaranteed occupancy over a large area of land established as the L'Anse Reservation  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) joined President Joe Biden today at the White House to highlight the success of Senator Stabenow's transformative behavioral health initiative that was expanded nationwide last year and to announce a new effort to ensure mental health is treated the same as physical health. The event at the White House brought together behavioral health leaders to announce  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) secured important priorities for Michigan in the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the Senate by a margin of 86-11. "This bill continues to make important investments in our men and women in uniform," said Senator Stabenow. "This legislation secures a well-earned pay raise for our service members, provides funding to improve Michigan military facil  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) today reintroduced the Cryptocurrency Accountability Act, which would tighten House and Senate ethics guidelines and require Members of Congress to disclose all cryptocurrency holdings and transactions for themselves, their spouses, and their dependent children. Slotkin's reintroduction comes as the House Agriculture Committee, on which she serv  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) joined Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D. (NY-16), Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) in introducing the End Solitary Confinement Act, historic legislation which would end solitary confinement in federal prison and detenti  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, Representatives Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Barbara Lee (CA-12), Summer Lee (PA-12), and Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), introduced the Oppose Limitless Inequality Growth and Reverse Community Harms (OLIGARCH) Act to tax extreme wealth, reduce inequality, and combat the threat to democracy posed by billionaires. High levels of inequality plague the United States, with the richest 0.1% of U.S. ho  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Today, Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Adam Schiff (CA-20) introduced the Polluter Portfolio Disclosure Act, which would require insurance companies with more than $100 million in annual premiums to disclose their investments and underwritings related to coal, oil and gas projects, and fossil fuels. The bill would require these disclosures to be made easily accessible and searchable online  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: The House Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to advance two pieces of legislation introduced by Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-05): Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act and Proper Leadership to Align Networks (PLAN) for Broadband Act. The CARS Act would protect consumer choice and ensure the accessibility of affordable vehicles by blocking the Biden administration's new Electric Veh  more