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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Tuesday March 19, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Carter, Barragan, LaHood, Tonko introduce bill providing Alzheimer's and dementia education resources to primary care physicians
WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Nanette Barragan (D-CA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), and Paul Tonko (D-NY) today introduced the Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer's Provider Training (AADAPT) Act, a bill that would provide Alzheimer's and dementia education and training to more primary care providers, improving detection, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Half o  more

McBath Introduces Legislation to Reduce Polarization and Support Community Bridgebuilding
WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Last week, Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-07) joined colleagues U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Andy Barr (KY-06) to introduce the Building Civic Bridges Act (BCBA), bipartisan legislation to support communities in addressing sources of division by aiding local civic and community organizations. These efforts aim to confront contentious issues and, ultimately, bridge divides. A January 2022 NBC  more

Subcommittee Chair Carter introduces bill reversing negative impacts of Biden's jobs-killing air quality standards
WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today introduced H.R. 7650, the Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2024, a bill that makes practical changes to reform the broken process used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and implement the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). In Fe  more