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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Wednesday April 17, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Congresswoman Nancy Mace Introduces the Sue VOYEURS Act
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) announced the introduction of the Sue Victimizers and Offenders who Yield Explicit Unconsented Recordings Surreptitiously Act, also known as the Sue VOYEURS Act. This legislation aims to allow victims of video voyeurism to sue their offenders and prevent the unauthorized capture and sharing of intimate images and videos. "Voyeurism violates peop  more

DHS Confirms to Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Graham: Laken Riley Murder Suspect Illegally Paroled Into U.S.
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed to U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, that the individual charged with the murder of Georgia student Laken Riley was paroled into the country illegally. According to DHS, Jose Antonio Ibarra was granted "parole due to detention cap  more

Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Scott Calls on Biden to Stand With Israel, Deny Funding to Iran
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: In response to Iran's attacks on Israel, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) called on the Biden administration to support Israel and reverse course on its appeasement of Iran. The Ranking Member has continued to push back on the Biden administration's disturbing pattern of sanctions non-enforcement and sanctions relief to Iran, wh  more

Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Scott Issues Statement on House Passage of His Bill to Cement U.S. Sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed his Solidify Iran Sanctions Act (SISA), by a vote of 407 to 16, to make permanent energy and weapons sanctions in the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. The bill, if signed into law, would cement sanction  more

Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Scott, Sen. Reed Lead Resolution Declaring April 2024 Financial Literacy Month
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and fellow member of the Senate Banking Committee, Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.), are leading a resolution to declare April 2024 as Financial Literacy Month. The senators are co-chairs of the Financial Literacy Caucus. Recognized by the U.S. Senate since 2004, Financial Literacy Month is a national  more